Java tutorial
import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Chunk; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Element; import com.lowagie.text.Phrase; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class NestedTableCellPDF { public static void main(String[] args) { Document document = new Document(); try { PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("NestedTableCellPDF.pdf")); document.open(); PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); PdfPTable pageTot = new PdfPTable(1); pageTot.getDefaultCell().setPadding(0f); pageTot.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); pageTot.getDefaultCell().setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT); pageTot.setWidthPercentage(100f); PdfPTable cell = new PdfPTable(1); cell.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); cell.getDefaultCell().setPadding(0f); PdfPCell info = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Outside")); info.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); pageTot.addCell(info); PdfPCell shipment = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(new Chunk("Cell"))); shipment.setFixedHeight(100); shipment.setPaddingTop(5f); shipment.setPaddingBottom(10f); shipment.setBorder(Rectangle.BOX); shipment.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP); shipment.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); cell.addCell(shipment); pageTot.addCell(cell); document.add(pageTot); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } document.close(); } }