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custompagedictkeycreate

JAVA

JAVA
/**
 * This example is written by Bruno Lowagie in answer to the following question:
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32527211/itext-how-to-check-if-giant-string-is-present-on-the-pdf-page
 */
package sandbox.logging;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfName;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfNumber;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfString;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import sandbox.WrapToTest;

/**
 *
 * @author iText
 */
@WrapToTest
public class CustomPageDictKeyCreate {
    

    public static final String DEST = "results/logging/custom_page_dict_key.pdf";
    
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException,
            DocumentException {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        CustomPageDictKeyCreate app = new CustomPageDictKeyCreate();
        app.createPdf(DEST);
        app.check(DEST);
    }
    
    
    public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException {
        Document document = new Document();
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(dest));
        document.open();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 1"));
        document.newPage();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 2"));
        document.newPage();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 3"));
        document.newPage();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 4"));
        writer.addPageDictEntry(new PdfName("ITXT_PageMarker"), new PdfString("Marker for page 4"));
        document.newPage();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 5"));
        document.newPage();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 6"));
        writer.addPageDictEntry(new PdfName("ITXT_PageMarker"), new PdfName("PageMarker"));
        document.newPage();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 7"));
        writer.addPageDictEntry(new PdfName("ITXT_PageMarker"), new PdfNumber(7));
        document.newPage();
        document.add(new Paragraph("Page 8"));
        document.close();
    }
    
    public void check(String filename) throws IOException {
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(filename);
        PdfDictionary pagedict;
        for (int i = 1; i < reader.getNumberOfPages(); i++) {
            pagedict = reader.getPageN(i);
            System.out.println(pagedict.get(new PdfName("ITXT_PageMarker")));
        }
        reader.close();
    }
}


custompagedictkeymerge

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This example is written by Bruno Lowagie in answer to the following question:
 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34617914
 */
package sandbox.logging;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfCopy;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfImportedPage;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfName;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfString;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author Bruno Lowagie (iText Software)
 */
public class CustomPageDictKeyMerge {

    public static final String SRC1 = "resources/pdfs/hello.pdf";
    public static final String SRC2 = "resources/pdfs/united_states.pdf";
    public static final String SRC3 = "resources/pdfs/hero.pdf";
    public static final String DEST = "results/logging/custom_page_dict_key_merge.pdf";
    
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        new CustomPageDictKeyMerge().createPdf(DEST);
    }
    
    
    public void createPdf(String filename) throws IOException, DocumentException {
        PdfName marker = new PdfName("ITXT_PageMarker");
        List<PdfReader> readers = new ArrayList<PdfReader>();
        readers.add(new PdfReader(SRC1));
        readers.add(new PdfReader(SRC2));
        readers.add(new PdfReader(SRC3));
        Document document = new Document();
        PdfCopy copy = new PdfCopy(document, new FileOutputStream(filename));
        document.open();
        int counter = 0;
        int n;
        PdfImportedPage importedPage;
        PdfDictionary pageDict;
        for (PdfReader reader : readers) {
            counter++;
            n = reader.getNumberOfPages();
            for (int p = 1; p <= n; p++) {
                pageDict = reader.getPageN(p);
                pageDict.put(marker, new PdfString(String.format("Page %s of document %s", p, counter)));
                importedPage = copy.getImportedPage(reader, p);
                copy.addPage(importedPage);
            }
        }
        // close the document
        document.close();
        for (PdfReader reader : readers) {
            reader.close();
        }
    }
}


pdfwithcomments

JAVA

JAVA
package sandbox.logging;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.OutputStreamCounter;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import sandbox.WrapToTest;

@WrapToTest
public class PdfWithComments {
    public static final String DEST = "results/logging/pdf_comments.pdf";

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        new PdfWithComments().createPdf(DEST);
    }

    public void createPdf(String filename) throws DocumentException, IOException {
        // step 1
        Document document = new Document();
        // step 2
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(filename));
        // step 3
        document.open();
        OutputStreamCounter os = writer.getOs();
        os.write("% After open\n".getBytes());
        // step 4
        document.add(new Paragraph("Hello World!"));
        document.newPage();
        // step 5
        os.write("% Before close\n".getBytes());
        document.close();
    }
}
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