questions.tables.AutomaticExtensionOfTables.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.tables;

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.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class AutomaticExtensionOfTables {

    public static final String[] RESULT = { "results/questions/tables/nested_tables_a.pdf",
            "results/questions/tables/nested_tables_b.pdf", "results/questions/tables/nested_tables_c.pdf" };
    public static final int[] ROWS = { 20, 40, 90 };

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            createPdf(0);
            createPdf(1);
            createPdf(2);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (DocumentException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    public static void createPdf(int rows) throws IOException, DocumentException {
        Document document = new Document(PageSize.LETTER);
        PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT[rows]));
        document.open();
        PdfPTable outer = new PdfPTable(2);
        outer.setExtendLastRow(true);
        PdfPTable inner1 = new PdfPTable(5);
        for (int i = 0; i < ROWS[rows]; i++) {
            inner1.addCell("A" + i);
            inner1.addCell("B" + i);
            inner1.addCell("C" + i);
            inner1.addCell("D" + i);
            inner1.addCell("E" + i);
        }
        PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(inner1);
        cell.setColspan(2);
        outer.addCell(cell);
        PdfPTable inner2 = new PdfPTable(5);
        for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
            inner2.addCell("testA");
        }
        outer.addCell(inner2);
        PdfPTable inner3 = new PdfPTable(3);
        for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
            inner3.addCell("testB");
        }
        outer.addCell(inner3);
        document.add(outer);
        document.close();
    }
}