questions.images.PostCardExtra.java Source code

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/*
 * This example was written by Bruno Lowagie, author of the book
 * 'iText in Action' by Manning Publications (ISBN: 1932394796).
 * You can use this example as inspiration for your own applications.
 * The following license applies:
 * http://www.1t3xt.com/about/copyright/index.php?page=MIT
 */

package questions.images;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.Image;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfImage;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfIndirectObject;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfName;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class PostCardExtra {

    public static final String RESULT = "results/questions/images/postcard_special.pdf";
    public static final String RESOURCE = "resources/questions/img/bruno_original.jpg";

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // step 1: creation of a document-object
        Document document = new Document(PageSize.POSTCARD);
        try {
            // step 2:
            // we create a writer
            PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(
                    // that listens to the document
                    document,
                    // and directs a PDF-stream to a file
                    new FileOutputStream(RESULT));
            // step 3: we open the document
            document.open();
            // step 4: we add a paragraph to the document
            Image img = Image.getInstance(RESOURCE);
            img.scaleToFit(PageSize.POSTCARD.getWidth(), 10000);
            img.setAbsolutePosition(0, 0);
            PdfImage stream = new PdfImage(img, "", null);
            stream.put(new PdfName("MySpecialId"), new PdfName("123456789"));
            PdfIndirectObject ref = writer.addToBody(stream);
            img.setDirectReference(ref.getIndirectReference());
            document.add(img);
        } catch (DocumentException de) {
            System.err.println(de.getMessage());
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
        }

        // step 5: we close the document
        document.close();
    }
}