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splittingandrowspan

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 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.AreaBreak;
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.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

public class SplittingAndRowspan {
    public static final String DEST = "./target/sandbox/tables/splitting_and_rowspan.pdf";

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

        new SplittingAndRowspan().manipulatePdf(DEST);
    }

    protected void manipulatePdf(String dest) throws IOException {
        PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
        Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, new PageSize(300, 160));

        doc.add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(true):"));

        Table table = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(2)).useAllAvailableWidth();
        table.setKeepTogether(true);
        table.setMarginTop(10);

        Cell cell = new Cell(3, 1);
        cell.add(new Paragraph("G"));
        cell.add(new Paragraph("R"));
        cell.add(new Paragraph("P"));

        table.addCell(cell);
        table.addCell("row 1");
        table.addCell("row 2");
        table.addCell("row 3");

        doc.add(table);

        doc.add(new AreaBreak());

        doc.add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(false):"));
        table.setKeepTogether(false);

        doc.add(table);

        doc.close();
    }
}

C#

C#
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 SplittingAndRowspan
    {
        public static readonly string DEST = "results/sandbox/tables/splitting_and_rowspan.pdf";

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

            new SplittingAndRowspan().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
        }

        private void ManipulatePdf(String dest)
        {
            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
            Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, new PageSize(300, 160));

            doc.Add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(true):"));

            Table table = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(2)).UseAllAvailableWidth();
            table.SetKeepTogether(true);
            table.SetMarginTop(10);

            Cell cell = new Cell(3, 1);
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("G"));
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("R"));
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("P"));

            table.AddCell(cell);
            table.AddCell("row 1");
            table.AddCell("row 2");
            table.AddCell("row 3");

            doc.Add(table);

            doc.Add(new AreaBreak());

            doc.Add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(false):"));
            table.SetKeepTogether(false);

            doc.Add(table);
            
            doc.Close();
        }
    }
}


splittingnestedtable1

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 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.AreaBreak;
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.File;

public class SplittingNestedTable1 {
    public static final String DEST = "./target/sandbox/tables/splitting_nested_table1.pdf";

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

        new SplittingNestedTable1().manipulatePdf(DEST);
    }

    protected void manipulatePdf(String dest) throws Exception {
        PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
        Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, new PageSize(300, 210));

        doc.add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(true):"));
        Table table = createTable(true);
        doc.add(table);

        doc.add(new AreaBreak());

        doc.add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(false):"));
        table = createTable(false);
        doc.add(table);

        doc.close();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a table with two cells, the second of which consists of an inner table.
     *
     * @param keepTableTogether defines whether to keep the table together or not
     * @return a {@link Table table} with the format specified above
     */
    private static Table createTable(boolean keepTableTogether) {
        Table table = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(2)).useAllAvailableWidth();
        table.setMarginTop(10);

        // If true, iText will do its best trying not to split the table and process it on a single area
        table.setKeepTogether(keepTableTogether);

        Cell cell = new Cell();
        cell.add(new Paragraph("G"));
        cell.add(new Paragraph("R"));
        cell.add(new Paragraph("O"));
        cell.add(new Paragraph("U"));
        cell.add(new Paragraph("P"));


        table.addCell(cell);

        Table inner = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(1)).useAllAvailableWidth();
        inner.addCell("row 1");
        inner.addCell("row 2");
        inner.addCell("row 3");
        inner.addCell("row 4");
        inner.addCell("row 5");

        cell = new Cell().add(inner);
        cell.setPadding(0);
        table.addCell(cell);

        return table;
    }
}

C#

C#
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 SplittingNestedTable1 {
        public static readonly string DEST = "results/sandbox/tables/splitting_nested_table1.pdf";

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

            new SplittingNestedTable1().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
        }

        protected void ManipulatePdf(String dest) {
            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
            Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, new PageSize(300, 210));

            doc.Add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(true):"));
            Table table = CreateTable(true);
            doc.Add(table);

            doc.Add(new AreaBreak());

            doc.Add(new Paragraph("Table with setKeepTogether(false):"));
            table = CreateTable(false);
            doc.Add(table);

            doc.Close();
        }

        /// <summary>Creates a table with two cells, the second of which consists of an inner table.</summary>
        /// <param name="keepTableTogether">bool value which defines whether to keep the table together or not</param>
        /// <returns><see cref="Table"/> with the format specified above</returns>
        private static Table CreateTable(bool keepTableTogether) {
            Table table = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(2)).UseAllAvailableWidth();
            table.SetMarginTop(10);

