code: public static int getFamilyIndex(String family) {
  		if (family.equalsIgnoreCase(FontFactory.COURIER)) {
  			return COURIER;
  		}
  		if (family.equalsIgnoreCase(FontFactory.HELVETICA)) {
  			return HELVETICA;
  		}
  		if (family.equalsIgnoreCase(FontFactory.TIMES_ROMAN)) {
  			return TIMES_ROMAN;
  		}
  		if (family.equalsIgnoreCase(FontFactory.SYMBOL)) {
  			return SYMBOL;
  		}
  		if (family.equalsIgnoreCase(FontFactory.ZAPFDINGBATS)) {
  			return ZAPFDINGBATS;
  		}
  		return UNDEFINED;
  	}
docs: Translates a <CODE>String</CODE> -value of a certain family into the
  index that is used for this family in this class.
  
  @param family
  A <CODE>String</CODE> representing a certain font-family
  @return the corresponding index