stepenik · March 27, 2019 21:43 · May 17, 2011
diff --git a/MovieCountries1.java b/MovieCountries1.java
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+/*
+ * This class is part of the book "iText in Action - 2nd Edition"
+ * written by Bruno Lowagie (ISBN: 9781935182610)
+ * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/examples/
+ * This example only works with the AGPL version of iText.
+ *
+ * Modified by Nick Dunn (http://developmentality.wordpress.com) to
+ * focus on just the PDF header aspect.
+ */
+
+package part1.chapter05;
+
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Statement;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+
+import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
+import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
+import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
+import com.itextpdf.text.ExceptionConverter;
+import com.itextpdf.text.Image;
+import com.itextpdf.text.PageSize;
+import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
+import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
+import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
+import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.ColumnText;
+import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
+import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
+import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPageEventHelper;
+import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfTemplate;
+import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
+
+public class MovieCountries1 {
+
+    /** The resulting PDF file. */
+    public static final String RESULT
+        = "example_result.pdf";
+
+    /**
+     * Inner class to add a table as header.
+     */
+    class TableHeader extends PdfPageEventHelper {
+        /** The header text. */
+        String header;
+        /** The template with the total number of pages. */
+        PdfTemplate total;
+
+        /**
+         * Allows us to change the content of the header.
+         * @param header The new header String
+         */
+        public void setHeader(String header) {
+            this.header = header;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Creates the PdfTemplate that will hold the total number of pages.
+         * @see com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPageEventHelper#onOpenDocument(
+         *      com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter, com.itextpdf.text.Document)
+         */
+        public void onOpenDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document) {
+            total = writer.getDirectContent().createTemplate(30, 16);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Adds a header to every page
+         * @see com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPageEventHelper#onEndPage(
+         *      com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter, com.itextpdf.text.Document)
+         */
+        public void onEndPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document) {
+            PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
+            try {
+                table.setWidths(new int[]{24, 24, 2});
+                table.setTotalWidth(527);
+                table.setLockedWidth(true);
+                table.getDefaultCell().setFixedHeight(20);
+                table.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.BOTTOM);
+                table.addCell(header);
+                table.getDefaultCell().setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
+                table.addCell(String.format("Page %d of", writer.getPageNumber()));
+                PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(Image.getInstance(total));
+                cell.setBorder(Rectangle.BOTTOM);
+                table.addCell(cell);
+                table.writeSelectedRows(0, -1, 34, 803, writer.getDirectContent());
+            }
+            catch(DocumentException de) {
+                throw new ExceptionConverter(de);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Fills out the total number of pages before the document is closed.
+         * @see com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPageEventHelper#onCloseDocument(
+         *      com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter, com.itextpdf.text.Document)
+         */
+        public void onCloseDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document) {
+            ColumnText.showTextAligned(total, Element.ALIGN_LEFT,
+                    new Phrase(String.valueOf(writer.getPageNumber() - 1)),
+                    2, 2, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a PDF document.
+     * @param filename the path to the new PDF document
+     * @throws    DocumentException 
+     * @throws    IOException
+     * @throws    SQLException
+     */
+    public void createPdf(String filename)
+        throws IOException, DocumentException, SQLException {
+
+        // step 1
+        Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 36, 36, 54, 36);
+        // step 2
+        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT));
+        TableHeader event = new TableHeader();
+        writer.setPageEvent(event);
+        // step 3 - fill in the document
+        document.open();
+
+        event.setHeader("Hello!");
+        document.add(new Paragraph("Testing."));
+        document.newPage();
+        event.setHeader("There!");
+        document.add(new Paragraph("Testing."));
+
+        document.close();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Main method.
+     *
+     * @param    args    no arguments needed
+     * @throws DocumentException 
+     * @throws IOException 
+     * @throws SQLException
+     */
+    public static void main(String[] args)
+        throws IOException, DocumentException, SQLException {
+        new MovieCountries1().createPdf(RESULT);
+    }
+}
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+See http://itextpdf.com/book/chapter.php?id=5 for more information on table headers.
+
+http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5062898/add-header-to-pdf-using-itext
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		See http://itextpdf.com/book/chapter.php?id=5 for more information on table headers.

		http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5062898/add-header-to-pdf-using-itext