questions.objects.NewPageColumns.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.objects;

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

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.ColumnText;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class NewPageColumns {
    public static final String RESULT = "results/questions/objects/new_page_columns.pdf";

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // step 1
        Document document = new Document(PageSize.A6);
        try {
            // step 2
            PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT));
            // step 3
            document.open();
            // step 4
            for (int i = 0; i < 25; i++)
                document.add(new Paragraph("Hello paragraph 1." + i));
            document.newPage();
            ColumnText column = new ColumnText(writer.getDirectContent());
            column.setSimpleColumn(PageSize.A6.getLeft(36), PageSize.A6.getBottom(36), PageSize.A6.getRight(36),
                    PageSize.A6.getTop(36));
            for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
                column.addElement(new Paragraph("Hello column 1." + i));
            int status = column.go();
            while (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
                document.newPage();
                column.setYLine(PageSize.A6.getTop(36));
                status = column.go();
            }
            document.newPage();
            for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                column.addElement(new Paragraph("Hello column 2." + i));
            status = column.go();
            while (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
                document.newPage();
                column.setYLine(PageSize.A6.getTop(36));
                status = column.go();
            }
            document.newPage();
            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
                document.add(new Paragraph("Hello paragraph 2." + i));
        } catch (DocumentException de) {
            System.err.println(de.getMessage());
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
        }
        // step 5
        document.close();
    }
}