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Resize pdf page, set margins ans the right rotation

Im working on a project where i have to resize a pdf file as input ( from A3 to A4 ), respecting the right rotation of the original document and at end add Margins all around the content.
Im using actually iTextSharp to do this, but my problem that i manage to do the resize and rotation part, but NO OK for the margins (code bellow). The SetMargins() don't change any marging !
Please anyone ca me solve this problem ?
Thanks in advance
/// Start resizing
/// using iTextsharp lib
/// Read the input file
iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader reader = new iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfReader(filePath);
/// Génerate the new file
Document doc = new Document() ;
/// Check input PDF rotation
iTextSharp.text.Rectangle rectangle = reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(1);
if (rectangle.Height < rectangle.Width)
{
label7.Text = "Paysage";
rotation = 90;
}
else
{
label7.Text = "Portrait";
rotation = 0;
}
/// Create new A4 pdf with the correct rotation
if (rotation == 0)
{
doc = new Document(PageSize.A4);
doc.SetMargins(50, 50, 50, 50);
float marg = doc.BottomMargin;
}
else if (rotation == 90)
{
doc = new Document(PageSize.A4.Rotate());
doc.SetMargins(50, 50, 50, 50);
float marg = doc.BottomMargin;
}
/// Start generating the new PDF
iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfWriter writer = iTextSharp.text.pdf.PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc,new FileStream("Testing folder/" + fileNameWithoutExtention+"_mod.PDF",FileMode.Create));
/// Open the new PDF and manage content
doc.Open();
for (int i = 1; i <= pagesNbr; i++)
{
PdfContentByte cb = writer.DirectContent;
PdfImportedPage page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, i);
float Scale = 0.67f;
doc.NewPage();
cb.AddTemplate(page, Scale, 0, 0, Scale, 0, 0);
}
this code generate a new PDF with the right size A4, right orientation, but the content is on the left-bottom side of the page ! i need it to be in the center of the page and i can manage the margins !

How can I move a rectangle within a PDF page without duplicating every information of the page using c# and iTextSharp

I have already seen a solition to move content of a page to another postition.
See: itext or itextsharp - move text in an existing PDF
Is it possible to do so without duplicating the whole content of the page?
a. Selece only the content of the rectabgle to move and copy only that.
b. Is there a possibility to create a reference to the page content und insert that in step 2 for the moved rectangle (PdfCopy).
I think the solution mentioned will add the page twice.
1: averything BUT the rectabgle (EoClip)
2: ONLY the rectangle (Clip)
/// <summary>
/// Edit the position of content in all pages in a document
/// </summary>
/// <param name="file">Path of the file to be edited</param>
/// <param name="saveAs">Path of the file to be saved</param>
/// <param name="x">Top left corner - X</param>
/// <param name="y">Top left corner - Y/param>
/// <param name="w">Rectangle width</param>
/// <param name="h">Rectangle height</param>
/// <param name="moveX">Move X (+ right, - left)</param>
/// <param name="moveY">Move Y (+ down, - up)</param>
[Description("Edit the scale of all pages in a document")]
[CommandLineVisible(true)]
[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Always)]
[Order("EditPosition.00")]
public static void EditPosition(
[Description("Path of the file to be edited")]
[Editor(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Design.FileNameEditor), typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]
string file,
[Description("Path of the file to be saved")]
[Editor(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Design.FileNameEditor), typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]
string saveAs,
[Description("Top left corner - X")]
float x,
[Description("Top left corner - Y")]
float y,
[Description("Rectangle width")]
float w,
[Description("Rectangle height")]
float h,
[Description("Move X (+ right, - left)")]
float moveX,
[Description("Move Y (+ down, - up)")]
float moveY
)
{
file = prepareInput(file);
FileInfo input = new FileInfo(file);
writeInfoLine(String.Format("Datei \"{0}\"", file));
FileInfo tmpPDF = new FileInfo(System.IO.Path.GetTempFileName());
if (saveAs == String.Empty || saveAs == null)
{
saveAs = input.FullName;
}
using (var reader = new PdfReader(new MemoryStream(File.ReadAllBytes(input.FullName))))
using (var document = new Document(reader.GetPageSize(1)))
using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
using (var writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, ms))
{
document.Open();
PdfContentByte cb = writer.DirectContent;
// Rectangle umrechnen; PDF Orientierung von unten links
RectangleF area = new RectangleF(x, y, w, h);
for (int p = 1; p <= reader.NumberOfPages; p++)
{
PdfImportedPage page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, p);
iTextSharp.text.Rectangle pageSize = reader.GetPageSize(p);
document.SetPageSize(pageSize);
document.NewPage();
PdfTemplate template1 = cb.CreateTemplate(pageSize.Width, pageSize.Height);
template1.Rectangle(0, 0, pageSize.Width, pageSize.Height);
template1.Rectangle(area.Left, pageSize.Height - area.Bottom,
area.Width, area.Height);
