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text_output/leaders_in_textline

Use dot leaders to fill the space between text and page number such as in a table of contents.

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/*
 * Leaders in text line:
 * Use dot leaders to fill the space between text and a page number such as in
 * a table of contents
 * 
 * Create a table of contents by placing text in a box with the space to the
 * right end of the box being filled with dot leaders. Place text representing a
 * page number after that text box.
 * Create another table of contents but with the page numbers right-aligned. 
 *  
 * Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 10
 * Required data: none
 */
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.text_output;

import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;

public class leaders_in_textline
{
    public static void main (String argv[])
    {
        /* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
        String searchpath = "../input";
        String outfile = "leaders_in_textline.pdf";
        String title = "Leaders in Text Line";

        pdflib p = null;
        int i, x = 20, bw = 400, y = 700, yoff = 20;
        String textopts, numopts, headopts;
        int exitcode = 0;
        
        headopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=14 " +
            "fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0}";
          
        final String items [][] = {
            { "Long Distance Glider", "3" },
            { "Giant Wing", "7" },
            { "Cone Head Rocket", "12" },
            { "Super Dart", "18" }
        };
            
        try {
            p = new pdflib();

            p.set_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}");

            /* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
            p.set_option("errorpolicy=return");

            /* Set an output path according to the name of the topic */
            if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1)
                throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());

            p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
            p.set_info("Title", title);

            /* Start Page */
            p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
            
            
            /* -----------------
             * Table of contents
             * -----------------
             */
            
            /* Output a heading */
            p.fit_textline("Table of contents", x, y, headopts);
            
            /* Option list for the text entry. The text is placed in a box with a
             * width of 400 using boxsize={400 30}. The "leader" option is used to
             * define leaders to be used. The "alignment" suboption specifies the
             * alignment between text, leaders, and box. The default leader
             * character is ".". Use the "text" suboption to define one or more
             * other characters to be used as leaders.
             */ 
            textopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=14 " +
                "boxsize={" + bw + " 30} leader={alignment=right}";
            
            /* Option list for the page number */
            numopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=14 " +
                "fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0}";
            
            for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
                /* Place the text line */
                p.fit_textline(items[i][0], x, y-=yoff, textopts);
                
                /* To the right of the text box place the page number with a 
                 * distance of 10
                 */
                p.fit_textline(items[i][1], x+bw+10, y, numopts);
            }
            
            
            /* ------------------------------------------------
             * Table of contents with the numbers right-aligned
             * ------------------------------------------------
             */
            
            /* Output a heading */
            p.fit_textline("Table of contents with the numbers right-aligned",
                x, y-=2*yoff, headopts);
            
            /* In this case, the number is placed right-aligned with
             * "position={right bottom}" in a box with a width of 20 using
             * "boxsize={20 30}".
             */ 
            numopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=14 " +
                "boxsize={20 30} position={right bottom} " +
                "fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0}";
            
            for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
                /* Place the text line */
                p.fit_textline(items[i][0], x, y-=yoff, textopts);
                
                /* To the right of the text box place the page number right-aligned
                 * into a box with a width of 20 
                 */
                p.fit_textline(items[i][1], x+bw, y, numopts);
            }

            p.end_page_ext("");

            p.end_document("");

        } catch (PDFlibException e) {
            System.err.println("PDFlib exception occurred:");
            System.err.println("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname()
                + ": " + e.get_errmsg());
            exitcode = 1;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println(e);
            exitcode = 1;
        } finally {
            if (p != null) {
                p.delete();
            }
            System.exit(exitcode);
        }
    }
}