The problem is not the printing method but the implementation of
PdfGraphics2D. It only works for simple things.
Best Regards,
Paulo Soares
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Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Cannot print JTable
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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