RemoteGotoPDF.java Source code

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import java.io.FileOutputStream;

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

public class RemoteGotoPDF {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Document document = new Document();
        try {
            PdfWriter writerA = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("DocumentA.pdf"));
            PdfWriter writerB = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("DocumentB.pdf"));
            document.open();

            Paragraph pa = new Paragraph(
                    new Chunk("Click this paragraph to go to a certain destination on document B")
                            .setRemoteGoto("DocumentB.pdf", "test"));
            Paragraph pb = new Paragraph(
                    new Chunk("Click this paragraph to go to a certain destination on document A")
                            .setRemoteGoto("DocumentA.pdf", "test"));

            // a special remote goto
            Paragraph pc = new Paragraph("you can also jump to a ");
            pc.add(new Chunk("specific page on another document",
                    FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 12, Font.ITALIC)).setRemoteGoto("DocumentB.pdf", 1));

            document.add(pa);
            document.add(pb);
            document.add(pc);

            document.add(pa);
            document.add(pb);
            document.add(pc);

            document.add(pa);
            document.add(pb);
            document.add(pc);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println(e.getMessage());
        }
        document.close();
    }
}