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Java and PDF with iText. This article demonstrate how to

create PDF les with Java and the iText library. In this
tutorial iText version 5.0.x is used
1. Overview
iText is a Java library originally created by Bruno Lowagie which allows
to create PDF, read PDF and manipulate them. The following tutorial
will show how to create PDF files with iText. This tutorial assumes that
you have basis Java
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iText has a hierarchical structure. The smallest text unit is a "Chunk"

which is a String with a pre-defined font. A "Phrase" combines several
Chunks and allows to define line spacing. "Paragraph" is a subclass of
"Phrase" and allows to define more layout attributes, e.g. margins. The
class "Anchor" is a subclass of "Paragraph" and serves as the basis for
hyperlinks in the generated PDF.
2. Installation
Download the iText core binary from the webpage
http://sourceforge.net/projects/itext/. The download contains one jar
which is required if you want to use iText.
3. Create a PDF
Create a new Java project "de.vogella.itext.write" with the package
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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.NORMAL, BaseColor.RED);
private static Font subFont = new
Font.BOLD);
private static Font smallBold = new
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 {
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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"));
// 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
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subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("This is a very important
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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"));

table.addCell(c1);
c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table Header 3"));

table.addCell(c1);
table.setHeaderRows(1);
table.addCell("1.0");
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(" "));
}
}
}
The resulting pdf should look like the following.

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public static void main(String[] args) {

try {
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);
// Left
paragraph = new Paragraph("This is left aligned
text");
paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
// Left with indentation
paragraph = new Paragraph(
"This is left aligned text with indentation");
paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
paragraph.setIndentationLeft(50);
document.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
5. Read an existing pdf

iText allows to read existing pdf’s and include them into your own pdf.
The following example will create page 2 of the previous example and
create a new document with this page.
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public static void main(String[] args) throws

DocumentException,
IOException {
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();
6. Links and Literature

6.1. iText Resources
iText Homepage (http://www.lowagie.com/iText)
http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/ Tutorial from iText homepage,

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5. Read an existing pdf

6. Links and Literature 

Java and PDF with iText. This article demonstrate how to

iText has a hierarchical structure. The smallest text unit is a "Chunk"

public class FirstPdf {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// iText allows to add metadata to the PDF which can be viewed

private static void addTitlePage(Document document)

private static void addContent(Document document) throws

// Second parameter is the number of the chapter

Paragraph subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 1",

subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 2", subFont);

// now add all this to the document

(https://www.vogella.com/) subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory", subFont);

c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table Header 2"));

c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table Header 3"));

private static void createList(Section subCatPart) {

private static void addEmptyLine(Paragraph paragraph, int

The resulting pdf should look like the following.

public static void main(String[] args) {

5. Read an existing pdf

public static void main(String[] args) throws

PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document,

6. Links and Literature

http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/ Tutorial from iText homepage,

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