questions.tables.TableColumns.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.ColumnText;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class TableColumns {

    public static final String RESULT = "results/questions/tables/table_columns.pdf";

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4.rotate());
        try {
            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();
    }
}