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Right aligning text in PdfPCell
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I have a table where in the first row there are only images and in the second row there are only descriptions of the images. I handle this by creating a table with the size (columns) of the amount of images and then filling the cells with tables with size 1 (2 rows = 1st row the image, 2nd row the description). After setting cell alignment of the 1st row to center, the second row will not apply the align and the description stays on the left ... is this a bug?
Integer size = filepathArray.length;
PdfPTable pdfPTable = new PdfPTable(size);
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
PdfPTable inner = new PdfPTable(1);
try {
PdfPCell image = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell description = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
image.setImage(Image.getInstance(getImageAsByteArray(filepathArray[i])));
image.setFixedHeight(32);
image.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
image.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
inner.addCell(image);
description.addElement(new Chunk(filepathArray[i], FontFactory.getFont("Arial", 8)));
description.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
description.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
inner.addCell(description);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.addElement(inner); // needed to actually remove the border from the cell which contains the inner table because tables have no setter for the border
cell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
pdfPTable.addCell(cell);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
pdfPTable.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
Result: the image is centered, the text is not, no way, I've tried everything! Also addElement() removes all previously set alignments (table and cell elements, is this a bug?) so I have to set the alignment AFTER I added the content to the cell or table.
This is wrong:
PdfPCell description = new PdfPCell();
description.addElement(new Chunk(filepathArray[i], FontFactory.getFont("Arial", 8)));
description.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
It is wrong because you are mixing text mode:
PdfPCell description = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(filepathArray[i], FontFactory.getFont("Arial", 8)));
description.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
With composite mode:
PdfPCell description = new PdfPCell();
Paragraph p = new Paragraph(filepathArray[i], FontFactory.getFont("Arial", 8));
p.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
description.addElement(p);
Seems like you have tried everything but using the approaches that are explained in the documentation ;-)
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I just started using this library.
How can i position text in a cell at middle and at bottom?
PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.createFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA_BOLD);
Paragraph para = new Paragraph("Test").setFont(font);
Table table = new Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(1)).useAllAvailableWidth();
Cell cell = new Cell();
cell.setMinHeight(100);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.MIDDLE);
cell.add(para);
cell.add(new Paragraph("test")).setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
table.addCell(cell);
Currently setting the vertical alignment the content is aligned to the bottom. The output:
How can I achieve the position of text at middle and bottom?
Like this with in the same cell:
Thanks.
PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.createFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA_BOLD);
Paragraph para = new Paragraph("Test").setFont(font);
Table table = new
Table(UnitValue.createPercentArray(1)).useAllAvailableWidth();
table.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.CENTER);
table.setTextAlignment(TextAlignment.CENTER);
Cell cell = new Cell();
cell.setMinHeight(100);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.MIDDLE);
cell.add(para);
cell.add(new Paragraph("test")).setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
table.addCell(cell);
I am writing a Java code to generate a PDF template. In the pdf's header section, I have created a pdfTable which has 7 cells including an image cell (Logo), a text field (Id Number) and remaining 5 cells to populate the actual Id Number.
In the output, I should get a bigger image cell (representing the Logo) and Id number cells must be smaller in size than the image cell. Example, as in the below image (Expected Result).
However when the template is generated, I am unable populate as expected as shown in the above image (Expected Result).
When the PDF is generated, all the cells are taking the size of the image cell.
I have tried with different approaches like setting column widhts, setFixedHeight(), setRowSpan(), setColumnSpan() methods etc. But nothing worked. Below image shows my output (Current Output).
Below is code which I have written.
public class NbaBafTemplateGenerator {
private void createNbaBafTemplate(File outPutfileName, NbaBafTemplateData formData,String logoName) {
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(outPutfileName));
document.open();
PdfPTable table = null;
// Passing the data as a single String
//IdNumber varible is of type String and has 5 characters of the number.
table = NbaBafTemplatePage.createHeaderTable(logoName + ",Id Number: , " +
formData.getIdNumber(), 7, "", "","1.5f, 1f, 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f");
document.add(table);
}// END OF CLASS NbaBafTemplateGenerator.
//Class NbaBafTemplatePage Begins.
public class NbaBafTemplatePage extends PdfPageEventHelper {
public static PdfPTable createHeaderTable(String text, int columnCount, String colour, String align, String colSize)
throws DocumentException, IOException {
PdfPTable table = null;
table = new PdfPTable(columnCount); // 7 columns.
table.setWidthPercentage(100); // Width 100%
table.setSpacingBefore(0f); /
table.setSpacingAfter(10f);
//Assigning column widths based on input width params.
float[] tablecolumnWidths = {
Float.parseFloat(colSize.split(",")[0]),
Float.parseFloat(colSize.split(",")[1]),
Float.parseFloat(colSize.split(",")[2]),
Float.parseFloat(colSize.split(",")[3]),
Float.parseFloat(colSize.split(",")[4]),
Float.parseFloat(colSize.split(",")[5]),
Float.parseFloat(colSize.split(",")[6])};
PdfPCell imgCell = new PdfPCell(createImageCell(text.split(",")[0]));
//imgCell.setColspan(3);
//imgCell.setRowspan(3);
imgCell.setBorder(PdfPCell.NO_BORDER);
imgCell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
imgCell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
table.addCell(imgCell);
PdfPCell idCell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(text.split(",")[1]));
idCell.setBorderColor(BaseColor.BLACK);
idCell.setBackgroundColor(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY);
idCell.setPaddingLeft(10);
idCell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
idCell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
table.addCell(idCell);
PdfPCell cellC0 = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(text.split(",")[2]));
cellC0.setBorderColor(BaseColor.BLACK);
cellC0.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
cellC0.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
table.addCell(cellC0);
PdfPCell cellC1 = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(text.split(",")[3]));
cellC1.setBorderColor(BaseColor.BLACK);
cellC1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
cellC1.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
table.addCell(cellC1);
PdfPCell cellC2 = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(text.split(",")[4]));
cellC2.setBorderColor(BaseColor.BLACK);
cellC2.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
cellC2.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
table.addCell(cellC2);
PdfPCell cellC3 = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(text.split(",")[5]));
cellC3.setBorderColor(BaseColor.BLACK);
cellC3.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
cellC3.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
table.addCell(cellC3);
PdfPCell cellC4 = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(text.split(",")[6]));
cellC4.setBorderColor(BaseColor.BLACK);
cellC4.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
cellC4.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
table.addCell(cellC4);
return table;
}//END OF METHOD createHeaderTable.
public static PdfPCell createImageCell(String path) throws DocumentException, IOException {
Image img = Image.getInstance(path);
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(img, true);
return cell;
}
}
I am using Java and iText 5.x version.
Can anyone please let me know how to generate the pdf table with different cell sizes.
You can create a table with 2 rows (13 cells). Set the column-span of image cell equal to 2. Keep the remaining cells of the first row as blank, set their borders as 0 (invisible), and adjust their heights (cells of the first row) as per your required alignment.
Then add the remaining 6 cells to the table as a second row. Adjust column widths as per your requirement. Hope this helps.
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(7);
table.setWidthPercentage(100);
PdfPCell imageCell = new PdfPCell(image);
imageCell.setBorder(0);
imageCell.setRowspan(2);
table.addCell(imageCell);
for(int i=0; i<6;i++) {
PdfPCell blankCell = new PdfPCell();
blankCell.setBorder(0);
blankCell.setFixedHeight(20f);
table.addCell(blankCell);
}
PdfPCell cell22 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("ID Number"));
table.addCell(cell22);
PdfPCell cell23 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("9"));
table.addCell(cell23);
PdfPCell cell24 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("6"));
table.addCell(cell24);
PdfPCell cell25 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("0"));
table.addCell(cell25);
PdfPCell cell26 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("5"));
table.addCell(cell26);
PdfPCell cell27 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("1"));
table.addCell(cell27);
document.add(table);
I need to make PDF sample file just like the below image but I didn't find any suitable guide to do exactly like this. I have followed some links
http://itextpdf.com/examples/iia.php?id=102
Is there a way to draw a rectangle into a PdfPCell in iText (the Java version)?
but from the second link I didn't understand how could I make more likely to my requirement.
Thanks in advance.
It is unclear to me why you refer to this example: http://itextpdf.com/examples/iia.php?id=102
The PDF that is created with that example shows me in a Superman outfit. What is the link with creating a table with rounded borders?
Please take a look at the NestedTableRoundedBorder example. It creates a PDF that looks like this: nested_table_rounded_border.pdf
This construction consists of nested tables. The outer table only has one column, but we use it to create the rounded corners:
class RoundRectangle implements PdfPCellEvent {
public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle rect,
PdfContentByte[] canvas) {
PdfContentByte cb = canvas[PdfPTable.LINECANVAS];
cb.roundRectangle(
rect.getLeft() + 1.5f, rect.getBottom() + 1.5f, rect.getWidth() - 3,
rect.getHeight() - 3, 4);
cb.stroke();
}
}
This cell event is used like this:
cell = new PdfPCell(innertable);
cell.setCellEvent(roundRectangle);
cell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
cell.setPadding(8);
outertable.addCell(cell);
The inner tables are used to create cells with or without borders, for instance like this:
// inner table 1
PdfPTable innertable = new PdfPTable(5);
innertable.setWidths(new int[]{8, 12, 1, 4, 12});
// first row
// column 1
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Record Ref:"));
cell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
innertable.addCell(cell);
// column 2
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("GN Staff"));
cell.setPaddingLeft(2);
innertable.addCell(cell);
// column 3
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
innertable.addCell(cell);
// column 4
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Date: "));
cell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
innertable.addCell(cell);
// column 5
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("30/4/2015"));
cell.setPaddingLeft(2);
innertable.addCell(cell);
// spacing
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setColspan(5);
cell.setFixedHeight(3);
cell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
innertable.addCell(cell);
If some of the dimensions are quite like you want, it's sufficient to change parameters such as the widths array, the padding, the fixed height, etc.
I have used one parent table that is table_body. One child table that is sub_table(as i would like to place this sub_table inside a PdfPCell in the parent table. ). I want to draw a line when a row is complete for the parent table as per my requirement. But, the issue is bottomborder for the subtable and for the general pdfPcell 'body_cell_bottomBorder' is not getting aligned in a single straight line.
PdfPTable table_body = new PdfPTable(2); // main table
table_body.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); // set border to none
table_body.setWidthPercentage(100.0f);
table_body.setWidths(new float[] {3.0f,1.0f,});
table_body.setSpacingBefore(6);
PdfPTable sub_table = new PdfPTable(1); // sub table
sub_table.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER); // set border to none
body_cell_bottomBorder.setPhrase(new Phrase("Example",font_body)); // this cell has the bottom border only
Image image = Image.getInstance(BarCode.createBarcode("example"));
body_cell = new PdfPCell(image, true); // this cell has no border at all
body_cell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
sub_table.addCell(body_cell); // added one row in the sub table
sub_table.addCell(body_cell_bottomBorder); // added second row in the sub table and also want a bottom border
table_body.addCell(sub_table); // added subtable into the parent table pdfpcell
body_cell_bottomBorder.setPhrase(new Phrase(RPL,font_body)); // now adding second column value in parent table pdfPcell and want a bottom border only
table_body.addCell(body_cell_bottomBorder); // added to the parent table
Problem is these two cells of parent table do not make a complete single straight line which i want.
One way:
In the 'child' PdfPTable as each PdfPCell is added, explicitly set Rectangle.NO_BORDER.
When you're done with the 'child' table, wrap in a PdfPCell and set border(s), then add to 'parent' PdfPTable.
Example in C#, since this question is tagged w/itextsharp:
string text = "0000";
int topBottomBorder = Rectangle.BOTTOM_BORDER | Rectangle.TOP_BORDER;
using (Document document = new Document()) {
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, STREAM);
document.Open();
PdfPTable parentTable = new PdfPTable(2);
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell() {
Phrase = new Phrase(text), Border = topBottomBorder
};
parentTable.AddCell(cell);
// in 'child' PdfPTable *ALL* PdfPCells set *WITH NO* border
PdfPTable childTable = new PdfPTable(1);
childTable.AddCell(new PdfPCell
(
(new BarcodeQRCode(text, 1, 1, null)).GetImage()
)
{ Border = Rectangle.NO_BORDER, PaddingTop = 1 }
);
childTable.AddCell(new PdfPCell() { // row 2
Border = Rectangle.NO_BORDER, Phrase = new Phrase(text)
});
// 1. wrap childTable in PdfPCell and set top & bottom borders
PdfPCell childTableCell = new PdfPCell(childTable) {
Border = topBottomBorder
};
// 2. add to main PdfPTable
parentTable.AddCell(childTableCell);
document.Add(parentTable);
}
Result:
Working with iText and using table cells.
I have 25 cells (columns) in a table.
The content of each column is rotated 90 degree and is required to be fitted to the height of each cell.
In some cases when the length of the content exceeds the height of the cell, not all the content is visible (Only the part of content is visible that is fitted to the height of the cell, the rest is dropped). I want to get that dropped content and want to show it in the next adjacent cell.
The following code is used -
PdfPCell cell;
for(int i = 0;i< 25;i++)
{
if(locs.get(i) == null)
{
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorder(0);
table.addCell(cell);
}
else
{
Font font = new Font(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 9, Font.BOLD, BaseColor.BLACK);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(locs.get(i), font));
cell.setRotation(90);
cell.setBorder(0);
cell.setFixedHeight(110f);
//cell.setMinimumHeight(10f);
table.addCell(cell);
}
}
So if the value of locs.get(i) is greater then the height of the cell (cell height is fixed to 110f in the above code), some content that doesn't fit gets dropped to be shown in the view.
How to get that content and show it to the adjacent cell ?
The method used that solved the purpose is the following:
PdfPCell cell;
for(int i = 0;i< 25;i++)
{
if(locs.get(i) != null)
{
Font font = new Font(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 9, Font.BOLD, BaseColor.BLACK);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(locs.get(i), font));
cell.setRotation(90);
cell.setBorder(0);
cell.setFixedHeight(110f);
cell.setColspan(2);
table.addCell(cell);
}
else
{
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorder(0);
table.addCell(cell);
}
}
So setting the colspan to 2 ensures that if the contents exceeds the length of the first column then move the remaining contents to the next column of the cell (One cell having two columns now after adding the colspan of 2).
If anyone knows the better way to do the same thing then you are welcome!