I use the following method to capture applets into PDF:
1) create a PdfTemplate of the same size as the applet
2) call the applet's paint method, passing the template's graphics obj
3) create an iText Image using the PdfTemplate - Img.getInstance(template)
4) insert the image into the document or table cell using add(...)
"Ken Lo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>I trying to print a JTable to a PDF using iText. �So far, the resulting PDF
>only shows the table outlines, but not the table's contents. �I don't know
>which part of the code went wrong. �Could someone please help me out. �The
>following is a sample application demonstrating the problems.
>
>import java.awt.*;
>import java.awt.event.*;
>import java.awt.geom.*;
>import java.awt.print.*;
>import java.io.FileOutputStream;
>import java.io.IOException;
>import javax.swing.*;
>
>import com.lowagie.text.*;
>import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont;
>import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
>import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
>import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfTemplate;
>
>
>public class PrintJTable extends JFrame {
>
> � �private JTable table;
>
> � �/**
> � � * Constructor for PrintJTable.
> � � */
> � �public PrintJTable() {
> � � � �getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
> � � � �setTitle("JTable test");
> � � � �createToolbar();
> � � � �createTable();
>
> � � � � � �addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
> � � � � � � � � � �public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);}
> � � � � � �});
>
> � �}
>
> � �/**
> � � * Create a table with some dummy data
> � � */
> � �private void createTable() {
> � � � �Object[][] data ={
> � � � � � � � �{"Mary", "Campione", "Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new
>Boolean(false)},
> � � � � � � � �{"Alison", "Huml", "Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
> � � � � � � � �{"Kathy", "Walrath", "Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new
>Boolean(false)},
> � � � � � � � �{"Mark", "Andrews", "Speed reading", new Integer(20), new
>Boolean(true)},
> � � � � � � � �{"Angela", "Lih", "Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new
>Boolean(false)}
> � � � �};
>
> � � � �String[] columnNames =
> � � � � � �{"First Name", "Last Name", "Sport", "# of Years", "Vegetarian"};
>
> � � � �table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
>
> � � � �// Use a panel to contains the table and add it the frame
> � � � �JPanel tPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
> � � � �tPanel.add(table.getTableHeader(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
> � � � �tPanel.add(table, BorderLayout.CENTER);
>
> � � � �getContentPane().add(tPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
> � �}
>
> � �/**
> � � * Toolbar for print and exit
> � � */
> � �private void createToolbar() {
> � � � �JToolBar tb = new JToolBar();
>
> � � � �JButton printBtn = new JButton("Print");
> � � � �printBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
> � � � � � �public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
> � � � � � � � �print();
> � � � � � �}
> � � � �});
>
> � � � �JButton exitBtn = new JButton("Exit");
> � � � �exitBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
> � � � � � �public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
> � � � � � � � �exit();
> � � � � � �}
> � � � �});
>
> � � � �tb.add(printBtn);
> � � � �tb.add(exitBtn);
>
> � � � �getContentPane().add(tb, BorderLayout.NORTH);
> � �}
>
> � �/**
> � � * Print the table into a PDF file
> � � */
> � �private void print() {
> � � � �Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4.rotate());
> � � � �try {
> � � � � � �PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new
>FileOutputStream("jTable.pdf"));
>
> � � � � � �document.open();
> � � � � � �PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent();
>
> � � � � � �// Create the graphics
> � � � � � �Graphics2D g2 = cb.createGraphics(500, 500);
> � � � � � �cb.saveState();
>
> � � � � � �// Print the table to the graphics
> � � � � � �Shape oldClip = g2.getClip();
> � � � � � � � �g2.clipRect(10, 10, 500, 500);
> � � � � � �table.print(g2);
> � � � � � �g2.setClip(oldClip);
>
> � � � � � �cb.restoreState();
> � � � � � �g2.dispose();
>
> � � � �} catch (DocumentException de) {
> � � � � � �System.err.println(de.getMessage());
> � � � �} catch (IOException ioe) {
> � � � � � �System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
> � � � �}
>
> � � � �document.close();
> � �}
>
> � �/**
> � � * Exit app
> � � */
> � �private void exit() {
> � � � �System.exit(0);
> � �}
>
> � �/**
> � � * Main program
> � � */
> � �public static void main(String[] args) {
> � � � �PrintJTable frame = new PrintJTable();
> � � � �frame.pack();
> � � � �frame.setVisible(true);
> � �}
>}
>
>
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