Hi, I am using iText 5.0.6 for Java. I am basically making a report in a pdf using 1 big table. I am using cell padding to make a little extra space between each row so it is easier to read, but I don't want this extra spacing to appear with the first row, below the header, on new pages. I want to know is it possible somehow to change or remove some formatting from the first row on a new page of the table?
My example report with the issue (on page 2): http://rveach.romhack.org/AcReport.pdf Report.pdf My code: ------------------------------------------------------ public ActionForward executeFirstTimeInLogic(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception { populateReportData(); List<DbTableCodes> columns = ccbForm.getReportColumns(); int columnCount = columns.size(); if (columnCount == 0) throw new Exception( "Trying to create a PDF Report Table with no Columns"); List<CCBHolder> data = ccbForm.getUserCcbs(); String reportTitle = "ORSIS Change Control Board - " + ccbForm.getReportTitle(); float widths[] = new float[columnCount]; String columnNames[] = new String[columnCount]; Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4.rotate(), 21, 21, 20, 20); ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, out); writer.setPageEvent(new ReportHeaderFooter(reportTitle, dateTimeFormat .format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime()))); document.open(); // ////////////////////////////// Paragraph p; p = createCenterText(reportTitle, header1); p.setSpacingAfter(0.0f); p.setSpacingBefore(0.0f); document.add(p); p = createCenterText("Between " + dateFormat.format(ccbForm.getProductionDateStart()) + " and " + dateFormat.format(ccbForm.getProductionDateEnd()), header2); p.setSpacingAfter(0.0f); p.setSpacingBefore(-3.0f); document.add(p); p = createCenterText("Report Date/Time: " + dateTimeFormat.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime()), header3); p.setSpacingAfter(20.0f); p.setSpacingBefore(-1.0f); document.add(p); PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(columns.size()); table.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); table.setWidthPercentage(100); Iterator<DbTableCodes> itrCol = columns.iterator(); int pos = 0; while (itrCol.hasNext()) { switch (itrCol.next()) { case CCB_NUMBER: columnNames[pos] = "CCB #"; widths[pos] = 75; break; case REQUESTOR_NAME: columnNames[pos] = "Requestor Name"; widths[pos] = 0; break; case REQUEST_TYPE: columnNames[pos] = "Request Type"; widths[pos] = 120; break; case PRODUCTION_DATE: columnNames[pos] = "Production Date"; widths[pos] = 100; break; case PROJECT_TITLE: columnNames[pos] = "Project Title"; widths[pos] = 0; break; case PROJECT_TYPE: columnNames[pos] = "Project Type"; widths[pos] = 90; break; case USER_REPRESENTATIVE_NAME: columnNames[pos] = "Sponsor Contact"; widths[pos] = 0; break; case CAPRS_NUMBER: columnNames[pos] = "CAPRS/\nPAIRS/QC#"; widths[pos] = 95; break; case CAPRS_DESCRIPTION: columnNames[pos] = "CAPRS/PAIRS/QC#<br>Description"; widths[pos] = 0.4f; break; case CAPRS_CHANGE_DESCRIPTION: columnNames[pos] = "CAPRS/PAIRS/QC#\nDescription of Change\nfor Users"; widths[pos] = 0.4f; break; } table.addCell(createCell(columnNames[pos], tableHeader, tableHeaderBG, false)); pos++; } table.setHeaderRows(1); fixWidths(widths, totalTableWidth); table.setWidths(widths); if (data.size() > 0) { Iterator<CCBHolder> itr = data.iterator(); boolean lightBG = true; first = true; while (itr.hasNext()) { CCBHolder holder = itr.next(); itrCol = columns.iterator(); while (itrCol.hasNext()) { table.addCell(createCell(BeanUtils.getProperty(holder, itrCol.next().getColumn()), tableData, (lightBG ? tableLightBG : tableDarkBG), true)); } lightBG = !lightBG; first = false; } } else { PdfPCell cell = createCell("No CCB entries to display.", tableData, tableLightBG, true); cell.setColspan(columnCount); cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); table.addCell(cell); } document.add(table); // ////////////////////////////// document.close(); response.setContentType("application/pdf"); response.setContentLength(out.size()); out.writeTo(response.getOutputStream()); return null; } public ActionForward executeSubmitLogic(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception { return executeFirstTimeInLogic(mapping, form, request, response); } public void fixWidths(float widths[], float totalWidth) throws Exception { // > 1 - actual width of column // > 0 && <= 1 - width of column in percentage of entire table // 0 - free form column based on space left // < 0 - width of column in percentage of space left int size = widths.length; float spaceTaken = 0; boolean more = false; for (int pos = 0; pos < size; pos++) { if (widths[pos] > 1) { spaceTaken += widths[pos]; } else if ((widths[pos] <= 1) && (widths[pos] > 0)) { widths[pos] = totalWidth * widths[pos]; spaceTaken += widths[pos]; } else { more = true; } } if (spaceTaken > totalWidth) throw new Exception( "Width of columns goes beyound the Total Width of the table"); if (more) { float spaceRemaining = totalWidth - spaceTaken; int freeCount = 0; for (int pos = 0; pos < size; pos++) { if (widths[pos] < 0) { widths[pos] = spaceRemaining * (-widths[pos]); spaceTaken += widths[pos]; } else if (widths[pos] == 0) { freeCount++; } } if (spaceTaken > totalWidth) throw new Exception( "Width of columns goes beyound the Total Width of the table"); if (freeCount > 0) { spaceRemaining = totalWidth - spaceTaken; for (int pos = 0; pos < size; pos++) { if (widths[pos] == 0) { widths[pos] = spaceRemaining / freeCount; } } } } } public Paragraph createCenterText(String text, Font font) { Paragraph p = new Paragraph(text, font); p.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); return p; } public PdfPCell createCell(String text, Font font, BaseColor color, boolean data) { PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph((text == null ? 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