template1.EoClip(); // ADD 1
template1.NewPath();
template1.AddTemplate(page, 0, 0);
PdfTemplate template2 = cb.CreateTemplate(pageSize.Width, pageSize.Height);
template2.Rectangle(area.Left, pageSize.Height - area.Bottom,
area.Width, area.Height);
template2.Clip(); // ADD 2
template2.NewPath();
template2.AddTemplate(page, 0, 0);
cb.AddTemplate(template1, 0, 0);
cb.AddTemplate(template2, moveX, -moveY);
}
document.Close();
File.WriteAllBytes(tmpPDF.FullName, ms.GetBuffer());
}
// Move temp.pdf to destination
lastpath = saveOutput(saveAs, tmpPDF, input, null);
return;
}

cell background image with text itextsharp

Thanks in advance , I know that you're busy .. so I edited this based on the code you gave me ...
first I want you to see what I got when I tried you code ..
and the picture I used as a background is :
as you see I got several problems :
1- the image is not a background to the cells and I want it to be stretched .
2- I tried to put the text in different positions but I failed .
3 - also i got a missing cell that not showed.
the code I used is :
1- the ImageEvent class :
class ImageEvent : IPdfPCellEvent
{
protected Image img;
public ImageEvent(Image img) {
this.img = img;
}
void IPdfPCellEvent.CellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases)
{
img.ScaleToFit(position.Width, position.Height);
img.SetAbsolutePosition(position.Left + (position.Width - img.Width) / 2,
position.Bottom + (position.Height - img.ScaledHeight / 2));
PdfContentByte canvas = canvases[PdfPTable.BACKGROUNDCANVAS];
try {
canvas.AddImage(img);
} catch (DocumentException ex) {
// do nothing
}
}
}
2- The position class :
class PositionEvent : IPdfPCellEvent
{
protected Phrase content;
protected string pos;
public PositionEvent(Phrase content, string pos)
{
this.content = content;
this.pos = pos;
}
void IPdfPCellEvent.CellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases)
{
PdfContentByte canvas = canvases[PdfPTable.TEXTCANVAS];
float x = 0;
float y = 0;
int alignment = 0;
switch (pos)
{
case "TOP_LEFT":
x = position.GetLeft(3);
y = position.GetTop(content.Leading);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
break;
case "TOP_RIGHT":
x = position.GetRight(3);
y = position.GetTop(content.Leading);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
break;
case "BOTTOM_LEFT":
x = position.GetLeft(3);
y = position.GetBottom(3);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
break;
case "BOTTOM_RIGHT":
x = position.GetRight(3);
y = position.GetBottom(3);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
break;
case "CENTER_TOP":
x = position.GetRight(3) + position.GetLeft(3) / 2;
y = position.GetTop(3);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
break;
case "CENTER_BOTTOM":
x = position.GetRight(3) + position.GetLeft(3) / 2;
y = position.GetBottom(3);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
break;
case "CENTER_MIDDLE":
x = position.GetRight(3) + position.GetLeft(3) / 2;
y = x;
alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
break;
}
ColumnText.ShowTextAligned(canvas, alignment, content, x, y, 0);
}
}
3- The method :
public void createPdf(string dest)
{
// 1. Create a Document which contains a table:
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create));
document.Open();
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
table.WidthPercentage = 100f;
PdfPCell cell1 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell2 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell3 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell4 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell5 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell6 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell7 = new PdfPCell();
// 2. Inside that table, make each cell with specific height:
cell1.FixedHeight=50;
cell2.FixedHeight = 50;
cell3.FixedHeight = 50;
cell4.FixedHeight = 50;
cell5.FixedHeight = 50;
cell6.FixedHeight = 50;
cell7.FixedHeight = 50;
// 3. Each cell has the same background image
string path = string.Concat(this.openFileDialog_pic.FileName);
string imageFilePath = string.Concat(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("."), path);
iTextSharp.text.Image IMG = iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(imageFilePath);
ImageEvent imgEvent = new ImageEvent(iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(IMG));
cell1.CellEvent=imgEvent;
cell2.CellEvent = imgEvent;
cell3.CellEvent = imgEvent;
cell4.CellEvent = imgEvent;
cell5.CellEvent = imgEvent;
cell6.CellEvent = imgEvent;
cell7.CellEvent = imgEvent;
// 4. Add text in front of the image at specific position
cell1.CellEvent= new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Top left"), "TOP_LEFT");
cell2.CellEvent=new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Top right"), "TOP_RIGHT");
cell3.CellEvent=new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Bottom left"), "BOTTOM_LEFT");
cell4.CellEvent=new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Bottom right"), "BOTTOM_RIGHT");
cell5.CellEvent = new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Center Top"), "CENTER_TOP");
cell6.CellEvent = new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Center Bottom"), "CENTER_BOTTOM");
cell7.CellEvent = new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Center Middle"), "CENTER_MIDDLE");
// Wrap it all up!
