Java tutorial
import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfTemplate; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class DrawRectanglePDF { public static void main(String[] args) { Document document = new Document(); try { PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("DrawRectanglePDF.pdf")); document.open(); PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); PdfTemplate template = cb.createTemplate(500, 200); template.setLineWidth(2f); template.rectangle(2.5f, 2.5f, 495f, 95f); template.stroke(); template.setLineWidth(12f); cb.addTemplate(template, 0, 1, -1, 0, 500, 200); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); } document.close(); } }