How can I create a nested column using itextsharp?
How to create the table given below using iext sharp. Below is my code, but I am a stream. Help me put together such a type table. My code
var subTable2 = new PdfPTable(new float[] { 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100,100,100 });
subTable2.TotalWidth = 510f;
subTable2.LockedWidth = true;
subTable2.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
subTable2.AddCell(new Phrase("Examination", time51));
subTable2.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
subTable2.AddCell(new Phrase("Board", time51));
subTable2.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
subTable2.AddCell(new Phrase("Month and Year of Passing", time51));
subTable2.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
subTable2.AddCell(new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Mark", time51)));
PdfPTable nested = new PdfPTable(1);
nested.AddCell("");
nested.AddCell("Obtained");
nested.AddCell("Out of");
PdfPCell nesthousing = new PdfPCell(nested);
nesthousing.Padding = 0f;
subTable2.AddCell(nesthousing);
subTable2.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
subTable2.AddCell(new Phrase("Percentage", time51));
subTable2.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
subTable2.AddCell(new Phrase("Calss/Grade", time51));
doc.Add(subTable2);
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Please have a look at SimpleTable12 . It creates a table that looks like this: simple_table12.pdf
You can still fine tune the height of the cells using padding or by entering descender / ascender information, but these are details. Important: how to organize the cells?
I wrote this little convenience method:
public PdfPCell createCell(String content, int colspan, int rowspan, int border) {
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(content, font));
cell.setColspan(colspan);
cell.setRowspan(rowspan);
cell.setBorder(border);
cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
return cell;
}
You pass in some content, colspan, row and border information and it creates the one PdfPCell
you want. This allows us to create code that is easier to read:
public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException {
font = new Font(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 10);
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(dest));
document.open();
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(8);
table.setWidthPercentage(100);
table.addCell(createCell("Examination", 1, 2, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("Board", 1, 2, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("Month and Year of Passing", 1, 2, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.TOP));
table.addCell(createCell("Marks", 2, 1, PdfPCell.TOP));
table.addCell(createCell("Percentage", 1, 2, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("Class / Grade", 1, 2, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("Obtained", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("Out of", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("12th / I.B. Diploma", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("Aggregate (all subjects)", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
table.addCell(createCell("", 1, 1, PdfPCell.BOX));
document.add(table);
document.close();
}
As you can see, it's a matter of calculating the correct values colspan
and rowspan
and apply the correct boundaries.
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