Java/PDF RTF/Raw Code

Demonstrates how you can write PDF syntax directly to a document

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/*

* $Id: Literal.java,v 1.3 2005/05/09 11:52:49 blowagie Exp $
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//package com.lowagie.examples.directcontent.graphics; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; /**

* Demonstrates how you can write PDF syntax directly to a document.
*/

public class LiteralPDF {

   /**
    * @param args
    */
   public static void main(String[] args) {
       
       System.out.println("Literal PDF Syntax");
       Document.rupress = false;
       
       // step 1: creation of a document-object
       Document document = new Document();
       
       try {
           
           // step 2:
           // we create a writer that listens to the document
           // and directs a PDF-stream to a file
           PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("LiteralPDF.pdf"));
           
           // step 3: we open the document
           document.open();
           
           // step 4: we grab the ContentByte and do some stuff with it
           PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent();
           String star = "0.3 g\n15.000 27.000 m\n"
               + "7.947 5.292 l\n26.413 18.708 l\n"
               + "3.587 18.708 l\n22.053 5.292 l\nf\n"
               + "45.000 57.000 m\n37.947 35.292 l\n"
               + "56.413 48.708 l\n33.587 48.708 l\n"
               + "52.053 35.292 l\nf\n"
               + "0.7 g\n15.000 57.000 m\n"
               + "7.947 35.292 l\n26.413 48.708 l\n"
               + "3.587 48.708 l\n22.053 35.292 l\nf\n"
               + "45.000 27.000 m\n37.947 5.292 l\n"
               + "56.413 18.708 l\n33.587 18.708 l\n"
               + "52.053 5.292 l\nf";
           cb.setLiteral(star);
       }
       catch(DocumentException de) {
           System.err.println(de.getMessage());
       }
       catch(IOException ioe) {
           System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
       }
       
       // step 5: we close the document
       document.close();
   }

}

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