Java tutorial
/* * This example was written by Bruno Lowagie, author of the book * 'iText in Action' by Manning Publications (ISBN: 1932394796). * You can use this example as inspiration for your own applications. * The following license applies: * http://www.1t3xt.com/about/copyright/index.php?page=MIT */ package classroom.intro; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class HelloWorld11 { public static final String RESULT = "results/classroom/intro/hello11.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) { // step 1 Document.compress = false; Document document = new Document(); try { // step 2 PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT)); // step 3 document.open(); // step 4 PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); Graphics2D graphics2D = cb.createGraphicsShapes(PageSize.A4.getWidth(), PageSize.A4.getHeight()); graphics2D.drawString("Hello World", 36, 54); graphics2D.dispose(); } catch (DocumentException de) { System.err.println(de.getMessage()); } catch (IOException ioe) { System.err.println(ioe.getMessage()); } // step 5 document.close(); } }