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iText Jump-Start Tutorial : Chapter 1

The following examples relate to Chapter 1 of the iText Core Jump-Start Tutorial (Java/.NET)

c01e01_helloworld

JAVA
JAVA 
/*
    This file is part of the iText (R) project.
    Copyright (c) 1998-2023 Apryse Group NV
    Authors: Apryse Software.

    For more information, please contact iText Software at this address:
    sales@itextpdf.com
 */
package tutorial.chapter01;

import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.layout.Document;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.Paragraph;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Simple Hello World example.
 */
public class C01E01_HelloWorld {
    
    public static final String DEST = "results/chapter01/hello_world.pdf";
    
    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        new C01E01_HelloWorld().createPdf(DEST);
    }
    
    public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException {
        //Initialize PDF writer
        PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);

        //Initialize PDF document
        PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
        
        // Initialize document
        Document document = new Document(pdf);

        //Add paragraph to the document
        document.add(new Paragraph("Hello World!"));

        //Close document
        document.close();
    }
}
C#
C# 
using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;

namespace Tutorial.Chapter01 {
    /// <summary>Simple Hello World example.</summary>
    public class C01E01_HelloWorld {
        public const String DEST = "../../../results/chapter01/hello_world.pdf";

        public static void Main(String[] args) {
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            file.Directory.Create();
            new C01E01_HelloWorld().CreatePdf(DEST);
        }

        public virtual void CreatePdf(String dest) {
            //Initialize PDF writer
            PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);
            //Initialize PDF document
            PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
            // Initialize document
            Document document = new Document(pdf);
            //Add paragraph to the document
            document.Add(new Paragraph("Hello World!"));
            //Close document
            document.Close();
        }
    }
}

c01e02_rickastley

JAVA
JAVA 
/*
    This file is part of the iText (R) project.
    Copyright (c) 1998-2023 Apryse Group NV
    Authors: Apryse Software.

    For more information, please contact iText Software at this address:
    sales@itextpdf.com
 */
package tutorial.chapter01;

import com.itextpdf.io.font.constants.StandardFonts;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfFont;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfFontFactory;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.layout.Document;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.List;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.ListItem;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.Paragraph;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Simple List example.
 */
public class C01E02_RickAstley {
        public static final String DEST = "results/chapter01/rick_astley.pdf";
    
    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        new C01E02_RickAstley().createPdf(DEST);
    }
    
    public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException {
        //Initialize PDF writer
        PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);

        //Initialize PDF document
        PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
        
        // Initialize document
        Document document = new Document(pdf);
        
        // Create a PdfFont
        PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.createFont(StandardFonts.TIMES_ROMAN);
        // Add a Paragraph
        document.add(new Paragraph("iText is:").setFont(font));
        // Create a List
        List list = new List()
            .setSymbolIndent(12)
            .setListSymbol("\u2022")
            .setFont(font);
        // Add ListItem objects
        list.add(new ListItem("Never gonna give you up"))
            .add(new ListItem("Never gonna let you down"))
            .add(new ListItem("Never gonna run around and desert you"))
            .add(new ListItem("Never gonna make you cry"))
            .add(new ListItem("Never gonna say goodbye"))
            .add(new ListItem("Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you"));
        // Add the list
        document.add(list);

        //Close document
        document.close();
    }
}

C#

C# 
using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.IO.Font.Constants;
using iText.Kernel.Font;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;

namespace Tutorial.Chapter01 {
    /// <summary>Simple List example.</summary>
    public class C01E02_RickAstley {
        public const String DEST = "../../../results/chapter01/rick_astley.pdf";

        public static void Main(String[] args) {
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            if (!file.Directory.Exists) file.Directory.Create();
            new C01E02_RickAstley().CreatePdf(DEST);
        }

        public virtual void CreatePdf(String dest) {
            //Initialize PDF writer
            PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);
            //Initialize PDF document
            PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
            // Initialize document
            Document document = new Document(pdf);
            // Create a PdfFont
            PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.CreateFont(StandardFonts.TIMES_ROMAN);
            // Add a Paragraph
            document.Add(new Paragraph("iText is:").SetFont(font));
            // Create a List
            List list = new List().SetSymbolIndent(12).SetListSymbol("\u2022").SetFont(font);
            // Add ListItem objects
            list.Add(new ListItem("Never gonna give you up")).Add(new ListItem("Never gonna let you down")).Add(new ListItem
                ("Never gonna run around and desert you")).Add(new ListItem("Never gonna make you cry")).Add(new ListItem
                ("Never gonna say goodbye")).Add(new ListItem("Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you"));
            // Add the list
            document.Add(list);
            //Close document
            document.Close();
        }
    }
}

c01e03_quickbrownfox

JAVA
JAVA 
/*
    This file is part of the iText (R) project.
    Copyright (c) 1998-2023 Apryse Group NV
    Authors: Apryse Software.

