Java Tutorial/PDF/Chunk

Background of a chunk

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase;
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();
    Font font = new Font(Font.COURIER, 10, Font.BOLD);
    font.setColor(new Color(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF));
    Chunk fox = new Chunk("this is a", font);
    fox.setBackground(new Color(0xa5, 0x2a, 0x2a));
    Phrase p = new Phrase(fox);
    p.add(" test");
    Chunk dog = new Chunk(" another test", new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN, 14, Font.ITALIC));
    dog.setBackground(new Color(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00), 10, -30, 20, -10);
    p.add(dog);
    document.add(p);
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk in bold

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
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();
    Chunk bold = new Chunk("This looks like Font.BOLD");
    bold.setTextRenderMode(PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL_STROKE, 0.5f, null);
    document.add(bold);
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk.NEWLINE

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
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();
    Chunk c = new Chunk("this is a test");
    float w = c.getWidthPoint();
    Paragraph p = new Paragraph("The width of the chunk: "");
    p.add(c);
    p.add("" is ");
    
    p.add(String.valueOf(w));
    p.add(" points or ");
    p.add(String.valueOf(w / 72f));
    p.add(" inches or ");
    p.add(String.valueOf(w / 72f * 2.54f));
    p.add(" cm.");
    document.add(p);
    document.add(Chunk.NEWLINE);
    document.add(c);
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk Text Render Mode: PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
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();
    Font font = new Font(Font.COURIER, 20);
    Chunk chunk = new Chunk("this is a test.", font);
    chunk.setTextRenderMode(PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL, 0f, new Color(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00));
    document.add(new Paragraph(chunk));
    
    
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk Text Render Mode: PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL_STROKE

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
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();
    Font font = new Font(Font.COURIER, 20);
    Chunk chunk = new Chunk("this is a test.", font);
    chunk.setTextRenderMode(PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL_STROKE, 0f, new Color(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00));
    document.add(new Paragraph(chunk));
    
    
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk Text Render Mode: PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_INVISIBLE

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
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();
    Font font = new Font(Font.COURIER, 20);
    Chunk chunk = new Chunk("this is a test.", font);
    chunk.setTextRenderMode(PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_INVISIBLE, 0f, new Color(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00));
    document.add(new Paragraph(chunk));
    
    
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk Text Render Mode:PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_STROKE

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
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();
    Font font = new Font(Font.COURIER, 20);
    Chunk chunk = new Chunk("this is a test.", font);
    chunk.setTextRenderMode(PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_STROKE, 0f, new Color(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00));
    document.add(new Paragraph(chunk));
    
    
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk Underline

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
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();
    Font font = new Font(Font.COURIER, 10, Font.BOLD);
    font.setColor(new Color(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF));
    Chunk fox = new Chunk("this is a ", font);
    Chunk jumps = new Chunk(" test ", new Font());
    Chunk dog = new Chunk(" another ", new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN, 14, Font.ITALIC));
    dog.setUnderline(new Color(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00), 3.0f, 0.0f, -5.0f , 0.0f,
        PdfContentByte.LINE_CAP_ROUND);
    document.add(fox);
    document.add(jumps);
    document.add(dog);
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk with action

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAction;
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();
    Font font = new Font();
    font.setStyle(Font.UNDERLINE);
    Chunk chunk = new Chunk("jexp", font);
    chunk.setAction(new PdfAction("http://www.jexp.ru"));
    document.add(chunk);
    document.close();
  }
}

Chunk with anchor

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
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();
    Font font = new Font();
    font.setStyle(Font.UNDERLINE);
    Chunk chunk = new Chunk("jexp", font);
    chunk.setAnchor("http://www.jexp.ru");
    document.add(chunk);
    document.close();
  }
}

Create chunk from string

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Element;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase;
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();
    Chunk space = new Chunk("asdf");
    Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
    paragraph.add(space);
    document.add(paragraph);
    
    
    document.close();
  }
}

Create Phase from chunk

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Element;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.Phrase;
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();
    Chunk space = new Chunk("asdf");
    Phrase phrase2 = new Phrase(new Chunk("asdf", new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN)));
    Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
    paragraph.add(space);
    paragraph.add(phrase2);
    paragraph.setSpacingBefore(20);
    paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
    document.add(paragraph);
    
    
    document.close();
  }
}

Local Destination

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.FontFactory;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Document document = new Document();
    PdfWriter writerA = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
    PdfWriter writerB = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("3.pdf"));
    document.open();
    Font font = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 12, Font.UNDERLINE, new Color(0, 0, 255));
    Paragraph p1 = new Paragraph("1");
    Chunk chunk = new Chunk(" 2", font);
    chunk.setRemoteGoto("dog.pdf", "2");
    p1.add(chunk);
    Paragraph p3 = new Paragraph("test");
    p3.add(new Chunk("test.", font).setLocalDestination("2"));
    writerB.pause();
    document.add(p1);
    writerB.resume();
    writerA.pause();
    document.add(p3);
    writerB.pause();
    document.newPage();
    document.add(new Paragraph("page 2"));
    document.newPage();
    document.add(new Paragraph("page 3"));
    writerB.resume();
    document.close();
  }
}

PDF file with hyphenated text

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.HyphenationAuto;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Document document = new Document(PageSize.A6);
    PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
    document.open();
    document.setMarginMirroring(true);
    Chunk ck = new Chunk("this is a test");
    HyphenationAuto auto = new HyphenationAuto("en", "GB", 2, 2);
    ck.setHyphenation(auto);
    Paragraph p = new Paragraph(ck);
    p.setAlignment(Paragraph.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
    document.add(p);
    document.close();
  }
}

Scale Chunk

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
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();
    Chunk c = new Chunk("this is a test");
    float w = c.getWidthPoint();
    Paragraph p = new Paragraph("The width of the chunk: "");
    p.add(c);
    p.add("" is ");
    
    p.add(String.valueOf(w));
    p.add(" points or ");
    p.add(String.valueOf(w / 72f));
    p.add(" inches or ");
    p.add(String.valueOf(w / 72f * 2.54f));
    p.add(" cm.");
    document.add(p);
    document.add(c);
    c.setHorizontalScaling(0.5f);
    document.add(c);
    document.close();
  }
}

Skew a chunk

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
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();
    
    Paragraph p;
    Chunk chunk;
    p = new Paragraph();
    chunk = new Chunk(" this ");
    chunk.setSkew(15f, -30f);
    p.add(chunk);
    chunk = new Chunk(" is a ");
    chunk.setSkew(15f, 15f);
    p.add(chunk);
    chunk = new Chunk(" test.");
    chunk.setSkew(-30f, 15f);
    p.add(chunk);
    document.add(p);
    
    
    document.close();
  }
}

Use TextRise of a chunk to create supscript and subscript

import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
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 textrise = 6.0f;
    Chunk c;
    for (String s : "this is a test".split(" ")) {
      c = new Chunk(s);
      c.setTextRise(textrise);
      c.setUnderline(new Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0), 0.2f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
          PdfContentByte.LINE_CAP_BUTT);
      document.add(c);
      textrise -= 2.0f;
    }
    document.close();
  }
}

Width of a chunk

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Chunk;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
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();
    Chunk c = new Chunk("this is a test");
    float w = c.getWidthPoint();
    Paragraph p = new Paragraph("The width of the chunk: "");
    p.add(c);
    p.add("" is ");
    p.add(String.valueOf(w));
    p.add(" points or ");
    p.add(String.valueOf(w / 72f));
    p.add(" inches or ");
    p.add(String.valueOf(w / 72f * 2.54f));
    p.add(" cm.");
    document.add(p);
    document.add(c);
    document.close();
  }
}