Example usage for com.lowagie.text.pdf ColumnText setCanvas

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for com.lowagie.text.pdf ColumnText setCanvas.

Prototype

public void setCanvas(PdfContentByte canvas) 

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Document

Sets the canvas.

Usage

From source file:questions.stamppages.StampAndAddColumns.java

public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {//from  w  w w. j  a v  a  2s  .com
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(RESOURCE);
        PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(RESULT));
        AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
        form.setField("Who", "world");
        ColumnText ct = new ColumnText(stamper.getOverContent(1));
        String line;
        Phrase p;
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(TXT));
        while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
            p = new Phrase(line + "\n");
            ct.addText(p);
        }
        int status = ColumnText.START_COLUMN;
        ct.setSimpleColumn(100, 700, 495, 100);
        status = ct.go();
        int pageCt = 1;
        while (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
            stamper.insertPage(++pageCt, reader.getPageSize(1));
            ct.setYLine(700);
            ct.setCanvas(stamper.getOverContent(pageCt));
            status = ct.go();
        }
        stamper.close();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (DocumentException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

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