OutSimplePdf.java Source code

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import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.ServletOutputStream;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class OutSimplePdf extends HttpServlet {
    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
            throws ServletException, IOException {
        makePdf(request, response, "GET");
    }

    protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
            throws ServletException, IOException {
        makePdf(request, response, "POST");
    }

    public void makePdf(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String methodGetPost) {
        try {
            Document document = new Document();
            ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            PdfWriter.getInstance(document, baos);
            document.open();
            document.add(new Paragraph("some text"));
            document.close();

            response.setHeader("Expires", "0");
            response.setHeader("Cache-Control", "must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
            response.setHeader("Pragma", "public");
            response.setContentType("application/pdf");
            response.setContentLength(baos.size());

            ServletOutputStream out = response.getOutputStream();
            baos.writeTo(out);
            out.flush();

        } catch (Exception e2) {
            System.out.println("Error in " + getClass().getName() + "\n" + e2);
        }
    }
}