Generate PDF Report using iText

Add below JAR files:

itextpdf-5.1.3
itextpdf-5.1.3-javadoc
itextpdf-5.1.3-sources
itext-xtra-5.1.3
itext-xtra-5.1.3-javadoc
itext-xtra-5.1.3-sources
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import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.util.Date;

import com.itextpdf.text.Anchor;
import com.itextpdf.text.BadElementException;
import com.itextpdf.text.BaseColor;
import com.itextpdf.text.Chapter;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Font;
import com.itextpdf.text.List;
import com.itextpdf.text.ListItem;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
import com.itextpdf.text.Section;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

import javax.el.ELContext;
import javax.el.ExpressionFactory;

import javax.el.ValueExpression;

import javax.faces.application.Application;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;

//import java.util.List;


public class PDFTaskReportGenerator {
private static String FILE = "c:/report/Task_"+111+".pdf";
private static Font catFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 18,
Font.BOLD);
private static Font redFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 12,
Font.NORMAL, BaseColor.RED);
private static Font subFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 16,
Font.BOLD);
private static Font smallBold = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 12,
Font.BOLD);
/*
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FILE));
document.open();
addMetaData(document);
addTitlePage(document);
addContent(document);
document.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
*/
// iText allows to add metadata to the PDF which can be viewed in your Adobe
// Reader
// under File -> Properties
private static void addMetaData(Document document) {
document.addTitle("Invoice Processing");
document.addSubject("Task Summary");
document.addKeywords("Java, PDF, iText");
document.addAuthor("Jaiswal");
document.addCreator("Neelmani");
}

private static void addTitlePage(Document document)
throws DocumentException {
Paragraph preface = new Paragraph();
// We add one empty line
addEmptyLine(preface, 1);
// Lets write a big header
preface.add(new Paragraph("ABCBank", catFont));

addEmptyLine(preface, 1);
// Will create: Report generated by: _name, _date
preface.add(new Paragraph(
"Report generated by: The Great Neelmani",// " + System.getProperty("user.name") + ", " + new Date(), //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
smallBold));
//addEmptyLine(preface, 3);
//preface.add(new Paragraph(
// "This document describes something which is very important ",
// smallBold));

//addEmptyLine(preface, 8);

preface.add(new Paragraph(
"This is the Task",//( "+ getTaskNumber()+" )Summary.",
redFont));

document.add(preface);
// Start a new page
document.newPage();
}

private static void addContent(Document document) throws DocumentException {

Anchor anchor = new Anchor("First Chapter", catFont);
anchor.setName("First Chapter");

// Second parameter is the number of the chapter
Chapter catPart = new Chapter(new Paragraph(anchor), 1);

Paragraph subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 1", subFont);
Section subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Hello"));

subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory 2", subFont);
subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 1"));
subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 2"));
subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("Paragraph 3"));

// Add a list
createList(subCatPart);
Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
addEmptyLine(paragraph, 5);
subCatPart.add(paragraph);



// Add a table
createTable(subCatPart);

// Now add all this to the document
document.add(catPart);

// Next section
anchor = new Anchor("Second Chapter", catFont);
anchor.setName("Second Chapter");

// Second parameter is the number of the chapter
catPart = new Chapter(new Paragraph(anchor), 1);

subPara = new Paragraph("Subcategory", subFont);
subCatPart = catPart.addSection(subPara);
subCatPart.add(new Paragraph("This is a very important message"));

// Now add all this to the document
document.add(catPart);

}

private static void createTable(Section subCatPart)
throws BadElementException {
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);

// t.setBorderColor(BaseColor.GRAY);
// t.setPadding(4);
// t.setSpacing(4);
// t.setBorderWidth(1);

PdfPCell c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Activities"));
c1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(c1);

c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Value"));
c1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
table.addCell(c1);

//c1 = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table Header 3"));
//c1.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
//table.addCell(c1);
table.setHeaderRows(1);

table.addCell("Task Number");
table.addCell("1");//getTaskNumber());
//table.addCell("1.2");
table.addCell("Priority");
table.addCell("2");//getPriority());
//table.addCell("2.3");

subCatPart.add(table);

}

private static void createList(Section subCatPart) {
List list = new List(true, false, 10);
list.add(new ListItem("First point"));
list.add(new ListItem("Second point"));
list.add(new ListItem("Third point"));
subCatPart.add(list);
}

private static void addEmptyLine(Paragraph paragraph, int number) {
for (int i = 0; i < number; i++) {
paragraph.add(new Paragraph(" "));
}
}

public String getTaskNumber(){

return resolveExpression("#{bindings.taskNumber.inputValue}").toString();
}

public String getPriority(){

return resolveExpression("#{bindings.priority.inputValue}").toString();
}

/**
* Method for taking a reference to a JSF binding expression and returning
* the matching object (or creating it).
* @param expression EL expression
* @return Managed object
*/
public static Object resolveExpression(String expression) {
FacesContext facesContext = getFacesContext();
Application app = facesContext.getApplication();
ExpressionFactory elFactory = app.getExpressionFactory();
ELContext elContext = facesContext.getELContext();
ValueExpression valueExp =
elFactory.createValueExpression(elContext, expression,
Object.class);
return valueExp.getValue(elContext);
}

/**
* Get FacesContext.
* @return FacesContext
*/
public static FacesContext getFacesContext() {
return FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
}

public String pdfCall() {
// Add event code here...
try {
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FILE));
document.open();
addMetaData(document);
addTitlePage(document);
addContent(document);
document.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return null;
}
}