apache/fop/fonts/Typeface.html" title="class in org.apache.fop.fonts">Typeface</A></CODE></DL>
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>size</CODE> - font size
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>ascent in milliponts</DL>
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getAscender</H3>
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public int <B>getAscender</B>(int&nbsp;size)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the ascent of the font described by this
 FontMetrics object. It returns the nominal ascent within the em box.
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<DT><B>Specified by: