Class Document

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    DocListener, ElementListener, IAccessibleElement, EventListener
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    PdfDocument

    public class Document
    extends Object
    implements DocListener, IAccessibleElement
    A generic Document class.

    All kinds of Text-elements can be added to a HTMLDocument. The Document signals all the listeners when an element has been added.

    Remark:

    1. Once a document is created you can add some meta information.
    2. You can also set the headers/footers.
    3. You have to open the document before you can write content.
    4. You can only write content (no more meta-formation!) once a document is opened.
    5. When you change the header/footer on a certain page, this will be effective starting on the next page.
    6. After closing the document, every listener (as well as its OutputStream) is closed too.
    Example:
    // creation of the document with a certain size and certain margins
     Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 50, 50, 50, 50);
      try {
       // creation of the different writers
       HtmlWriter.getInstance(document , System.out);
       PdfWriter.getInstance(document , new FileOutputStream("text.pdf"));
       // we add some meta information to the document
       document.addAuthor("Bruno Lowagie"); 
       document.addSubject("This is the result of a Test."); 
       // we open the document for writing
       document.open(); 
       document.add(new Paragraph("Hello world"));
      } catch(DocumentException de) {
       System.err.println(de.getMessage());
      }
      document.close();
     
    • Field Detail

      • compress

        public static boolean compress
        Allows the pdf documents to be produced without compression for debugging purposes.
      • plainRandomAccess

        public static boolean plainRandomAccess
        When true the file access is not done through a memory mapped file. Use it if the file is too big to be mapped in your address space.
      • wmfFontCorrection

        public static float wmfFontCorrection
        Scales the WMF font size. The default value is 0.86.
      • listeners

        protected ArrayList<DocListener> listeners
        The DocListener.
        Since:
        iText 5.1.0 changed from private to protected
      • open

        protected boolean open
        Is the document open or not?
      • close

        protected boolean close
        Has the document already been closed?
      • pageSize

        protected Rectangle pageSize
        The size of the page.
      • marginLeft

        protected float marginLeft
        margin in x direction starting from the left
      • marginRight

        protected float marginRight
        margin in x direction starting from the right
      • marginTop

        protected float marginTop
        margin in y direction starting from the top
      • marginBottom

        protected float marginBottom
        margin in y direction starting from the bottom
      • marginMirroring

        protected boolean marginMirroring
        mirroring of the left/right margins
      • marginMirroringTopBottom

        protected boolean marginMirroringTopBottom
        mirroring of the top/bottom margins
        Since:
        2.1.6
      • javaScript_onLoad

        protected String javaScript_onLoad
        Content of JavaScript onLoad function
      • javaScript_onUnLoad

        protected String javaScript_onUnLoad
        Content of JavaScript onUnLoad function
      • htmlStyleClass

        protected String htmlStyleClass
        Style class in HTML body tag
      • pageN

        protected int pageN
        Current pagenumber
      • chapternumber

        protected int chapternumber
        This is a chapter number in case ChapterAutoNumber is used.
    • Constructor Detail

      • Document

        public Document()
        Constructs a new Document -object.
      • Document

        public Document​(Rectangle pageSize)
        Constructs a new Document -object.
        Parameters:
        pageSize - the pageSize
      • Document

        public Document​(Rectangle pageSize,
                        float marginLeft,
                        float marginRight,
                        float marginTop,
                        float marginBottom)
        Constructs a new Document -object.
        Parameters:
        pageSize - the pageSize
        marginLeft - the margin on the left
        marginRight - the margin on the right
        marginTop - the margin on the top
        marginBottom - the margin on the bottom
    • Method Detail

      • addDocListener

        public void addDocListener​(DocListener listener)
        Adds a DocListener to the Document.
        Parameters:
        listener - the new DocListener.
      • removeDocListener

        public void removeDocListener​(DocListener listener)
        Removes a DocListener from the Document.
        Parameters:
        listener - the DocListener that has to be removed.
      • add

        public boolean add​(Element element)
                    throws DocumentException
        Adds an Element to the Document.
        Specified by:
        add in interface ElementListener
        Parameters:
        element - the Element to add
        Returns:
        true if the element was added, false if not
        Throws:
        DocumentException - when a document isn't open yet, or has been closed
      • open

        public void open()
        Opens the document.

        Once the document is opened, you can't write any Header- or Meta-information anymore. You have to open the document before you can begin to add content to the body of the document.

        Specified by:
        open in interface DocListener
      • setPageSize

        public boolean setPageSize​(Rectangle pageSize)
        Sets the pagesize.
        Specified by:
        setPageSize in interface DocListener
        Parameters:
        pageSize - the new pagesize
        Returns:
        a boolean
      • setMargins

        public boolean setMargins​(float marginLeft,
                                  float marginRight,
                                  float marginTop,
                                  float marginBottom)
        Sets the margins.
        Specified by:
        setMargins in interface DocListener
        Parameters:
        marginLeft - the margin on the left
        marginRight - the margin on the right
        marginTop - the margin on the top
        marginBottom - the margin on the bottom
        Returns:
        a boolean
      • newPage

        public boolean newPage()
        Signals that an new page has to be started.
        Specified by:
        newPage in interface DocListener
        Returns:
        true if the page was added, false if not.
      • resetPageCount

        public void resetPageCount()
        Sets the page number to 0.
        Specified by:
        resetPageCount in interface DocListener
      • setPageCount

        public void setPageCount​(int pageN)
        Sets the page number.
        Specified by:
        setPageCount in interface DocListener
        Parameters:
        pageN - the new page number
      • getPageNumber

        public int getPageNumber()
        Returns the current page number.
        Returns:
        the current page number
      • close

        public void close()
        Closes the document.

