Example usage for com.lowagie.text List setPreSymbol

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for com.lowagie.text List setPreSymbol.

Prototype

public void setPreSymbol(String preSymbol) 

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Document

Sets the String that has to be added before a number or letter in the list symbol.

Usage

From source file:questions.objects.NestedList.java

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Document document = new Document();
    try {//  w ww  .ja  v  a2s .c o  m
        PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT));
        document.open();
        List list;
        ListItem listItem;
        List sublist;
        list = new List(true);
        list.setPreSymbol("Chapter ");
        list.setPostSymbol(": ");
        listItem = new ListItem("Isaac Asimov");
        list.add(listItem);
        sublist = new List(true);
        sublist.setIndentationLeft(10);
        sublist.setPreSymbol("1.");
        sublist.add("The Foundation Trilogy");
        sublist.add("The Complete Robot");
        sublist.add("Caves of Steel");
        sublist.add("The Naked Sun");
        list.add(sublist);
        listItem = new ListItem("John Irving");
        list.add(listItem);
        sublist = new List(true);
        sublist.setIndentationLeft(10);
        sublist.setPreSymbol("Section 2.");
        sublist.add("The World according to Garp");
        sublist.add("Hotel New Hampshire");
        sublist.add("A prayer for Owen Meany");
        sublist.add("Widow for a year");
        list.add(sublist);
        listItem = new ListItem("Kurt Vonnegut");
        list.add(listItem);
        sublist = new List(true);
        sublist.setIndentationLeft(10);
        sublist.setPreSymbol("3.");
        sublist.setPostSymbol("# ");
        sublist.add("Slaughterhouse 5");
        sublist.add("Welcome to the Monkey House");
        sublist.add("The great pianola");
        sublist.add("Galapagos");
        list.add(sublist);
        document.add(list);
    } catch (DocumentException de) {
        System.err.println(de.getMessage());
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
    }
    document.close();
}

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