The code below uses the iText Library to create the document SampleForm.pdf linked here.
For a detailed explanation of the code, read the post Creating a PDF Document in Java with iText.
package explore.itext.form;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import com.itextpdf.text.BadElementException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Font;
import com.itextpdf.text.FontFactory;
import com.itextpdf.text.Image;
import com.itextpdf.text.PageSize;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
public class FormPrintingService {
private static FormPrintingService instance;
private Font arial;
private Font arialSmall;
private Font arialMini;
private Font courier;
/**
* Private constructor, since this is a singleton. Fonts are initialized in
* the constructor.
*/
private FormPrintingService() {
arial = FontFactory.getFont("Arial", 8);
arial.setStyle(Font.BOLD);
arialSmall = FontFactory.getFont("Arial", 6);
arialSmall.setStyle(Font.BOLD);
courier = FontFactory.getFont("Courier", 10);
arialMini = FontFactory.getFont("Arial", 5);
}
/**
* Provides an access to the service instance
*
* @return
*/
public static FormPrintingService getInstance() {
if (instance == null) {
instance = new FormPrintingService();
}
return instance;
}
/**
* Creates the PDF document.
*
* @param domainObject
*/
public void createDocument(Object domainObject) {
/**
* Assign the domainObject to an instance variable so that it can be
* used to populate the fields in the form
*/
try {
Document document = new Document(PageSize.LETTER);
document.setMargins(36f, 36f, 36f, 36f);
FileOutputStream fos;
fos = new FileOutputStream("I:\\trash\\SampleForm.pdf");
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, fos);
document.open();
document.newPage();
/**
* Only adding one element to the document. The element contains the
* entire form (which is just a table).
*/
Element mainElement = mainElement();
document.add(mainElement);
document.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (DocumentException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
/**
* Builds and returns the main table.
*
* @return
*/
private Element mainElement() {
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);
table.setWidthPercentage(100f);
table.getDefaultCell().setBorderWidth(0.5f);
Element element;
PdfPCell cell;
element = this.firstElement();
cell = this.createCell(1, 1);
cell.setBorder(0);
cell.setPadding(2f);
cell.addElement(element);
table.addCell(cell);
element = this.secondElement();
cell = this.createCell(1, 1);
cell.setBorder(0);
cell.setPadding(2f);
cell.addElement(element);
table.addCell(cell);
element = this.thirdElement();
cell = this.createCell(1, 1);
cell.addElement(element);
table.addCell(cell);
element = this.fourthLogoElement();
// You need to pass the image to the constructor.
// If you add the image, it will be stretched to fill the cell.
cell = new PdfPCell((Image)element);
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
element = this.fifthElement();
cell = this.createCell(1, 1);
cell.addElement(element);
table.addCell(cell);
// This is a nested table
PdfPTable acctTable = (PdfPTable) this.sixthElement();
cell = new PdfPCell(acctTable);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
element = this.seventhElement();
cell = this.createCell(2, 1);
cell.addElement(element);
table.addCell(cell);
PdfPTable wTable = (PdfPTable) this.eigthElement();
cell = new PdfPCell(wTable);
cell.setColspan(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
element = this.ninethElement();
cell = this.createCell(2, 1);
cell.addElement(element);
table.addCell(cell);
return table;
}
/**
* Creates new cells
*
* @param colspan
* @param rowspan
* @return
*/
private PdfPCell createCell(int colspan, int rowspan) {
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setPadding(0);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setColspan(colspan);
cell.setRowspan(rowspan);
return cell;
}
private Element firstElement() {
float leading = 9f;
Phrase label = new Phrase("Ref. ", this.arial);
Phrase ref = new Phrase("1239999 9999", courier);
Paragraph info = new Paragraph();
info.setLeading(leading);
info.add(label);
info.add(ref);
return info;
}
private Element secondElement() {
float leading = 9f;
Phrase label = new Phrase("Doc ", this.arial);
Phrase doc = new Phrase("1234567890", courier);
Paragraph info = new Paragraph();
info.setLeading(leading);
info.add(label);
info.add(doc);
info.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
return info;
}
private Element fourthLogoElement() {
String path = "I:\\trash\\logo.jpg";
Image image = null;
try {
image = Image.getInstance(path);
} catch (BadElementException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return image;
}
private Element thirdElement() {
float leading = 9f;
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
table.setWidthPercentage(100f);
PdfPCell cell;
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Company", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setFixedHeight(72f);
Paragraph info = new Paragraph(
"Company info will go here\nMore here\nMore here\nMore here\nMore here",
courier);
info.setLeading(leading);
cell.addElement(info);
table.addCell(cell);
return table;
}
private Element ninethElement() {
String legal = "Legal Statement: Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah."
+ " Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.";
Paragraph element = new Paragraph(legal, this.arialMini);
element.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
return element;
}
private Element fifthElement() {
float leading = 9f;
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);
table.setWidthPercentage(100f);
PdfPCell cell;
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Issuing Office Name and City",
arialSmall));
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setColspan(2);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setFixedHeight(36f);
cell.setColspan(2);
Paragraph agentInfo = new Paragraph(
"Some info will go here\nMore here\nMore here", courier);
agentInfo.setLeading(leading);
cell.addElement(agentInfo);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Code", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Account No", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
Paragraph iataInfo = new Paragraph("999999", courier);
iataInfo.setLeading(leading);
cell.addElement(iataInfo);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
Paragraph acctInfo = new Paragraph("888888888", courier);
acctInfo.setLeading(leading);
cell.addElement(acctInfo);
table.addCell(cell);
return table;
}
private Element sixthElement() {
float leading = 9f;
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
table.setWidthPercentage(100f);
PdfPCell cell;
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Some Element Information", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
Paragraph info = new Paragraph(
"Some element info will go here\nMore here\nMore here\nMore here\nMore here",
courier);
info.setLeading(leading);
cell.addElement(info);
table.addCell(cell);
return table;
}
private Element seventhElement() {
float leading = 9f;
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
table.setWidthPercentage(100f);
PdfPCell cell;
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Handling Information", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0);
cell.setFixedHeight(36f);
Paragraph info = new Paragraph(
"Multiple lines \nof handling \ninformation", courier);
info.setLeading(leading);
cell.addElement(info);
table.addCell(cell);
return table;
}
private Element eigthElement() {
float[] widths = { 3f, 6f, 6f, 6f, 6f, 9f, 25f };
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(widths);
table.setWidthPercentage(100f);
PdfPCell cell;
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(" # ", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_BOTTOM);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("QT", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_BOTTOM);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Rate\nClass", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_BOTTOM);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Gross\nWeight", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_BOTTOM);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Rate", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_BOTTOM);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Total", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_BOTTOM);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Description", arialSmall));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_BOTTOM);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("999", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setFixedHeight(126);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("9999", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setFixedHeight(126);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("GLD", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setFixedHeight(126);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("10125", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setFixedHeight(126);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("2.15 USD", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setFixedHeight(126);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("99999.99 USD", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setFixedHeight(126);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
table.addCell(cell);
float leading = 9f;
Phrase description = new Phrase("INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY",
courier);
Phrase newLine = new Phrase("\n", courier);
Phrase dims = new Phrase(
"99@110x155x45 (Carton), 80@50x50x50 (Drum), 10@15x55x55 (Pallet), 3@100x100x80 (Crate)",
courier);
Paragraph info = new Paragraph();
info.setLeading(leading);
info.add(description);
info.add(newLine);
info.add(dims);
cell = new PdfPCell(info);
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setFixedHeight(126);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setVerticalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_TOP);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("999", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("9999", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("10125", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell();
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setGrayFill(0.85f);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("99999.99 USD", this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Total Volume: 99.9 CBM",
this.courier));
cell.setPadding(2);
cell.setBorderWidth(0.3f);
table.addCell(cell);
return table;
}
}
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