Java Tutorial/PDF/Table Column

Create Table and set total width

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Iterator; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPRow; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; 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"));
   document.open();
   PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent();
   PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);
   float[] rows = { 50f, 250f };
   table.setTotalWidth(rows);
   for (int k = 0; k < 200; ++k) {
     table.addCell("row " + k);
     table.addCell("blah " + k);
   }
   document.add(new Paragraph("row 150 - 200"));
   table.writeSelectedRows(150, -1, 150, 820, cb);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Delete columns

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.Point; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Element; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.Table; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; 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"));
   document.open();
   Table table = new Table(2, 2);
   table.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
   table.setAutoFillEmptyCells(true);
   table.addCell("0.0");
   table.addColumns(2);
   float[] f = { 2f, 1f, 1f, 1f };
   table.setWidths(f);
   table.addCell("2.2", new Point(2, 2));
   table.deleteColumn(2);
   table.setConvert2pdfptable(true);
   document.add(table);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Set Column span

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document();
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
   PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("header"));
   cell.setColspan(3);
   table.addCell(cell);
   table.addCell("1.1");
   table.addCell("2.1");
   table.addCell("3.1");
   table.addCell("1.2");
   table.addCell("2.2");
   table.addCell("3.2");
   document.add(table);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Table Column Widths

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document();
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   float[] widths1 = { 1f, 1f, 2f };
   PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(widths1);
   PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("header with colspan 3"));
   cell.setColspan(3);
   table.addCell(cell);
   table.addCell("1.1");
   table.addCell("2.1");
   table.addCell("3.1");
   table.addCell("1.2");
   table.addCell("2.2");
   table.addCell("3.2");
   document.add(table);
   float[] widths2 = { 2f, 1f, 1f };
   table.setWidths(widths2);
   document.add(table);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Table header with column span

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 36, 36, 36, 36);
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
   PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("header with colspan 3"));
   cell.setColspan(3);
   table.addCell(cell);
   table.addCell("");
   table.addCell("");
   float[] widths = { 72f, 72f, 144f };
   Rectangle r = new Rectangle(PageSize.A4.right(72), PageSize.A4.top(72));
   table.setWidthPercentage(widths, r);
   document.add(table);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Table with Absolute Columns Width

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 36, 36, 36, 36);
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
   PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("header with colspan 3"));
   cell.setColspan(3);
   table.addCell(cell);
   table.addCell("1.1");
   table.addCell("2.1");
   table.addCell("3.1");
   table.addCell("1.2");
   table.addCell("2.2");
   table.addCell("3.2");
   float[] widths = { 72f, 72f, 144f };
   table.setTotalWidth(widths);
   table.setLockedWidth(true);
   document.add(table);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>