Java Tutorial/PDF/Bookmarks

Add bookmark

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   BaseFont bf = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
   PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("test.pdf");
   PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream("my.pdf"));
   stamper.insertPage(1, PageSize.A4);
   PdfContentByte cb = stamper.getOverContent(1);
   cb.beginText();
   cb.setFontAndSize(bf, 18);
   cb.setTextMatrix(36, 770);
   cb.showText("Inserted Title Page");
   cb.endText();
   List list = SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(reader);
   HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
   map.put("Title", "Title Page");
   map.put("Action", "GoTo");
   map.put("Page", "1 FitH 806");
   list.add(0, map);
   stamper.setOutlines(list);
   stamper.close();
 }

}</source>

Copy book mark

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import com.lowagie.text.Chapter; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.Section; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfCopy; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4);
   Paragraph hello = new Paragraph("(English:) hello, ");
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("HelloWorld1.pdf"));
   document.open();
   Chapter universe = new Chapter("asdf", 1);
   Section section;
   document.add(universe);
   document.close();
   document = new Document(PageSize.A4);
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("HelloWorld2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   Chapter people = new Chapter("asdf", 2);
   section = people.addSection("B");
   section.add(hello);
   document.add(people);
   document.close();
   document = new Document(PageSize.A4);
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("HelloWorld3.pdf"));
   document.open();
   Chapter animals = new Chapter("asdf", 3);
   section = animals.addSection("B");
   section.add(hello);
   document.add(animals);
   document.close();
   ArrayList bookmarks = new ArrayList();
   PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("HelloWorld1.pdf");
   document = new Document(reader.getPageSizeWithRotation(1));
   PdfCopy copy = new PdfCopy(document, new FileOutputStream("HelloWorldCopyBookmarks.pdf"));
   document.open();
   copy.addPage(copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1));
   bookmarks.addAll(SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(reader));
   reader = new PdfReader("HelloWorld2.pdf");
   copy.addPage(copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1));
   List tmp = SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(reader);
   SimpleBookmark.shiftPageNumbers(tmp, 1, null);
   bookmarks.addAll(tmp);
   reader = new PdfReader("HelloWorld3.pdf");
   copy.addPage(copy.getImportedPage(reader, 1));
   tmp = SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(reader);
   SimpleBookmark.shiftPageNumbers(tmp, 2, null);
   bookmarks.addAll(tmp);
   copy.setOutlines(bookmarks);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Pdf SimpleBookmark

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import com.lowagie.text.Chapter; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.Section; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document();
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   Paragraph hello = new Paragraph("asdf");
   Chapter universe = new Chapter("A", 1);
   Section section;
   section = universe.addSection("B");
   section.add(hello);
   section = universe.addSection("C");
   section.add(hello);
   document.close();
   BaseFont bf = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
   PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("2.pdf");
   PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(
       "HelloWorldManipulateBookmarks.pdf"));
   stamper.insertPage(1, PageSize.A4);
   PdfContentByte cb = stamper.getOverContent(1);
   cb.beginText();
   cb.setFontAndSize(bf, 18);
   cb.setTextMatrix(36, 770);
   cb.showText("Inserted Title Page");
   cb.endText();
   stamper.addAnnotation(PdfAnnotation.createText(stamper.getWriter(), new Rectangle(30f, 750f,
       80f, 800f), "inserted page", "This page is the title page.", true, null), 1);
   List list = SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(reader);
   HashMap<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>();
   map.put("Title", "Title Page");
   ArrayList kids = new ArrayList();
   HashMap<String, String> kid1 = new HashMap<String, String>();
   kid1.put("Title", "top");
   kid1.put("Action", "GoTo");
   kid1.put("Page", "1 ");
   kids.add(kid1);
   HashMap<String, String> kid2 = new HashMap<String, String>();
   kid2.put("Title", "bottom");
   kid2.put("Action", "GoTo");
   kid2.put("Page", "6");
   kids.add(kid2);
   map.put("Kids", kids);
   list.add(0, map);
   SimpleBookmark.exportToXML(list, new FileOutputStream("manipulated_bookmarks.xml"),
       "ISO8859-1", true);
   stamper.setOutlines(list);
   stamper.close();
 }

}</source>

Read PDF File to retrieve the bookmarks

   <source lang="java">

import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark; public class HelloWorldBookmarks {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("HelloWorldRead.pdf");
   List list = SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(reader);
   for (Iterator i = list.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
     showBookmark((Map) i.next());
   }
 }
 private static void showBookmark(Map bookmark) {
   System.out.println(bookmark.get("Title"));
   ArrayList kids = (ArrayList) bookmark.get("Kids");
   if (kids == null)
     return;
   for (Iterator i = kids.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
     showBookmark((Map) i.next());
   }
 }

}</source>

Set bookmark title

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.ChapterAutoNumber; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Phrase; import com.lowagie.text.Section; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document();
   PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   writer.setViewerPreferences(PdfWriter.PageModeUseOutlines);
   document.open();
   Phrase text = new Phrase("test. ");
   ChapterAutoNumber chapter1 = new ChapterAutoNumber("This is a sample sentence:");
   chapter1.setBookmarkTitle("The fox");
   chapter1.setBookmarkOpen(false);
   Section section1 = chapter1.addSection("Quick");
   section1.add(text);
   document.add(chapter1);
   ChapterAutoNumber chapter2 = new ChapterAutoNumber("Jumps");
   Section section = chapter2.addSection("Over");
   section.add(text);
   document.add(chapter2);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>