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.newspaper_a; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfImportedPage; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class Newspaper02 extends Newspaper { public static final String RESULT = RESULTPATH + "newspaper02.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) { try { PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(NEWSPAPER); Document document = new Document(reader.getPageSizeWithRotation(1)); PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT)); document.open(); PdfContentByte content = writer.getDirectContent(); content.rectangle(document.left(), document.bottom(), document.right(), document.top()); content.rectangle(LLX1, LLY1, W1, H1); content.rectangle(LLX2, LLY2, W2, H2); content.eoClip(); content.newPath(); PdfImportedPage page = writer.getImportedPage(reader, 1); content.addTemplate(page, 0, 0); document.close(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (DocumentException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }