/**
* PdfTemplates can be wrapped in an Image.
*
* @param args no arguments needed
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("PdfTemplate wrapped in an Image");
// step 1: creation of a document-object
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(PageSize.A4);
rect.setBackgroundColor(new Color(238, 221, 88));
Document document = new Document(rect, 50, 50, 50, 50);
try {
// step 2: we create a writer that listens to the document
PdfWriter writer =
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("templateImages.pdf"));
// step 3: we open the document
document.open();
// step 4:
PdfTemplate template = writer.getDirectContent().createTemplate(20, 20);
BaseFont bf =
BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
String text = "Vertical";
float size = 16;
float width = bf.getWidthPoint(text, size);
template.beginText();
template.setRGBColorFillF(1, 1, 1);
template.setFontAndSize(bf, size);
template.setTextMatrix(0, 2);
template.showText(text);
template.endText();
template.setWidth(width);
template.setHeight(size + 2);
template.sanityCheck();
Image img = Image.getInstance(template);
img.setRotationDegrees(90);
Chunk ck = new Chunk(img, 0, 0);
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
table.setWidthPercentage(100);
table.getDefaultCell().setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.getDefaultCell().setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(img);
cell.setPadding(4);
cell.setBackgroundColor(new Color(0, 0, 255));
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell("I see a template on my right");
table.addCell(cell);
table.addCell("I see a template on my left");
table.addCell(cell);
table.addCell("I see a template everywhere");
table.addCell(cell);
table.addCell("I see a template on my right");
table.addCell(cell);
table.addCell("I see a template on my left");
Paragraph p1 = new Paragraph("This is a template ");
p1.add(ck);
p1.add(" just here.");
p1.setLeading(img.getScaledHeight() * 1.1f);
document.add(p1);
document.add(table);
Paragraph p2 = new Paragraph("More templates ");
p2.setLeading(img.getScaledHeight() * 1.1f);
p2.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
img.scalePercent(70);
for (int k = 0; k < 20; ++k) p2.add(ck);
document.add(p2);
// step 5: we close the document
document.close();
} catch (Exception de) {
System.err.println(de.getMessage());
}
}
