pdf.letter.java Source code

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package pdf;

import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.BaseFont;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 *
 * @author on
 */
public class letter {
    letter() {

    }

    public boolean AlterLetter(String rujukan, String name, String position, String department, String gStatus,
            String sDate, String eDate, String taskName, String postHolderName, String postHolderEmail,
            String postName) {
        DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
        Date today = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
        String currDate = df.format(today);
        try {
            PdfReader pdfReader;
            pdfReader = new PdfReader("C:\\Users\\on\\Desktop\\AD\\TFMsystem\\web\\Appointment letter.pdf");
            //C:\\Users\\on\\Desktop\\AD\\TFMsystem\\web\\Appointment letter.pdf

            //Create PdfStamper instance.
            PdfStamper pdfStamper = new PdfStamper(pdfReader, new FileOutputStream(
                    "C:\\Users\\on\\Desktop\\AD\\TFMsystem\\web\\Modified appointment letter.pdf"));
            //C:\\Users\\on\\Desktop\\AD\\TFMsystem\\web\\Modified Appointment letter.pdf

            //Create BaseFont instance.
            BaseFont baseFont = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN, BaseFont.CP1257, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);

            //Get the number of pages in pdf.
            int pages = pdfReader.getNumberOfPages();

            //Iterate the pdf through pages.
            for (int i = 1; i <= pages; i++) {
                //Contain the pdf data.
                PdfContentByte pageContentByte = pdfStamper.getOverContent(i);

                pageContentByte.beginText();
                //Set text font and size.
                pageContentByte.setFontAndSize(baseFont, 11);

                //Write text
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(120, 706);
                pageContentByte.showText(rujukan);

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(500, 706);
                pageContentByte.showText(currDate);
                //address
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 641);
                pageContentByte.showText(name);
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 629);
                pageContentByte.showText(position);
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 617);
                pageContentByte.showText(department);

                String gstatus;

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(157, 493);
                String changeCase = gStatus + ", " + taskName;
                pageContentByte.showText(changeCase.toUpperCase());

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(250, 444);
                pageContentByte.showText(gStatus + "  " + taskName + " .");

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(180, 432);
                pageContentByte.showText(sDate);

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(290, 432);
                pageContentByte.showText(eDate + " .");

                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 248);
                pageContentByte.showText(postHolderName);
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 236);
                pageContentByte.showText(postName);
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 224);
                pageContentByte.showText("Fakulti Komputeran");
                pageContentByte.setTextMatrix(46, 212);
                pageContentByte.showText(postHolderEmail);

                pageContentByte.endText();
            }
            //Close the pdfStamper.
            pdfStamper.close();
            System.out.println("PDF modified successfully.");

            return true;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            return false;
        }

    }

}