java-pdf

http://viralpatel.net/blogs/generate-pdf-file-in-java-using-itext-jar/


http://hmkcode.com/itext-html-to-pdf-using-java/


http://www.vogella.com/articles/JavaPDF/article.html    <= make it beautiful

http://tutorials.jenkov.com/java-itext/table.html#padding  <== table

Developers will use iText to:

Serve PDF to a browser
Generate dynamic documents from XML file or databases
Use PDF's many interactive features
Add bookmarks, page numbers, watermarks, barcodes, etc.
Split, concatenate and manipulate PDF pages
Automate filling out PDF forms
Add digital signatures to a PDF file
Typically, iText is used in projects that have one of the following requirements:

The content isn't available in advance: it's calculated based on user input or real-time database information.
The PDF files can't be produced manually due to the massive volume of content: a large number of pages or documents.
Documents need to be created in unattended mode, in a batch process.
The content needs to be customized or personalized; for instance, the name of the end user has to be printed on a number of pages.
Often you'll encounter these requirements in web applications, where content needs to be served dynamically to a browser. Normally you'd serve this information in the form of HTML, but for some documents, PDF is preferred over HTML for better printing quality, for identical representation on a variety of platforms, for security reasons, or to reduce the file size.

iText provides support for most advanced PDF features such as PKI-based signatures, 40-bit and 128-bit encryption, color correction, PDF/X, color management via ICC profiles and barcodes.


inf http://www.vogella.com/articles/JavaPDF/article.html

package de.vogella.itext.write;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.util.Date;

import com.itextpdf.text.Anchor;
import com.itextpdf.text.BadElementException;
import com.itextpdf.text.BaseColor;
import com.itextpdf.text.Chapter;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Font;
import com.itextpdf.text.List;
import com.itextpdf.text.ListItem;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
import com.itextpdf.text.Section;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;


public class FirstPdf {
  private static String FILE = "c:/temp/FirstPdf.pdf";
  private static Font catFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 18,
      Font.BOLD);
  private static Font redFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 12,
      Font.NORMAL, BaseColor.RED);
  private static Font subFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 16,
      Font.BOLD);
  private static Font smallBold = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 12,
      Font.BOLD);

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
      Document document = new Document();
      PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FILE));
      document.open();
      addMetaData(document);
      addTitlePage(document);
      addContent(document);
      document.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  // iText allows to add metadata to the PDF which can be viewed in your Adobe
  // Reader
  // under File -> Properties
  private static void addMetaData(Document document) {
    document.addTitle("My first PDF");
    document.addSubject("Using iText");
    document.addKeywords("Java, PDF, iText");
    document.addAuthor("Lars Vogel");
    document.addCreator("Lars Vogel");
  }

  private static void addTitlePage(Document document)
      throws DocumentException {
    Paragraph preface = new Paragraph();
    // We add one empty line
    addEmptyLine(preface, 1);
    // Lets write a big header
    preface.add(new Paragraph("Title of the document", catFont));

    addEmptyLine(preface, 1);
    // Will create: Report generated by: _name, _date
    preface.add(new Paragraph("Report generated by: " + System.getProperty("user.name") + ", " + new Date(), //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
        smallBold));
    addEmptyLine(preface, 3);
    preface.add(new Paragraph("This document describes something which is very important ",
        smallBold));

    addEmptyLine(preface, 8);

    preface.add(new Paragraph("This document is a preliminary version and not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with vogella.com ;-).",
        redFont));

    document.add(preface);
    // Start a new page
    document.newPage();
  }

  private static void addContent(Document document) throws DocumentException {
    Anchor anchor = new Anchor("First Chapter", catFont);
    anchor.setName("First Chapter");

    // Second parameter is the number of the chapter
    Chapter catPart = new Chapter(new Paragraph(anchor), 1);

    Paragraph subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 1", subFont);
    Section subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
    subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Hello"));

    subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 2", subFont);
    subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
    subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 1"));
    subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 2"));
    subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 3"));

    // Add a list
    createList(subCatPart);
    Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
    addEmptyLine(paragraph, 5);
    subCatPart.add(paragraph);

    // Add a table
    createTable(subCatPart);

    // Now add all this to the document
    document.add(catPart);

    // Next section
    anchor = new Anchor("Second Chapter", catFont);
    anchor.setName("Second Chapter");

    // Second parameter is the number of the chapter
    catPart = new Chapter(new Paragraph(anchor), 1);

    subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory", subFont);
    subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
    subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("This is a very important message"));

    // Now add all this to the document
    document.add(catPart);

  }

  private static void createTable(Section subCatPart)
      throws BadElementException {
    PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);

    // t.setBorderColor(BaseColor.GRAY);
    // t.setPadding(4);
    // t.setSpacing(4);
    // t.setBorderWidth(1);

    PdfPCell c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table Header 1"));
    c1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
    table.addCell(c1);

    c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table Header 2"));
    c1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
    table.addCell(c1);

    c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table Header 3"));
    c1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
    table.addCell(c1);
    table.setHeaderRows(1);

    table.addCell("1.0");
    table.addCell("1.1");
    table.addCell("1.2");
    table.addCell("2.1");
    table.addCell("2.2");
    table.addCell("2.3");

    subCatPart.add(table);

  }

  private static void createList(Section subCatPart) {
    List list = new List(true, false, 10);
    list.add(new ListItem("First point"));
    list.add(new ListItem("Second point"));
    list.add(new ListItem("Third point"));
    subCatPart.add(list);
  }

  private static void addEmptyLine(Paragraph paragraph, int number) {
    for (int i = 0; i < number; i++) {
      paragraph.add(new Paragraph(" "));
    }
  }
} 

a

package de.vogella.itext.position;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class PositionPdf {
  private static String FILE = "PositionPdf.pdf";

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
      Document document = new Document();
      PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FILE));
      document.open();
      // Left
      Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph("This is right aligned text");
      paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
      document.add(paragraph);
      // Centered
      paragraph = new Paragraph("This is centered text");
      paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
      document.add(paragraph);
      // Left
      paragraph = new Paragraph("This is left aligned text");
      paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
      document.add(paragraph);
      // Left with indentation
      paragraph = new Paragraph("This is left aligned text with indentation");
      paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
      paragraph.setIndentationLeft(50);
      document.add(paragraph);

      document.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

} 

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package de.vogella.itext.read;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Image;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfImportedPage;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class ReadAndUsePdf {
  private static String INPUTFILE = "c:/temp/FirstPdf.pdf";
  private static String OUTPUTFILE = "c:/temp/ReadPdf.pdf";

  public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException,
      IOException {
    Document document = new Document();

    PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document,
        new FileOutputStream(OUTPUTFILE));
    document.open();
    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(INPUTFILE);
    int n = reader.getNumberOfPages();
    PdfImportedPage page;
    // Go through all pages
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
      // Only page number 2 will be included
      if (i == 2) {
        page = writer.getImportedPage(reader, i);
        Image instance = Image.getInstance(page);
        document.add(instance);
      }
    }
    document.close();

  }

} 

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