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 questions.importpages; 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.Rectangle; 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 NameCards { public static final String[] SHEET = { "results/questions/importpages/sheet1.pdf", "results/questions/importpages/sheet2.pdf" }; public static void main(String[] args) { try { NameCard.createOneCard(); createSheet(1); createSheet(2); } catch (DocumentException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } public static void createSheet(int p) throws DocumentException, IOException { Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(PageSize.A4); Document document = new Document(rect); PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(SHEET[p - 1])); document.open(); PdfContentByte canvas = writer.getDirectContentUnder(); PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(NameCard.CARD); PdfImportedPage front = writer.getImportedPage(reader, p); float x = rect.getWidth() / 2 - front.getWidth(); float y = (rect.getHeight() - (front.getHeight() * 5)) / 2; canvas.setLineWidth(0.5f); canvas.moveTo(x, y - 15); canvas.lineTo(x, y); canvas.lineTo(x - 15, y); canvas.moveTo(x + front.getWidth(), y - 15); canvas.lineTo(x + front.getWidth(), y); canvas.moveTo(x + front.getWidth() * 2, y - 15); canvas.lineTo(x + front.getWidth() * 2, y); canvas.lineTo(x + front.getWidth() * 2 + 15, y); canvas.stroke(); for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++) { canvas.addTemplate(front, x, y); x += front.getWidth(); } x = rect.getWidth() / 2 - front.getWidth(); y += front.getHeight(); canvas.moveTo(x, y); canvas.lineTo(x - 15, y); canvas.moveTo(x + front.getWidth() * 2, y); canvas.lineTo(x + front.getWidth() * 2 + 15, y); canvas.stroke(); } canvas.moveTo(x, y + 15); canvas.lineTo(x, y); canvas.moveTo(x + front.getWidth(), y + 15); canvas.lineTo(x + front.getWidth(), y); canvas.moveTo(x + front.getWidth() * 2, y + 15); canvas.lineTo(x + front.getWidth() * 2, y); canvas.stroke(); document.close(); } }