table.AddCell(cell1);
table.AddCell(cell2);
table.AddCell(cell3);
table.AddCell(cell4);
table.AddCell(cell5);
table.AddCell(cell6);
table.AddCell(cell7);
document.Add(table);
document.Close();
}

In an additional comment, you clarify your requirements:
I want to create a document which contains one table. Inside that table, cells
I want to make each cell with specific height
each cell have the same background image
I want to put a text in front the image in the position I want inside the cell. For example: top left of the cell, bottom right of the cell
In other words: you want something like this: position_content_in_cell.pdf
There is more than one way to do this. I don't understand the code sample you use in your question. It uses nested tables and I don't understand why you'd need nested tables.
In the PositionContentInCell example, I used a method that allows you to really fine-tune the exact position of the text. I created an ImageEvent to scale and center the image:
class ImageEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {
protected Image img;
public ImageEvent(Image img) {
this.img = img;
}
public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
img.scaleToFit(position.getWidth(), position.getHeight());
img.setAbsolutePosition(position.getLeft() + (position.getWidth() - img.getScaledWidth()) / 2,
position.getBottom() + (position.getHeight() - img.getScaledHeight()) / 2);
PdfContentByte canvas = canvases[PdfPTable.BACKGROUNDCANVAS];
try {
canvas.addImage(img);
} catch (DocumentException ex) {
// do nothing
}
}
}
I created a PositionEvent to add the text inside the cell:
class PositionEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {
protected Phrase content;
protected POSITION pos;
public PositionEvent(Phrase content, POSITION pos) {
this.content = content;
this.pos = pos;
}
public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
PdfContentByte canvas = canvases[PdfPTable.TEXTCANVAS];
float x = 0;
float y = 0;
int alignment = 0;
switch (pos) {
case TOP_LEFT:
x = position.getLeft(3);
y = position.getTop(content.getLeading());
alignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
break;
case TOP_RIGHT:
x = position.getRight(3);
y = position.getTop(content.getLeading());
alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
break;
case BOTTOM_LEFT:
x = position.getLeft(3);
y = position.getBottom(3);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
break;
case BOTTOM_RIGHT:
x = position.getRight(3);
y = position.getBottom(3);
alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
break;
}
ColumnText.showTextAligned(canvas, alignment, content, x, y, 0);
}
}
This is how I use these events:
public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException {
// 1. Create a Document which contains a table:
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(dest));
document.open();
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);
PdfPCell cell1 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell2 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell3 = new PdfPCell();
PdfPCell cell4 = new PdfPCell();
// 2. Inside that table, make each cell with specific height:
cell1.setFixedHeight(50);
cell2.setFixedHeight(50);
cell3.setFixedHeight(50);
cell4.setFixedHeight(50);
// 3. Each cell has the same background image
ImageEvent imgEvent = new ImageEvent(Image.getInstance(IMG));
cell1.setCellEvent(imgEvent);
cell2.setCellEvent(imgEvent);
cell3.setCellEvent(imgEvent);
cell4.setCellEvent(imgEvent);
// 4. Add text in front of the image at specific position
cell1.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Top left"), POSITION.TOP_LEFT));
cell2.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Top right"), POSITION.TOP_RIGHT));
cell3.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Bottom left"), POSITION.BOTTOM_LEFT));
cell4.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase("Bottom right"), POSITION.BOTTOM_RIGHT));
// Wrap it all up!
table.addCell(cell1);
table.addCell(cell2);
table.addCell(cell3);
table.addCell(cell4);
document.add(table);
document.close();
}
Normally, I would write this code in a more efficient way, but I order the code lines in a way so that they reflect your requirements 1, 2, 3 and 4 literally.
