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.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.Element; import com.lowagie.text.Phrase; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.ColumnText; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper; public class Newspaper04 extends Newspaper { public static final String RESULT = RESULTPATH + "newspaper04.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) { try { PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(NEWSPAPER); PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(RESULT)); PdfContentByte canvas = stamper.getOverContent(1); canvas.saveState(); canvas.setRGBColorFill(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF); canvas.rectangle(LLX1, LLY1, W1, H1); canvas.rectangle(LLX2, LLY2, W2, H2); canvas.fillStroke(); canvas.restoreState(); Phrase p = new Phrase(MESSAGE); putText(canvas, p, LLX1, LLY1, URX1, URY1); putText(canvas, p, LLX2, LLY2, URX2, URY2); stamper.close(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (DocumentException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } public static void putText(PdfContentByte canvas, Phrase phrase, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury) throws DocumentException { ColumnText column = new ColumnText(canvas); column.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); column.setSimpleColumn(llx, lly, urx, ury); column.setText(phrase); column.go(true); float offset = (column.getYLine() - lly) / 2f; column.setText(phrase); column.setYLine(ury - offset); column.go(); } }