Java tutorial
/* * This example was based on a sample code posted to the iText mailing * list by Matthias Uhler; the example was rewritten 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.markedcontent; import java.awt.Color; 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.PdfArray; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfLayer; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfName; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfString; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStructureElement; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStructureTreeRoot; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class ObjectData { public static final String RESULT = "results/questions/markedcontent/objectdata.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) { Document document = new Document(PageSize.A5.rotate()); try { PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT)); writer.setTagged(); document.open(); PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); PdfStructureTreeRoot tree = writer.getStructureTreeRoot(); PdfStructureElement se = new PdfStructureElement(tree, new PdfName("Figure")); PdfStructureElement element = new PdfStructureElement(se, new PdfName("Element")); PdfDictionary userproperties = new PdfDictionary(); userproperties.put(PdfName.O, PdfName.USERPROPERTIES); userproperties.put(PdfName.S, new PdfName("Figure")); PdfArray properties = new PdfArray(); PdfDictionary property1 = new PdfDictionary(); property1.put(PdfName.N, new PdfString("Name1")); property1.put(PdfName.V, new PdfString("Value1")); properties.add(property1); PdfDictionary property2 = new PdfDictionary(); property2.put(PdfName.N, new PdfString("Name2")); property2.put(PdfName.V, new PdfString("Value2")); properties.add(property2); PdfDictionary property3 = new PdfDictionary(); property3.put(PdfName.N, new PdfString("Name3")); property3.put(PdfName.V, new PdfString("Value3")); properties.add(property3); userproperties.put(PdfName.P, properties); element.put(PdfName.A, userproperties); PdfLayer lay1 = new PdfLayer("My object", writer); cb.beginMarkedContentSequence(element); cb.beginLayer(lay1); cb.setColorFill(Color.BLUE); cb.rectangle(50, 50, 200, 200); cb.fill(); cb.endLayer(); cb.endMarkedContentSequence(); } catch (DocumentException de) { System.err.println(de.getMessage()); } catch (IOException ioe) { System.err.println(ioe.getMessage()); } document.close(); } }