MainClass.java Source code

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import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.FileReader;

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Element;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.ColumnText;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class MainClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4);
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
        document.open();
        PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent();
        ColumnText ct = new ColumnText(cb);
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("a.txt"));
        String line;
        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            ct.addText(new Phrase(line + "\n"));
        }
        reader.close();
        ct.setSimpleColumn(36, 36, PageSize.A4.width() - 36, PageSize.A4.height() - 36, 18,
                Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
        int status = ColumnText.START_COLUMN;
        while (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
            status = ct.go();
            ct.setYLine(PageSize.A4.height() - 36);
            document.newPage();
        }
        document.close();
    }
}