Don,
I have created a TOC using templates. The sample that demonstrates it
follows. It has a few other unrelated inclusions that I was testing. Hope
that helps.
Regards
GS
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import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.awt.Color;
import com.lowagie.text.*;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.*;
class Test extends PdfPageEventHelper {
private static String blah = "blah";
static {
for (int i=0; i<30; i++)
blah += " blah";
}
private static final Paragraph blahblah = new Paragraph(blah + blah);
private static final Paragraph blahblahblah = new Paragraph(blah + blah
+ blah);
static {
blahblahblah.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
blahblah.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED);
}
// creation of the document with a certain size and certain margins
private final Document document;
// This is the contentbyte object of the writer
private final PdfContentByte cb;
//
private final PdfWriter writer;
// we will put the final number of pages in a template
private final PdfTemplate totalPagesTemplate;
// table to store templates for all chapters
private final java.util.Hashtable toc = new java.util.Hashtable();
// this is the BaseFont we are going to use for the header / footer
private final BaseFont bf = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA,
BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
private final Font chapterFont =
FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 24, Font.NORMAL, new Color(255,
0, 0));
// Holds current position. Updated at the end of each paragraph
private float currentY = 0;
public Test() throws Exception {
// creation of a document-object
this.document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 50, 50, 50, 50);
// create a writer that listens to the document
this.writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new
FileOutputStream("text.pdf"));
// create add the event handler
writer.setPageEvent(this);
this.cb = writer.getDirectContent();
this.totalPagesTemplate = cb.createTemplate(50, 50);
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
new Test().run();
}
// override the onEndPage method
public void onEndPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document) {
String text = "Page " + writer.getPageNumber() + " of ";
float len = bf.getWidthPoint(text, 8);
cb.beginText();
cb.setFontAndSize(bf, 8);
cb.setTextMatrix(280, 30);
cb.showText(text);
cb.endText();
cb.addTemplate(totalPagesTemplate, 280 + len, 30);
}
// override the onParagraph method
public void onParagraphEnd(PdfWriter writer, Document document, float
position) {
currentY = position;
}
public void run() throws Exception {
document.addAuthor("Powertel Limited");
document.addSubject("This is the result of a Test.");
// define a header
HeaderFooter header = new HeaderFooter(new Phrase("This is a
header ", FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.COURIER, 8, Font.NORMAL)), false);
header.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
header.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
document.setHeader(header);
// open the document for writing
document.open();
for (int i=0; i<10; i++) {
document.add(blahblahblah);
document.add(blahblah);
}
// Add TOC
document.setPageSize(PageSize.A4.rotate());
Paragraph cTitle = new Paragraph("This is TOC ", chapterFont);
Chapter chapter = new Chapter(cTitle, 0);
chapter.setNumberDepth(0);
document.add(chapter);
// this loop will create TOC for 7 chapters
for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
String text = "Chapter " + i + " - page ";
Chunk chunk = new Chunk(text).setLocalGoto("Chapter " + i);
document.add(new Paragraph(chunk));
float len = bf.getWidthPoint(text, 12);
PdfTemplate template = cb.createTemplate(50, 50);
toc.put(new Integer(i), template);
cb.addTemplate(template, 50 + len, currentY);
}
// this loop will create 7 chapters
document.setPageSize(PageSize.A4);
for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
Chunk chunk = new Chunk("This is chapter " + i,
chapterFont).setLocalDestination("Chapter " + i);
cTitle = new Paragraph(chunk);
chapter = new Chapter(cTitle, i);
chapter.setNumberDepth(0);
document.add(chapter);
// Add page numbers to TOC
PdfTemplate template = (PdfTemplate)(toc.get(new
Integer(i)));
if (null != template) {
template.beginText();
template.setFontAndSize(bf, 12);
template.showText(String.valueOf(writer.getPageNumber()));
template.endText();
}
for (int j=0; j<i+1; j++) {
document.add(blahblahblah);
document.add(blahblah);
}
}
// Add total pages
totalPagesTemplate.beginText();
totalPagesTemplate.setFontAndSize(bf, 8);
totalPagesTemplate.showText(String.valueOf(writer.getPageNumber()));
totalPagesTemplate.endText();
// close the document
document.close();
}
}
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----- Original Message -----
From: Doak, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
creating a Table of Contents
2002-12-12 14:13
> Has anyone created a Table of Contents for a document they were writing
and
> have it use the outline and page numbers?
>
> Thanks
> DD
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