            // If true, iText will do its best trying not to split the table and process it on a single area
            table.SetKeepTogether(keepTableTogether);

            Cell cell = new Cell();
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("G"));
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("R"));
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("O"));
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("U"));
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("P"));

            table.AddCell(cell);

            Table inner = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(1)).UseAllAvailableWidth();
            inner.AddCell("row 1");
            inner.AddCell("row 2");
            inner.AddCell("row 3");
            inner.AddCell("row 4");
            inner.AddCell("row 5");

            cell = new Cell().Add(inner);
            cell.SetPadding(0);
            table.AddCell(cell);

            return table;
        }
    }
}


splittingnestedtable2

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 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.AreaBreak;
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.File;

public class SplittingNestedTable2 {
    public static final String DEST = "./target/sandbox/tables/splitting_nested_table2.pdf";

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

        new SplittingNestedTable2().manipulatePdf(DEST);
    }

    protected void manipulatePdf(String dest) throws Exception {
        PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
        Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, new PageSize(300, 170));

        doc.add(new Paragraph("Cell with setKeepTogether(true):"));
        Table table = createTable(true);
        doc.add(table);

        doc.add(new AreaBreak());

        doc.add(new Paragraph("Cell with setKeepTogether(false):"));
        table = createTable(false);
        doc.add(table);

        doc.close();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a table with two cells: the first is either kept together or not,
     * the second consists of an inner table.
     *
     * @param keepFirstCellTogether defines whether to keep the first cell together or not
     * @return a {@link Table table} with the format specified above
     */
    private static Table createTable(boolean keepFirstCellTogether) {
        Table table = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(2)).useAllAvailableWidth();
        table.setMarginTop(10);

        Cell cell = new Cell();
        cell.add(new Paragraph("GROUPS"));
        cell.setRotationAngle(Math.toRadians(90));

        // If true, iText will do its best trying not to split the cell and process it on a single area
        cell.setKeepTogether(keepFirstCellTogether);

        table.addCell(cell);

        Table inner = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(1)).useAllAvailableWidth();
        inner.addCell("row 1");
        inner.addCell("row 2");
        inner.addCell("row 3");
        inner.addCell("row 4");
        inner.addCell("row 5");

        cell = new Cell().add(inner);
        cell.setPadding(0);
        table.addCell(cell);

        return table;
    }
}

C#

C#
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 SplittingNestedTable2 {
        public static readonly string DEST = "results/sandbox/tables/splitting_nested_table2.pdf";

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

            new SplittingNestedTable2().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
        }

        protected void ManipulatePdf(String dest) {
            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest));
            Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc, new PageSize(300, 170));

            doc.Add(new Paragraph("Cell with setKeepTogether(true):"));
            Table table = CreateTable(true);
            doc.Add(table);

            doc.Add(new AreaBreak());

            doc.Add(new Paragraph("Cell with setKeepTogether(false):"));
            table = CreateTable(false);
            doc.Add(table);

            doc.Close();
        }

        /// <summary>Creates a table with two cells: the first is either kept together or not,
        ///          the second consists of an inner table.</summary>
        /// <param name="keepFirstCellTogether">bool value which defines whether to keep the first cell together or not</param>
        /// <returns><see cref="Table"/> with the format specified above</returns>
        private static Table CreateTable(bool keepFirstCellTogether) {
            Table table = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(2)).UseAllAvailableWidth();
            table.SetMarginTop(10);

            Cell cell = new Cell();
            cell.Add(new Paragraph("GROUPS"));
            cell.SetRotationAngle(Math.PI / 2);

            // If true, iText will do its best trying not to split the table and process it on a single area
            cell.SetKeepTogether(keepFirstCellTogether);


            table.AddCell(cell);

            Table inner = new Table(UnitValue.CreatePercentArray(1)).UseAllAvailableWidth();
            inner.AddCell("row 1");
            inner.AddCell("row 2");
            inner.AddCell("row 3");
            inner.AddCell("row 4");
            inner.AddCell("row 5");

            cell = new Cell().Add(inner);
            cell.SetPadding(0);
            table.AddCell(cell);

            return table;
        }
    }
}
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