Update:
In the comments, you asked several additional questions. For instance: how to stretch the image:
You were able to answer most of these questions, for instance based on my hint to use ScaleAbsolute:
public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
img.scaleAbsolute(position.getWidth(), position.getHeight());
img.setAbsolutePosition(position.getLeft(), position.getBottom());
PdfContentByte canvas = canvases[PdfPTable.BACKGROUNDCANVAS];
try {
canvas.addImage(img);
} catch (DocumentException ex) {
// do nothing
}
}
You had one more question that required an extra example (it was hard to explain it in a comment box). I named that example PositionContentInCell2
Instead of using the POSITION enumeration, you asked if it was possible to pass x and y values. You could do that, but you probably won't always know the width and the height of the cells, so why not define percentages such as wPct and hPct, along with an alignment:
class PositionEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {
protected Phrase content;
protected float wPct;
protected float hPct;
protected int alignment;
public PositionEvent(Phrase content, float wPct, float hPct, int alignment) {
this.content = content;
this.wPct = wPct;
this.hPct = hPct;
this.alignment = alignment;
}
public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
PdfContentByte canvas = canvases[PdfPTable.TEXTCANVAS];
float x = position.getLeft() + wPct * position.getWidth();
float y = position.getBottom() + hPct * (position.getHeight() - content.getLeading());
ColumnText.showTextAligned(canvas, alignment, content, x, y, 0);
}
}
Now you can add these events like this:
cell1.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Top left"), 0, 1, Element.ALIGN_LEFT));
cell2.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Top right"), 1, 1, Element.ALIGN_RIGHT));
cell3.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Top center"), 0.5f, 1, Element.ALIGN_CENTER));
cell4.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Bottom center"), 0.5f, 0, Element.ALIGN_CENTER));
cell5.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Middle center"), 0.5f, 0.5f, Element.ALIGN_CENTER));
cell6.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Middle center"), 0.5f, 0.5f, Element.ALIGN_CENTER));
cell7.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Bottom left"), 0, 0, Element.ALIGN_LEFT));
cell8.setCellEvent(new PositionEvent(new Phrase(14, "Bottom right"), 1, 0, Element.ALIGN_RIGHT));
Of course, if you prefer passing x and y (after all: you do know the height, because you are defining a fixed height, the code can be made even simpler: you don't multiple the variables with position.getWidth and position.getHeight().

iTextSharp - dynamic content with a footer, using padding

I am attempting to create documents that are highly-variable in length, and make them something that can be table-driven. I am trying to use iTextSharp tables exclusively to create the documents, including footer verbiage. In the code below I’m trying to pad the very last cell to the exact amount equal to the remaining space, so that my footer will be placed exactly at the bottom of the document, tight against the bottom margin. This works fine when I try to use document margins of 1, 2, or 3 inches, but when I use 5 for example, my footer begins to wrap. I think this may simply be a case of bad math. Does anyone have any suggestions to correct this (outside of using Page Events)?
