Java/PDF RTF/JTable to Pdf
Print JTable to Pdf directly
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Shape;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
public class JTable2Pdf extends JFrame {
private JTable table;
public JTable2Pdf() {
getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
createTable();
}
private void createTable() {
Object[][] data = {{ "a", "b", "e", 4, false } };
String[] columnNames = { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" };
table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
JPanel tPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
tPanel.add(table.getTableHeader(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
tPanel.add(table, BorderLayout.CENTER);
getContentPane().add(tPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
private void print() {
Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4.rotate());
try {
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("jTable.pdf"));
document.open();
PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent();
cb.saveState();
Graphics2D g2 = cb.createGraphicsShapes(500, 500);
Shape oldClip = g2.getClip();
g2.clipRect(0, 0, 500, 500);
table.print(g2);
g2.setClip(oldClip);
g2.dispose();
cb.restoreState();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
}
document.close();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
JTable2Pdf frame = new JTable2Pdf();
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
frame.print();
}
}