Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfGState; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class GStatePDF { public static void main(String[] args) { Document document = new Document(); try { PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("GStatePDF.pdf")); document.open(); PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); PdfGState gs = new PdfGState(); gs.setFillOpacity(0.5f); cb.setGState(gs); cb.setColorFill(Color.red); cb.circle(360.0f, 500.0f, 250.0f); cb.fill(); gs.setFillOpacity(0.2f); cb.setGState(gs); cb.setColorFill(Color.blue); cb.circle(460.0f, 500.0f, 100.0f); cb.fill(); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); } document.close(); } }