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.separators; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Chunk; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.ColumnText; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.draw.DottedLineSeparator; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.draw.LineSeparator; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.draw.VerticalPositionMark; public class TabbedWords2 { public static final String RESULT = "results/questions/separators/tabbed_words2.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) { Document document = new Document(); try { PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT)); document.open(); Paragraph p; Chunk tab1 = new Chunk(new VerticalPositionMark(), 100, true); Chunk tab2 = new Chunk(new LineSeparator(), 120, true); Chunk tab3 = new Chunk(new DottedLineSeparator(), 200, true); Chunk tab4 = new Chunk(new VerticalPositionMark(), 240, true); Chunk tab5 = new Chunk(new VerticalPositionMark(), 300, true); PdfContentByte canvas = writer.getDirectContent(); ColumnText column = new ColumnText(canvas); for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++) { p = new Paragraph("TEST"); p.add(tab1); p.add(new Chunk(String.valueOf(i))); p.add(tab2); p.add(new Chunk(String.valueOf(i * 2))); p.add(tab3); p.add(new Chunk(SeparatedWords2.WORDS[39 - i])); p.add(tab4); p.add(new Chunk(String.valueOf(i * 4))); p.add(tab5); p.add(new Chunk(SeparatedWords2.WORDS[i])); column.addElement(p); } column.setSimpleColumn(60, 36, 400, 806); canvas.moveTo(60, 36); canvas.lineTo(60, 806); canvas.moveTo(160, 36); canvas.lineTo(160, 806); canvas.moveTo(180, 36); canvas.lineTo(180, 806); canvas.moveTo(260, 36); canvas.lineTo(260, 806); canvas.moveTo(300, 36); canvas.lineTo(300, 806); canvas.moveTo(360, 36); canvas.lineTo(360, 806); canvas.moveTo(400, 36); canvas.lineTo(400, 806); canvas.stroke(); column.go(); document.setMargins(60, 195, 36, 36); document.newPage(); canvas.moveTo(document.left(), document.bottom()); canvas.lineTo(document.left(), document.top()); canvas.moveTo(document.right(), document.bottom()); canvas.lineTo(document.right(), document.top()); canvas.stroke(); for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++) { p = new Paragraph("TEST"); p.add(tab1); p.add(new Chunk(String.valueOf(i))); p.add(tab2); p.add(new Chunk(String.valueOf(i * 2))); p.add(tab3); p.add(new Chunk(SeparatedWords2.WORDS[39 - i])); p.add(tab4); p.add(new Chunk(String.valueOf(i * 4))); p.add(tab5); p.add(new Chunk(SeparatedWords2.WORDS[i])); document.add(p); } document.close(); } catch (Exception de) { de.printStackTrace(); } } }