Create a Table Data into Cell in PDF

Now that i have been able to create text into the document. I thought entering Table Data into PDF could be of more help.

Just in Case You missed out the related article, you can check it out here
http://www.javaapionline.com/2011/06/create-pdf-document-using-java-pdfbox.html

Writing the entire code for creating Table like data Could be too complex to understand, so I have narrowed down the problem such that

• I create a single cell in a PDF document and display text within the cell. You could extend and advance the logic to fit it to your needs.

/*
 * Author : Ajith Moni
 * Date : June 5th 2011
 */
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.pdfbox.exceptions.COSVisitorException;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.edit.PDPageContentStream;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFont;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDType1Font;


public class PDFTest1 {

    public static void main(String[] args)
            throws IOException, COSVisitorException {
       
        // Create the PDF Document
        PDDocument document =new PDDocument();
        // Create a Page of the PDF Document
        PDPage page1=new PDPage();
        // Add the created page to the PDF Document
        document.addPage( page1 );
       
        // Set Font Type
        PDFont font = PDType1Font.HELVETICA_BOLD;
       
        // Create a Stream for the Document and page
        PDPageContentStream contentStream = new PDPageContentStream(document, page1);
       
        // Begin Text
        contentStream.beginText();
        // The X and Y co-ordinates start from the end of the page
        // Use the following methods to get the results -
        // might vary on your machine.
        // 612.0
        // 792.0
        System.out.println(page1.getArtBox().getUpperRightX());
        System.out.println(page1.getArtBox().getUpperRightY());
       
        // Margin of the Document - X Value
        int margin=50;
       
        // Max val - 792 - Set Margin from top - Y Value
        int y1=750;
        int y2=750;
       
        // Dimensions of the cell to draw
        // length  - length of the line
        // breadth - height of the cell
        int length=100; 
        int breadth=50;
       
           
        // draw from left to right
        // ______________
       
        contentStream.drawLine(margin, y1, margin+length, y2);
       
        //draw from right to down - using breadth of rectangle
        //    ______________
        //                                |
       
        contentStream.drawLine(margin+length, y2, margin+length, y2-breadth);
        //draw line from left to right
        //    ______________
        //    ______________|
       
        contentStream.drawLine(margin,y1-breadth,margin+length,y2-breadth);
        // draw line from the remaining line
        //     ______________
        //    |______________|
        contentStream.drawLine(margin, y1, margin, y2-breadth);
   
       
        /*
         *  Draw text within the cell
         *  int length=100;
         *  int breadth=50;
         */
        // Setting Font is very important, else the text will not be displayed.
        contentStream.setFont(PDType1Font.HELVETICA_BOLD,12);
        contentStream.moveTextPositionByAmount(margin+30, y1-30);
        contentStream.drawString("Text");
        // Close the Text
        contentStream.endText();

        // Closing the Connection is Important
        // especially when using multiple pages
        contentStream.close();

        document.save("D:\\Trash\\PDFTableCell.pdf");
       
        document.close();   


    }
   
}

Create a PDF Document using Java PDFbox

Weekend Time,  Scratching my head to learn something new.
I'm glad I did something at least i feel i have. :-)

Something was in my head, what if i need to code to create a PDF document at some point in my life ???

I was aware of Apache's POI being used to handle Excel Sheets, tried a sample script then thought what if i need to create a pdf file.

I am glad i tried it. Okay, lets get on with why we are or rather why you are here.
Check Out :   Apache PDFBox

Download link for the jar file :  http://pdfbox.apache.org/download.html

I downloaded the version pdfbox-app-1.5.0.jar. Please always download a stable download, avoids we being testers where you expecting things to work for first time. You would not be wanting to do a QA job right ;-) especially when it's someone else's product.

Java Development Environment :

I Choose Eclipse, it makes my work simple. I strongly suggest readers to use the same, saves a lot of time researching how stuff works ( avoids the ant and stuff that scare you over the net).

• Create a New Project named "PDF Test"
• In the Package Explorer, Right Click > Properties
• Go to Java Build Path
• Select Libraries Tab
• Click on "Add External Jars"

Lets say you have saved your jar  pdfbox-app-1.5.0.jar at location D:\Jars\pdfbox-app-1.5.0.jar
Browse and select the jar.

Click Okay.
You are good to go.

Now Create a Sample Java file as follows. I've named it PDFTest


import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.pdfbox.exceptions.COSVisitorException;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.edit.PDPageContentStream;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFont;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDType1Font;


public class PDFTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, COSVisitorException {
       
       
        PDDocument document =new PDDocument();
       
        PDPage page = new PDPage();
        document.addPage( page );
       
        PDFont font = PDType1Font.HELVETICA_BOLD;
        PDPageContentStream contentStream = new PDPageContentStream(document, page);
       
        contentStream.beginText();
        contentStream.setFont( font, 12 );
        //contentStream.moveTextPositionByAmount( 0, 700 );
        contentStream.moveTextPositionByAmount( 10, 700 );
        contentStream.drawString( "Hello World" );
        contentStream.endText();
        contentStream.close();

        document.save("D:\\BlankPage.pdf");
       
        document.close();
        document.close();


    }
}


You can view the file under the D drive in the above mentioned example.

I hope this gives a confidence boost that at least you can print a Hello World into a PDF file before exploring it further.

I tried extending to create table like data, so I've taken a sample version of it to create a Single Cell with Value in it.

http://www.javaapionline.com/2011/06/create-table-data-into-cell-in-pdf.html
Ciao for now
Regards,
Ajith Moni

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Java IO - File Size

package file_space;
import java.io.*;
public class file_size {


public long file_size_bytes(long file_size)
{
return (long) (file_size);
}

public long file_size_KB(long file_size)
{
return (file_size/1024);
}

public long file_size_MB(long file_size)
{
return (file_size/1024/1024);
}

public long file_size_GB(long file_size)
{
return (file_size/1024/1024/1024);
}

public static void sop(Object str)
{
System.out.println("File Size on Drive is "+str);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
File file=new File("files/file_txt.txt");
//System.out.println(file.exists());
//System.out.println(file.getAbsolutePath());

//Long bytes=file.length();
Long bytes=file.getFreeSpace();
file_size fs=new file_size();

sop(fs.file_size_bytes(bytes)+" Bytes");
sop(fs.file_size_KB(bytes)+" KB");
sop(fs.file_size_MB(bytes)+" MB");
sop(fs.file_size_GB(bytes)+" GB");

}



}

What is a test case?

Test Case


The very word "testcase" to a lay person could be expanded as "Testing" a "Case".
A Case is an occurrence of sequence of steps leading to an observation(output).

Testing is synonymous with verification and validation of the outcome of the sequence of steps.

Putting together these two definitions, we can further simplify and elaborate test case as
"A sequence of steps that performed leads to an observation that needs to be verified for its validity".



Test Case is a term coined by the field of Software Engineering. Its purpose is to drill down to a simpler units of tests. You could check for the definition defined by wikipedia over here


Example :

When you to a pharmacy to buy a drug(medicine), you verify the M.R.P(Maximum Retail Price) and the Expiry Date of the drug(medicine) purchased.

Test Cases for a Drug purchased would then look like :
1) Verify that the Selling Price of the Drug by the pharmacy <= M.R.P of the drug being sold
2) Verify that the Date of Expiry is lesser than today's date.