        Once all the content has been written in the body, you have to close the body. After that nothing can be written to the body anymore.

        Specified by:
        close in interface DocListener
      • addHeader

        public boolean addHeader​(String name,
                                 String content)
        Adds a user defined header to the document.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the header
        content - the content of the header
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • addTitle

        public boolean addTitle​(String title)
        Adds the title to a Document.
        Parameters:
        title - the title
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • addSubject

        public boolean addSubject​(String subject)
        Adds the subject to a Document.
        Parameters:
        subject - the subject
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • addKeywords

        public boolean addKeywords​(String keywords)
        Adds the keywords to a Document.
        Parameters:
        keywords - adds the keywords to the document
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • addAuthor

        public boolean addAuthor​(String author)
        Adds the author to a Document.
        Parameters:
        author - the name of the author
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • addCreator

        public boolean addCreator​(String creator)
        Adds the creator to a Document.
        Parameters:
        creator - the name of the creator
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • addProducer

        public boolean addProducer()
        Adds the producer to a Document.
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • addLanguage

        public boolean addLanguage​(String language)
        Adds a language to th document. Required for PDF/UA compatible documents.
        Parameters:
        language -
        Returns:
        true if successfull, false otherwise
      • addCreationDate

        public boolean addCreationDate()
        Adds the current date and time to a Document.
        Returns:
        true if successful, false otherwise
      • leftMargin

        public float leftMargin()
        Returns the left margin.
        Returns:
        the left margin
      • rightMargin

        public float rightMargin()
        Return the right margin.
        Returns:
        the right margin
      • topMargin

        public float topMargin()
        Returns the top margin.
        Returns:
        the top margin
      • bottomMargin

        public float bottomMargin()
        Returns the bottom margin.
        Returns:
        the bottom margin
      • left

        public float left()
        Returns the lower left x-coordinate.
        Returns:
        the lower left x-coordinate
      • right

        public float right()
        Returns the upper right x-coordinate.
        Returns:
        the upper right x-coordinate
      • top

        public float top()
        Returns the upper right y-coordinate.
        Returns:
        the upper right y-coordinate
      • bottom

        public float bottom()
        Returns the lower left y-coordinate.
        Returns:
        the lower left y-coordinate
      • left

        public float left​(float margin)
        Returns the lower left x-coordinate considering a given margin.
        Parameters:
        margin - a margin
        Returns:
        the lower left x-coordinate
      • right

        public float right​(float margin)
        Returns the upper right x-coordinate, considering a given margin.
        Parameters:
        margin - a margin
        Returns:
        the upper right x-coordinate
      • top

        public float top​(float margin)
        Returns the upper right y-coordinate, considering a given margin.
        Parameters:
        margin - a margin
        Returns:
        the upper right y-coordinate
      • bottom

        public float bottom​(float margin)
        Returns the lower left y-coordinate, considering a given margin.
        Parameters:
        margin - a margin
        Returns:
        the lower left y-coordinate
      • getPageSize

        public Rectangle getPageSize()
        Gets the pagesize.
        Returns:
        the page size
      • isOpen

        public boolean isOpen()
        Checks if the document is open.
        Returns:
        true if the document is open
      • setJavaScript_onLoad

        public void setJavaScript_onLoad​(String code)
        Adds a JavaScript onLoad function to the HTML body tag
        Parameters:
        code - the JavaScript code to be executed on load of the HTML page
      • getJavaScript_onLoad

        public String getJavaScript_onLoad()
        Gets the JavaScript onLoad command.
        Returns:
        the JavaScript onLoad command
      • setJavaScript_onUnLoad

        public void setJavaScript_onUnLoad​(String code)
        Adds a JavaScript onUnLoad function to the HTML body tag
        Parameters:
        code - the JavaScript code to be executed on unload of the HTML page
      • getJavaScript_onUnLoad

        public String getJavaScript_onUnLoad()
        Gets the JavaScript onUnLoad command.
        Returns:
        the JavaScript onUnLoad command
      • setHtmlStyleClass

        public void setHtmlStyleClass​(String htmlStyleClass)
        Adds a style class to the HTML body tag
        Parameters:
        htmlStyleClass - the style class for the HTML body tag
      • getHtmlStyleClass

        public String getHtmlStyleClass()
        Gets the style class of the HTML body tag
        Returns:
        the style class of the HTML body tag
      • setMarginMirroring

        public boolean setMarginMirroring​(boolean marginMirroring)
        Set the margin mirroring. It will mirror right/left margins for odd/even pages.
        Specified by:
        setMarginMirroring in interface DocListener
        Parameters:
        marginMirroring - true to mirror the margins
        Returns:
        always true
      • setMarginMirroringTopBottom

        public boolean setMarginMirroringTopBottom​(boolean marginMirroringTopBottom)
        Set the margin mirroring. It will mirror top/bottom margins for odd/even pages.
        Specified by:
        setMarginMirroringTopBottom in interface DocListener
        Parameters:
        marginMirroringTopBottom - true to mirror the margins
        Returns:
        always true
        Since:
        2.1.6
      • isMarginMirroring

        public boolean isMarginMirroring()
        Gets the margin mirroring flag.
        Returns:
        the margin mirroring flag
      • setRole

        public void setRole​(PdfName role)
        Description copied from interface: IAccessibleElement
        Sets the role of the accessiblee element. Set role to null if you don't want to tag this element. Note that all child elements won't also be tagged.
        Specified by:
        setRole in interface IAccessibleElement