List object in cell
A couple of List and ListItem examples.
listincell
JAVA
JAVA
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package com.itextpdf.samples.sandbox.tables;
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.*;
import com.itextpdf.layout.properties.UnitValue;
import java.io.File;
public class ListInCell {
public static final String DEST = "./target/sandbox/tables/list_in_cell.pdf";
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
File file = new File(DEST);
file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
new ListInCell().manipulatePdf(DEST);
}
protected void manipulatePdf(String dest) throws Exception {
PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, PageSize.A4.rotate());
// This is how not to do it (but it works anyway):
// Create a list:
List list = new List();
list.add(new ListItem("Item 1"));
list.add(new ListItem("Item 2"));
list.add(new ListItem("Item 3"));
// Wrap this list in a paragraph
Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
paragraph.add(list);
// Add this paragraph to a cell
Cell paragraphCell = new Cell();
paragraphCell.add(paragraph);
// Add the cell to a table
Table paragraphTable = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(2)).useAllAvailableWidth();
paragraphTable.setMarginTop(5);
paragraphTable.addCell("List wrapped in a paragraph:");
paragraphTable.addCell(paragraphCell);
/// Add this nested table to the document
doc.add(new Paragraph("A list, wrapped in a paragraph, wrapped in a cell, " +
"wrapped in a table, wrapped in a phrase:"));
paragraphTable.setMarginTop(5);
doc.add(paragraphTable);
// This is how to do it:
// Add the list directly to a cell
Cell cell = new Cell();
cell.add(list);
// Add the cell to the table
Table table = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(2)).useAllAvailableWidth();
table.setMarginTop(5);
table.addCell("List placed directly into cell");
table.addCell(cell);
// Add the table to the document
doc.add(new Paragraph("A list, wrapped in a cell, wrapped in a table:"));
doc.add(table);
// Avoid adding tables to paragraph (but it works anyway):
Paragraph tableWrapper = new Paragraph();
tableWrapper.setMarginTop(0);
tableWrapper.add(table);
doc.add(new Paragraph("A list, wrapped in a cell, wrapped in a table, wrapped in a paragraph:"));
doc.add(tableWrapper);
doc.close();
}
}
JAVA
JAVA
using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Kernel.Geom;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;
using iText.Layout.Properties;
namespace iText.Samples.Sandbox.Tables
{
public class ListInCell
{
public static readonly string DEST = "results/sandbox/tables/list_in_cell.pdf";
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
file.Directory.Create();
new ListInCell().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
}
private void ManipulatePdf(string dest)
{
PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, PageSize.A4.Rotate());
// This is how not to do it (but it works anyway):
// Create a list:
List list = new List();
list.Add(new ListItem("Item 1"));
list.Add(new ListItem("Item 2"));
list.Add(new ListItem("Item 3"));
// Wrap this list in a paragraph
Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
paragraph.Add(list);
// Add this paragraph to a cell
Cell paragraphCell = new Cell();
paragraphCell.Add(paragraph);
// Add the cell to a table
Table paragraphTable = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(2)).UseAllAvailableWidth();
paragraphTable.SetMarginTop(5);
paragraphTable.AddCell("List wrapped in a paragraph:");
paragraphTable.AddCell(paragraphCell);
// Add this nested table to the document
doc.Add(new Paragraph("A list, wrapped in a paragraph, wrapped in a cell, "
+ "wrapped in a table, wrapped in a phrase:"));
paragraphTable.SetMarginTop(5);
doc.Add(paragraphTable);
// This is how to do it:
// Add the list directly to a cell
Cell cell = new Cell();
cell.Add(list);
// Add the cell to the table
Table table = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(2)).UseAllAvailableWidth();
table.SetMarginTop(5);
table.AddCell("List placed directly into cell");
table.AddCell(cell);
// Add the table to the document
doc.Add(new Paragraph("A list, wrapped in a cell, wrapped in a table:"));
doc.Add(table);
// Avoid adding tables to paragraph (but it works anyway):
Paragraph tableWrapper = new Paragraph();
tableWrapper.SetMarginTop(0);
tableWrapper.Add(table);
doc.Add(new Paragraph("A list, wrapped in a cell, wrapped in a table, wrapped in a paragraph:"));
doc.Add(tableWrapper);
doc.Close();
}
}
}