/* * $Id$ * * 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.general; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.Element; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; /** * Demonstrates the use of margins. * @author blowagie */ public class Margins { /** * Creates a PDF document with different pages that have different margins. * @param args no arguments needed here */ public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Document margins"); // step 1: creation of a document-object Document document = new Document(PageSize.A5, 36, 72, 108, 180); try { // step 2: // we create a writer that listens to the document // and directs a PDF-stream to a file PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("Margins.pdf")); // step 3: we open the document document.open(); // step 4: document.add(new Paragraph("The left margin of this document is 36pt (0.5 inch); the right margin 72pt (1 inch); the top margin 108pt (1.5 inch); the bottom margin 180pt (2.5 inch). ")); Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph(); paragraph.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED); for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) { paragraph.add("Hello World, Hello Sun, Hello Moon, Hello Stars, Hello Sea, Hello Land, Hello People. "); } document.add(paragraph); document.setMargins(180, 108, 72, 36); document.add(new Paragraph("Now we change the margins. You will see the effect on the next page.")); document.add(paragraph); document.setMarginMirroring(true); document.add(new Paragraph("Starting on the next page, the margins will be mirrored.")); document.add(paragraph); } catch(DocumentException de) { System.err.println(de.getMessage()); } catch(IOException ioe) { System.err.println(ioe.getMessage()); } // step 5: we close the document document.close(); } }