(*Note: there are 2 helper methods used in creating tables and measuring the height of a paragraph, also included in addition to the main code from a button click)
(*Note: each table has SplitLate set to false, to make the content flow from page to page evenly); all tables have a specific width, and the width is locked
//declare path for the PDF file to be created
string strpath = #"C:\CROauto\Junk\MSE.pdf";
//instantiate a new PDF document
//(regular portrait format, with half-inch margins all around)
var doc = new Document(PageSize.LETTER,
iTextSharp.text.Utilities.InchesToPoints(1f),
iTextSharp.text.Utilities.InchesToPoints(1f),
iTextSharp.text.Utilities.InchesToPoints(5f),
iTextSharp.text.Utilities.InchesToPoints(.5f));
//create a PDF table
//(2 column, with no border)
PdfPTable mas_tbl = clsPDF.CreateTable(2, false, cell_padding_bottom: 0f, total_width: doc.PageSize.Width - doc.LeftMargin - doc.RightMargin);
//get base font types
BaseFont font_tb = FontFactory.GetFont(FontFactory.TIMES_BOLD).BaseFont;
BaseFont font_t = FontFactory.GetFont(FontFactory.TIMES).BaseFont;
//create regular Font objects, with varying sizes
iTextSharp.text.Font f10 = new iTextSharp.text.Font(font_t, 10);
iTextSharp.text.Font f8 = new iTextSharp.text.Font(font_t, 8);
//create regular Font objects, bold, with varying sizes
iTextSharp.text.Font fb10 = new iTextSharp.text.Font(font_tb, 10);
iTextSharp.text.Font fb8 = new iTextSharp.text.Font(font_tb, 8);
//get image
iTextSharp.text.Image da_img = iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(#"C:\CROauto\Junk\img.gif");
//scale the image to a good size
da_img.ScaleAbsolute(iTextSharp.text.Utilities.InchesToPoints(.75f),
iTextSharp.text.Utilities.InchesToPoints(.75f));
//create new PDF cell to hold image
PdfPCell icell = new PdfPCell();
icell.PaddingBottom = 0f;
//make sure the "image" cell has no border
icell.Border = iTextSharp.text.Rectangle.NO_BORDER;
//add the image to the PDF cell
icell.AddElement(da_img);
//add the image cell to the table
mas_tbl.AddCell(icell);
//work with the return address
PdfPCell ra = new PdfPCell();
ra.Border = iTextSharp.text.Rectangle.NO_BORDER;
ra.PaddingBottom = 5f;
PdfPTable tblra = clsPDF.CreateTable(1, false);
tblra.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
Chunk c = new Chunk("Help Me Please", fb8);
string rtnadd = "\r\n123 iTextSharp Rd\r\nHelpMe, ST 12345\r\n\r\nstackoverflow.com";
Phrase pra = new Phrase(rtnadd, f8);
Paragraph p = new Paragraph();
p.SetLeading(1f, 1.1f);
p.Add(c);
p.Add(pra);
tblra.TotalWidth = clsPDF.GetLongestWidth(p) + ra.PaddingLeft + ra.PaddingRight + 2;
ra.AddElement(p);
tblra.AddCell(ra);
PdfPCell dummy = new PdfPCell();
dummy.PaddingBottom = 0f;
dummy.Border = iTextSharp.text.Rectangle.NO_BORDER;
dummy.AddElement(tblra);
mas_tbl.AddCell(dummy);
//create "content" table
PdfPTable t2 = clsPDF.CreateTable(1, false, Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED, cell_padding_bottom: 0f);
//create FileStream for the file
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(strpath, FileMode.Create))
{
//get an instance of a PdfWriter, attached to the FileStream
PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, fs);
//open the document
doc.Open();
string tmp = "";
for (int i = 0; i < 80; i++)
{
tmp += "The brown fox jumped over the lazy dog a whole bunch of times." + i.ToString();
}
Phrase p2 = new Phrase(tmp, f10);
t2.AddCell(p2);
p2 = new Phrase("Another paragraph", f10);
t2.AddCell(p2);
tmp = "";
PdfPTable t3 = clsPDF.CreateTable(1, false, cell_padding_bottom: 0f);
for (int i = 0; i < 150; i++)
{
tmp += "The lazy dog didn't like that very much." + i.ToString();
}
t3.AddCell(new Phrase(tmp, f10));
t2.AddCell(t3);
t2.AddCell(new Phrase("I SURE HOPE THIS WORKED", f10));
PdfPCell c2 = new PdfPCell();
c2.PaddingBottom = 0f;
c2.Border = iTextSharp.text.Rectangle.NO_BORDER;
c2.Colspan = mas_tbl.NumberOfColumns;
c2.AddElement(t2);
mas_tbl.AddCell(c2);
//work with adding a footer
//FOOTER MSE: ADD ENOUGH PADDING TO PUSH THE FOOTER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
Paragraph fp = new Paragraph(new Phrase("Line 1 of footer\r\nLine 2 of footer\r\nhere's more of my footer text:\r\nthis project was SOOOO much fun\r\nand stuff", fb8));
//get the height of the footer
float footer_height = clsPDF.GetTotalHeightOfParagraph(fp);
Console.WriteLine("Footer height {0}", footer_height.ToString());
