Measurements.java example

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package com.lowagie.examples.general.faq;


import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

/**
 * Demonstrates the measurement system.
 * @author blowagie
 */
public class Measurements {
    /**
     * Creates a PDF document explaining the measurement system.
     * @param args no arguments needed here
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        System.out.println("Measurements");        
        // step 1: creation of a document-object
        Rectangle pageSize = new Rectangle(288, 720);
        Document document = new Document(pageSize, 36, 18, 72, 72);
        
        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("Measurements.pdf"));
            
            // step 3: we open the document
            document.open();
            
            // step 4:
            document.add(new Paragraph("The size of this page is 288x720 points."));
            document.add(new Paragraph("288pt / 72 points per inch = 4 inch"));
            document.add(new Paragraph("720pt / 72 points per inch = 10 inch"));
            document.add(new Paragraph("The size of this page is 4x10 inch."));
            document.add(new Paragraph("4 inch x 2.54 = 10.16 cm"));
            document.add(new Paragraph("10 inch x 2.54 = 25.4 cm"));
            document.add(new Paragraph("The size of this page is 10.16x25.4 cm."));
            document.add(new Paragraph("The left border is 36pt or 0.5 inch or 1.27 cm"));
            document.add(new Paragraph("The right border is 18pt or 0.25 inch or 0.63 cm."));
            document.add(new Paragraph("The top and bottom border are 72pt or 1 inch or 2.54 cm."));
        }
        catch(DocumentException de) {
            System.err.println(de.getMessage());
        }
        catch(IOException ioe) {
            System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
        }
        
        // step 5: we close the document
        document.close();
    }
}