FirstPdf.java Source code

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import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.util.Date;
import com.lowagie.text.Anchor;
import com.lowagie.text.BadElementException;
import com.lowagie.text.Cell;
import com.lowagie.text.Chapter;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.FontFactory;
import com.lowagie.text.List;
import com.lowagie.text.ListItem;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.Section;
import com.lowagie.text.Table;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class FirstPdf {
    private static String FILE = "FirstPdf.pdf";
    private static Font catFont = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.COURIER, 14, Font.BOLD, new Color(255, 150, 200));
    //private static Font catFont = new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN, 18, Font.BOLD);
    private static Font redFont = new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN, 12, Font.NORMAL, Color.RED);
    private static Font subFont = new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN, 16, Font.BOLD);
    private static Font smallBold = new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN, 12, Font.BOLD);

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            Document document = new Document();
            PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FILE));
            document.open();
            addMetaData(document);
            addTitlePage(document);
            addContent(document);
            document.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    // iText allows to add metadata to the PDF which can be viewed in your Adobe
    // Reader
    // under File -> Properties
    private static void addMetaData(Document document) {
        document.addTitle("My First PDF creator");
        document.addSubject("Using java");
        document.addKeywords("Java, PDF");
        document.addAuthor("Rav");
        document.addCreator("Rav");
    }

    private static void addTitlePage(Document document) throws DocumentException {
        Paragraph preface = new Paragraph();
        // We add one empty line
        addEmptyLine(preface, 1);
        // Lets write a big header
        preface.add(new Paragraph("Title of the document", catFont));
        addEmptyLine(preface, 1);
        // Will create: Report generated by: _name, _date
        preface.add(new Paragraph("Report generated by: " + System.getProperty("user.name") + ", " + new Date(), //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
                smallBold));
        addEmptyLine(preface, 3);
        preface.add(new Paragraph("This document describes something which is very important ", smallBold));
        addEmptyLine(preface, 8);
        preface.add(new Paragraph(
                "This document is a preliminary version and not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with vogella.de ;-).",
                redFont));
        document.add(preface);
        // Start a new page
        document.newPage();
    }

    private static void addContent(Document document) throws DocumentException {
        Anchor anchor = new Anchor("First Chapter", catFont);
        anchor.setName("First Chapter");
        // Second parameter is the number of the chapter
        Chapter catPart = new Chapter(new Paragraph(anchor), 1);
        Paragraph subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 1", subFont);
        Section subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
        subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Hello"));
        subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 2", subFont);
        subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
        subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 1"));
        subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 2"));
        subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 3"));
        // Add a  little list
        createList(subCatPart);
        // Add a small table
        createTable(subCatPart);
        // Now a small table
        // Now add all this to the document
        document.add(catPart);
        // Next section
        anchor = new Anchor("Second Chapter", catFont);
        anchor.setName("Second Chapter");
        // Second parameter is the number of the chapter
        catPart = new Chapter(new Paragraph(anchor), 1);
        subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory", subFont);
        subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
        subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("This is a very important message"));
        // Now add all this to the document
        document.add(catPart);

    }

    private static void createTable(Section subCatPart) throws BadElementException {
        Table t = new Table(3, 2);
        t.setBorderColor(Color.GRAY);
        t.setPadding(4);
        t.setSpacing(4);
        t.setBorderWidth(1);
        Cell c1 = new Cell("Table Header 1");
        c1.setHeader(true);
        t.addCell(c1);
        c1 = new Cell("Table Header 2");
        t.addCell(c1);
        c1 = new Cell("Table Header 3");
        t.addCell(c1);
        t.endHeaders();
        t.addCell("1.0");
        t.addCell("1.1");
        t.addCell("1.2");
        t.addCell("2.1");
        t.addCell("2.2");
        t.addCell("2.3");
        subCatPart.add(t);
    }

    private static void createList(Section subCatPart) {
        List list = new List(true, false, 10);
        list.add(new ListItem("First point"));
        list.add(new ListItem("Second point"));
        list.add(new ListItem("Third point"));
        subCatPart.add(list);
    }

    private static void addEmptyLine(Paragraph paragraph, int number) {
        for (int i = 0; i < number; i++) {
            paragraph.add(new Paragraph(" "));
        }
    }
}