textflow/bulleted_list
Output numbered and bulleted lists.
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/*
* Bulleted list:
* Output a bulleted list
*
* Use the "leftindent" option of add_textflow() to create a bulleted or
* numbered list, respectively. Use "leftindent=0" for adding the bullet or
* number and "leftindent=22" for adding the list item.
*
* Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 10
* Required data: none
*/
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.textflow;
import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;
public class bulleted_list
{
public static void main (String argv[])
{
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
String searchpath = "../input";
pdflib p = null;
int exitcode = 0;
String outfile = "bulleted_list.pdf";
String title = "Bulleted List";
int tf = -1, i;
final double llx=50, lly=200, urx=500, ury=700;
String result;
String num_optlist, item_optlist;
final String head_optlist =
"fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=14 fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0}";
final String items [] = {
"Long Distance Glider\nWith this paper rocket you can send all your " +
"messages even when sitting in a hall or in the cinema pretty near " +
"the back.",
"Giant Wing\nAn unbelievable sailplane! It is amazingly robust and " +
"can even do aerobatics. But it is best suited to gliding.",
"Cone Head Rocket\nThis paper arrow can be thrown with big swing. " +
"We launched it from the roof of a hotel. It stayed in the air a " +
"long time and covered a considerable distance.",
"Super Dart\nThe super dart can fly giant loops with a radius of 4 " +
"or 5 meters and cover very long distances. Its heavy cone point is " +
"slightly bowed upwards to get the lift required for loops."
};
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);
/* ----------------------
* Create a bulleted list
* ----------------------
*/
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
/* Create the Textflow. First, add a heading */
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, "Page 1: Bulleted list\n\n\n", head_optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
/* Add list bullets and items. For the list bullets, use "leftindent=0"
* and for the items, use "leftindent=22" to indent the item text.
* For list bullets, use the "escapesequence" option to enable PDFlib to
* resolve "\\xB7" as the hexadecimal code "0xB7" for the bullet in the
* Symbol font.
*/
num_optlist =
"fontname=Symbol fontsize=12 encoding=builtin escapesequence " +
"fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0} leftindent=0";
item_optlist =
"fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=12 " +
"fillcolor={gray 0} alignment=justify leading=140% leftindent=22";
for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, "\\xB7", num_optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, items[i] + "\n\n", item_optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
}
/* Place the Textflow */
result = p.fit_textflow(tf, llx, lly, urx, ury, "");
if (!result.equals("_stop")) {
/* Check for further action */
}
p.delete_textflow(tf);
p.end_page_ext("");
/* ----------------------
* Create a numbered list
* ----------------------
*/
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
/* Create the Textflow. First, add a heading */
tf = -1;
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, "Page 2: Numbered list\n\n\n", head_optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
/* Add list numbers and list items. For the list numbers, use
* "leftindent=0" and for the items, use "leftindent=22" to indent the
* item text.
*/
num_optlist =
"fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=12 " +
"fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0} leftindent=0";
item_optlist =
"fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=12 " +
"fillcolor={gray 0} alignment=justify leading=140% leftindent=22";
for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, Integer.toString(i + 1),
num_optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, items[i] + "\n\n", item_optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
}
/* Place the Textflow */
result = p.fit_textflow(tf, llx, lly, urx, ury, "");
if (!result.equals("_stop")) {
/* Check for further action */
}
p.delete_textflow(tf);
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);
}
}
}