Thanks for your reply, Paulo. I have managed to get greek chars from the XML to the PDF now, however it only works if I do not specify the font in a Phrase(), i.e.:
values.addElement(new Phrase(fcval)); If I try to specify a font it does not work: Font times = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, fsize, Font.BOLD); //Font times = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.TIMES_ROMAN, fsize, Font.BOLD); values.addElement(new Phrase(fcval, times)); Can you tell me if support for Greek Characters is only available when you use the simple Phrase(String string) constructor? Regards Richard On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:01:03 -0000, Paulo Soares wrote: > You don't need to convert anything, that the job of the parser and > that's why you must specify the encoding in the XML. Whe you get a > String it already has the right char. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Richard Corfield > > Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:18 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [iText-questions] UTF-8 Characters from XML to PDF > > > > Hi > > > > I have a problem getting UTF-8 encoded characters from XML to PDF. > > > > I have searched the archives and managed to learn a lot from > > that, so I understand that my font in general does not > > support special characters. However since most of my special > > characters are in fact greek symbols and iText supports greek > > symbols I should be able to get at least the greek symbols > > into my PDF using Phrase(). > > > > I have been able to get a greek 'beta' using either of these methods: > > Phrase retval = new Phrase("\u03B2" + (char) 948); > > > > My problem therefore boils down to this: How can I identify > > the encoded chars in the text I extract from my XML and > > convert them into either of the above forms. > > This is how I extract text from the XML and I can see the > > characters encoded correctly in the java: > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: InterSystems CACHE FREE OODBMS DOWNLOAD - A multidimensional database that combines robust object and relational technologies, making it a perfect match for Java, C++,COM, XML, ODBC and JDBC. www.intersystems.com/match8 _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