    For more information, please contact iText Software at this address:
    sales@itextpdf.com
 */
package tutorial.chapter01;

import com.itextpdf.io.image.ImageDataFactory;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.layout.Document;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.Image;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.Paragraph;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Simple image example.
 */
public class C01E03_QuickBrownFox {
    public static final String DOG = "src/main/resources/img/dog.bmp";
    public static final String FOX = "src/main/resources/img/fox.bmp";
        
    public static final String DEST = "results/chapter01/quick_brown_fox.pdf";
    
    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        new C01E03_QuickBrownFox().createPdf(DEST);
    }
    
    public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException {
        //Initialize PDF writer
        PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);

        //Initialize PDF document
        PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
        
        // Initialize document
        Document document = new Document(pdf);
        
        // Compose Paragraph
        Image fox = new Image(ImageDataFactory.create(FOX));
        Image dog = new Image(ImageDataFactory.create(DOG));
        Paragraph p = new Paragraph("The quick brown ")
                .add(fox)
                .add(" jumps over the lazy ")
                .add(dog);
        // Add Paragraph to document
        document.add(p);
        
        //Close document
        document.close();
    }
}

C#

C# 
using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.IO.Image;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;

namespace Tutorial.Chapter01 {
    /// <summary>Simple image example.</summary>
    public class C01E03_QuickBrownFox {
        public const String DOG = "../../../resources/img/dog.bmp";

        public const String FOX = "../../../resources/img/fox.bmp";

        public const String DEST = "../../../results/chapter01/quick_brown_fox.pdf";

        public static void Main(String[] args) {
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            file.Directory.Create();
            new C01E03_QuickBrownFox().CreatePdf(DEST);
        }

        public virtual void CreatePdf(String dest) {
            //Initialize PDF writer
            PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);
            //Initialize PDF document
            PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
            // Initialize document
            Document document = new Document(pdf);
            // Compose Paragraph
            iText.Layout.Element.Image fox = new Image(ImageDataFactory.Create(FOX));
            iText.Layout.Element.Image dog = new iText.Layout.Element.Image(ImageDataFactory.Create(DOG));
            Paragraph p = new Paragraph("The quick brown ").Add(fox).Add(" jumps over the lazy ").Add(dog);
            // Add Paragraph to document
            document.Add(p);
            //Close document
            document.Close();
        }
    }
}

c01e04_unitedstates

JAVA
JAVA 
/*
    This file is part of the iText (R) project.
    Copyright (c) 1998-2023 Apryse Group NV
    Authors: Apryse Software.

    For more information, please contact iText Software at this address:
    sales@itextpdf.com
 */
package tutorial.chapter01;

import com.itextpdf.io.font.constants.StandardFonts;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfFont;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfFontFactory;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.PageSize;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument;
import com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.layout.Document;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.Cell;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.layout.element.Table;
import com.itextpdf.layout.properties.UnitValue;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

/**
 * Simple table example.
 */
public class C01E04_UnitedStates {
    public static final String DATA = "src/main/resources/data/united_states.csv";

    public static final String DEST = "results/chapter01/united_states.pdf";

    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
        File file = new File(DEST);
        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
        new C01E04_UnitedStates().createPdf(DEST);
    }

    public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException {
        //Initialize PDF writer
        PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);

        //Initialize PDF document
        PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);

        // Initialize document
        Document document = new Document(pdf, PageSize.A4.rotate());
        document.setMargins(20, 20, 20, 20);

        PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.createFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA);
        PdfFont bold = PdfFontFactory.createFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA_BOLD);
        Table table = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(new float[]{4, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1}))
                .useAllAvailableWidth();
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(DATA));
        String line = br.readLine();
        process(table, line, bold, true);
        while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
            process(table, line, font, false);
        }
        br.close();
        document.add(table);

        //Close document
        document.close();
    }

    public void process(Table table, String line, PdfFont font, boolean isHeader) {
        StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(line, ";");
        while (tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
            if (isHeader) {
                table.addHeaderCell(new Cell().add(new Paragraph(tokenizer.nextToken()).setFont(font)));
            } else {
                table.addCell(new Cell().add(new Paragraph(tokenizer.nextToken()).setFont(font)));
            }
        }
    }
}

C#

C# 
using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Commons.Utils;
using iText.IO.Font.Constants;
using iText.Kernel.Font;
using iText.Kernel.Geom;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;
using iText.Layout.Properties;

namespace Tutorial.Chapter01 {
    /// <summary>Simple table example.</summary>
    public class C01E04_UnitedStates {
        public const String DATA = "../../../resources/data/united_states.csv";

        public const String DEST = "../../../results/chapter01/united_states.pdf";

        public static void Main(String[] args) {
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            file.Directory.Create();
            new C01E04_UnitedStates().CreatePdf(DEST);
        }

        public virtual void CreatePdf(String dest) {
            //Initialize PDF writer
            PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest);
            //Initialize PDF document
            PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(writer);
            // Initialize document
            Document document = new Document(pdf, PageSize.A4.Rotate());
            document.SetMargins(20, 20, 20, 20);
            PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.CreateFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA);
            PdfFont bold = PdfFontFactory.CreateFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA_BOLD);
            Table table = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(new float[] { 4, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 }))
                .UseAllAvailableWidth();
            using (StreamReader sr = File.OpenText(DATA))
            {
                String line = sr.ReadLine();
                Process(table, line, bold, true);
                while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
                {
                    Process(table, line, font, false);
                }
            }

            document.Add(table);
            //Close document
            document.Close();
        }

        public virtual void Process(Table table, String line, PdfFont font, bool isHeader) {
            StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(line, ";");
            while (tokenizer.HasMoreTokens()) {
                if (isHeader) {
                    table.AddHeaderCell(new Cell().Add(new Paragraph(tokenizer.NextToken()).SetFont(font)));
                }
                else {
                    table.AddCell(new Cell().Add(new Paragraph(tokenizer.NextToken()).SetFont(font)));
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Resources

dog.bmp
fox.bmp
united_states.csv

Results

cmp_hello_world.pdf

cmp_rick_astley.pdf

cmp_quick_brown_fox.pdf

cmp_united_states.pdf

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