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

Introduction

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

Prototype

public void setSimpleColumn(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury)

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Document

Simplified method for rectangular columns.

Usage

From source file:questions.tables.TableColumns.java

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4.rotate());
    try {//from  w w w  .  j ava 2  s . com
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT));

        document.open();

        // the content of the columns
        ColumnText content = new ColumnText(writer.getDirectContent());
        PdfPTable items = new PdfPTable(2);
        items.setWidthPercentage(100);
        for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
            items.addCell("item " + i);
            items.addCell("some item");
        }
        content.addElement(items);

        // adding the stuff to the document
        int column = 0;
        float height = 0;
        float[][] x = { { document.left(), document.left() + 380 },
                { document.right() - 380, document.right() } };
        int status = ColumnText.START_COLUMN;
        while (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
            if (column == 0) {
                PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
                table.setWidthPercentage(100);
                table.addCell("EmployeeSheets");
                table.addCell("Page " + writer.getPageNumber());
                document.add(table);
                height = table.getTotalHeight();
            }
            content.setSimpleColumn(x[column][0], document.bottom(), x[column][1],
                    document.top() - height - 10);
            status = content.go();
            if (++column >= x.length) {
                column = 0;
                document.newPage();
            }
        }
    } catch (DocumentException de) {
        System.err.println(de.getMessage());
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
        System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
    }
    document.close();
}