images/starter_image
Load and place an image using various options for scaling and positioning.
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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/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 9
* 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;
int exitcode = 0;
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_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}");
/* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
p.set_option("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);
font = p.load_font("NotoSerif-Regular", "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, 10);
/* ------------------------------------
* 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, 10);
/* --------------------------------------
* 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.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);
}
}
}