images/starter_image
Load and place an image using various options for scaling and positioning.
Place the image it its original size.
Place the image with scaling and orientation to the west.
Fit the image into a box with clipping.
Fit the image into a box with proportional resizing.
Fit the image into a box entirely.
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* Starter image:
* Load and place an image using various options for scaling and positioning
*
* Place the image it its original size.
* Place the image with scaling and orientation to the west.
* Fit the image into a box with clipping.
* Fit the image into a box with proportional resizing.
* Fit the image into a box entirely.
*
* Required software: PDFlib Lite/PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 7
* Required data: image file
*/
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.images;
import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;
public class starter_image
{
public static void main (String argv[])
{
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
String searchpath = "../input";
String outfile = "starter_image.pdf";
String title = "Starter Image";
pdflib p = null;
String imagefile = "lionel.jpg";
int font, image;
int bw = 400, bh = 200;
int x = 20, y = 580, yoffset = 260;
try {
p = new pdflib();
p.set_parameter("SearchPath", searchpath);
/* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
p.set_parameter("errorpolicy", "return");
if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
p.set_info("Title", title + " $Revision: 1.2 $");
/* For PDFlib Lite: change "unicode" to "winansi" */
font = p.load_font("Helvetica", "unicode", "");
if (font == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
/* Load the image */
image = p.load_image("auto", imagefile, "");
if (image == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
/* Start page 1 */
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
p.setfont(font, 12);
/* ------------------------------------
* Place the image in its original size
* ------------------------------------
*/
/* Position the image in its original size with its lower left corner
* at the reference point (20, 380)
*/
p.fit_image(image, 20, 380, "");
/* Output some descriptive text */
p.fit_textline("The image is placed with the lower left corner in " +
"its original size at reference point (20, 380):", 20, 820, "");
p.fit_textline("fit_image(image, 20, 380, \"\");", 20, 800, "");
/* --------------------------------------------------------
* Place the image with scaling and orientation to the west
* --------------------------------------------------------
*/
/* Position the image with its lower right corner at the reference
* point (580, 20).
* "scale=0.5" scales the image by 0.5.
* "orientate=west" orientates the image to the west.
*/
p.fit_image(image, 580, 20, "scale=0.5 position={right bottom} " +
"orientate=west");
/* Output some descriptive text */
p.fit_textline("The image is placed with a scaling of 0.5 and an " +
"orientation to the west with the lower right corner", 580, 320,
"position={right bottom}");
p.fit_textline(" at reference point (580, 20): fit_image(image, 580, " +
"20, \"scale=0.5 orientate=west position={right bottom}\");",
580, 300, "position={right bottom}");
p.end_page_ext("");
/* Start page 2 */
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
p.setfont(font, 12);
/* --------------------------------------
* Fit the image into a box with clipping
* --------------------------------------
*/
/* The "boxsize" option defines a box with a given width and height and
* its lower left corner located at the reference point.
* "position={right top}" positions the image on the top right of the
* box.
* "fitmethod=clip" clips the image to fit it into the box.
*/
p.fit_image(image, x, y, "boxsize={" + bw + " " + bh + "} " +
"position={right top} fitmethod=clip");
/* Output some descriptive text */
p.fit_textline("fit_image(image, x, y, \"boxsize={400 200} " +
"position={right top} fitmethod=clip\");", 20, y+bh+10, "");
/* ---------------------------------------------------
* Fit the image into a box with proportional resizing
* ---------------------------------------------------
*/
/* The "boxsize" option defines a box with a given width and height and
* its lower left corner located at the reference point.
* "position={center}" positions the image in the center of the
* box.
* "fitmethod=meet" resizes the image proportionally until its height
* or width completely fits into the box.
* The "showborder" option is used to illustrate the borders of the box.
*/
p.fit_image(image, x, y-=yoffset, "boxsize={" + bw + " " + bh + "} " +
"position={center} fitmethod=meet showborder");
/* Output some descriptive text */
p.fit_textline("fit_image(image, x, y, \"boxsize={400 200} " +
"position={center} fitmethod=meet showborder\");", 20, y+bh+10, "");
/* ---------------------------------
* Fit the image into a box entirely
* ---------------------------------
*/
/* The "boxsize" option defines a box with a given width and height and
* its lower left corner located at the reference point.
* By default, the image is positioned in the lower left corner of the
* box.
* "fitmethod=entire" resizes the image proportionally until its height
* or width completely fits into the box.
*/
p.fit_image(image, x, y-=yoffset, "boxsize={" + bw + " " + bh + "} " +
"fitmethod=entire");
/* Output some descriptive text */
p.fit_textline("fit_image(image, x, y, \"boxsize={400 200} " +
"fitmethod=entire\");", 20, y+bh+10, "");
p.end_page_ext("");
p.close_image(image);
p.end_document("");
} catch (PDFlibException e) {
System.err.print("PDFlib exception occurred:\n");
System.err.print("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname() +
": " + e.get_errmsg() + "\n");
} catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
} finally {
if (p != null) {
p.delete();
}
}
}
}