FancyLists.java

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package com.lowagie.examples.objects;

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

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.GreekList;
import com.lowagie.text.ListItem;
import com.lowagie.text.RomanList;
import com.lowagie.text.ZapfDingbatsList;
import com.lowagie.text.ZapfDingbatsNumberList;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

/**
 * Demonstrates some List functionality.
 * 
 * @author blowagie
 */

public class FancyLists {

	/**
	 * Demonstrates some List functionality.
	 * 
	 * @param args no arguments needed here
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {

		System.out.println("Some Fancy Lists");

		// step 1: creation of a document-object
		Document document = new Document();
		try {
            // step 2:
            PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("fancylists.pdf"));
            
            // step 3: we open the document
            document.open();
            
            // step 4:

			// RomanList
			RomanList roman = new RomanList(35);
			roman.setLowercase(true);
			roman.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			roman.add(new ListItem("second item blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 151; i++) {
				roman.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(roman);
			document.newPage();
			RomanList roman2 = new RomanList(35);
			roman2.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			roman2.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 11; i++) {
				roman2.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(roman2);
			document.newPage();
			
			// GreekList
			GreekList greek = new GreekList(15);
			greek.setLowercase(true);
			greek.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			greek.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 20; i++) {
				greek.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(greek);
			document.newPage();
			
			// GreekList
			GreekList greek2 = new GreekList(15);
			greek2.setLowercase(false);
			greek2.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			greek2.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 20; i++) {
				greek2.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(greek2);
			
			// ZapfDingbatsList
			ZapfDingbatsList z = new ZapfDingbatsList(42,15);
			z.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			z.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 20; i++) {
				z.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(z);
			document.newPage();
			
			// ZapfDingbatsNumberList
			ZapfDingbatsNumberList z0 = new ZapfDingbatsNumberList(0, 15);
			z0.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			z0.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 11; i++) {
				z0.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(z0);
			ZapfDingbatsNumberList z1 = new ZapfDingbatsNumberList(1, 15);
			z1.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			z1.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 11; i++) {
				z1.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(z1);
			ZapfDingbatsNumberList z2 = new ZapfDingbatsNumberList(2, 15);
			z2.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			z2.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 11; i++) {
				z2.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(z2);
			ZapfDingbatsNumberList z3 = new ZapfDingbatsNumberList(3, 15);
			z3.add(new ListItem("first item"));
			z3.add(new ListItem("second item"));
			for (int i = 3; i < 11; i++) {
				z3.add(i + "th item");
			}
			document.add(z3);

		} catch (DocumentException de) {
			System.err.println(de.getMessage());
		} catch (IOException ioe) {
			System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
		}

		// step 5: we close the document
		document.close();
	}
}