/* * $Id$ * * This code is part of the 'iText Tutorial'. * You can find the complete tutorial at the following address: * http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/ * * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. * * itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net */ package com.lowagie.examples.directcontent; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Chunk; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.Image; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; /** * Explains the concept concerning PdfContentByte layers. */ public class Layers { /** * Draws different things into different layers. * @param args no arguments needed */ public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Layers"); // step 1: creation of a document-object Document document = new Document(); try { // step 2: creation of the writer PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("layers.pdf")); // step 3: we open the document document.open(); // step 4: // high level Paragraph p = new Paragraph(); for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) p.add(new Chunk("Blah blah blah blah blah. ")); document.add(p); Image img = Image.getInstance("hitchcock.png"); img.setAbsolutePosition(100, 500); document.add(img); // low level PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); PdfContentByte cbu = writer.getDirectContentUnder(); cb.setRGBColorFill(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF); cb.circle(250.0f, 500.0f, 50.0f); cb.fill(); cb.sanityCheck(); cbu.setRGBColorFill(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00); cbu.circle(250.0f, 500.0f, 100.0f); cbu.fill(); cbu.sanityCheck(); } catch(DocumentException de) { System.err.println(de.getMessage()); } catch(IOException ioe) { System.err.println(ioe.getMessage()); } // step 5: we close the document document.close(); } }