Set in your final "&" a generic tag. In an onGenericTag event write the '-' from that position to the margin. There are methods in BaseFont to get the the width of characters and calculate the number of '-' required. Other tricks can be made with ColumnText such as spreading the '-' to fit exactly.
Best Regards, Paulo Soares > -----Original Message----- > From: Tek [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 14:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [iText-questions] Padding end of like/paragraph with text > > I have a requirement where if a line/paragraph ends with a &, the rest of > the line/paragraph (to the end of the right margin) needs to be padded > with > the character '-'. Can someone point me in the proper direction to > accomplish this? Currently we are using the Chunk, Phrase and Paragraph > constructs to build the PDF; these API do not seem to be too helpful in > fulfilling this requirement. > > Thanks > > Tek > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, > 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest > developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, > WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