//get the total amount of "writeable" space per page
//(taking top and bottom margins into consideration)
float avail = doc.PageSize.Height - (doc.TopMargin + doc.BottomMargin);
//declare a variable to assist in calculating
//the total amount of "writeable" room remaining
//on the last page;
//start with with the current height of the master table
//(will do math below to calculate just what it's using
// on the last page)
float mas_tbl_last_page_height = mas_tbl.TotalHeight;
//the purpose of this loop is to start determining
//how much writeable space is left on the last page;
//this loop will subtract the "available" value from
//the total height of the master table until what's
//left is the amount of space the master table is
//using on the last page of the document only
while (mas_tbl_last_page_height > avail)
{
mas_tbl_last_page_height -= avail;
}
//to truly calculate the amount of writeable space
//remaining, subtract the amount of space that the
//master table is utilizing on the last page of
//the document, from the total amount of writeable
//space per page
float room_remaining = avail - mas_tbl_last_page_height;
//declare variable for the padding amount
//that will be used above the footer
float pad_amt = 0f;
if (room_remaining > (footer_height * 2))
{
//pad to push down
pad_amt = room_remaining - (footer_height * 2);
}
else
{
//don't use a pad
//(just let the table wrap normally)
pad_amt = 0f;
}
//declare the footer cell, and set all of it's values
PdfPCell ftcell = new PdfPCell();
ftcell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_JUSTIFIED;
//(use column span that is equal to the number of
// columns in the master table)
ftcell.Colspan = mas_tbl.NumberOfColumns;
ftcell.Border = iTextSharp.text.Rectangle.NO_BORDER;
ftcell.PaddingTop = pad_amt;
ftcell.PaddingBottom = 0f;
ftcell.AddElement(fp);
//add the footer cell to the master table
mas_tbl.AddCell(ftcell);
//add the master table to the document, which should contain everything
doc.Add(mas_tbl);
//close the document
doc.Close();
//HELPER METHODS
internal static PdfPTable CreateTable(int column_count,
bool include_border,
int h_align = Element.ALIGN_LEFT,
int v_align = Element.ALIGN_TOP,
float leading_multiplier = 1.1f,
float total_width = 468f,
float cell_padding_bottom = 5f,
float cell_padding_top = 0)
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
PdfPTable t = new PdfPTable(column_count);
//this line will keep the inner tables,
//from splitting off onto a 2nd page
//(making them only do it on wrapping)
//*NOTE: this needs to be tested thoroughly
// to make sure that rows aren't dropped!!!
t.SplitLate = false;
//used if you're adding paragraphs directly to table cells,
//instead of adding new PdfPCell objects
if (include_border == false)
{
t.DefaultCell.Border = Rectangle.NO_BORDER;
}
t.DefaultCell.PaddingLeft = 0f;
t.DefaultCell.PaddingRight = 0f;
t.DefaultCell.PaddingTop = cell_padding_top;
t.DefaultCell.PaddingBottom = cell_padding_bottom;
t.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = h_align;
t.DefaultCell.VerticalAlignment = h_align;
t.TotalWidth = total_width;
t.LockedWidth = true;
t.DefaultCell.SetLeading(0, leading_multiplier);
return t;
}
internal static float GetLongestWidth(Paragraph p)
{
List<float> f = new List<float>();
foreach (Chunk c in p.Chunks)
{
string[] strarray = c.Content.Split(new string[] { "\r\n" }, System.StringSplitOptions.None);
for (int i = 0; i < strarray.Length; i++)
{
Chunk tc = new Chunk(strarray[i], c.Font);
Console.WriteLine(tc.Content + ", width: {0}", tc.GetWidthPoint().ToString());
f.Add(tc.GetWidthPoint());
}
}
return f.Max();
}
internal static float GetTotalHeightOfParagraph(Paragraph p)
{
PdfPTable t = clsPDF.CreateTable(1, false, cell_padding_bottom: 0f);
t.DefaultCell.PaddingBottom = 0f;
t.DefaultCell.PaddingTop = 0f;
t.AddCell(p);
return t.TotalHeight;
}

Solved it by using absolute positioning. I calculate the position that the footer should be in, by adding the footer height to the value of the bottom margin. To alleviate concerns about overwriting existing content, I calculate the amount of available space remaining on the last page; if it's not enough for my footer, I add a new page and post my content at the beginning of the next page.
byte[] content;
using (MemoryStream output = new MemoryStream())
{
PdfReader pdf_rdr = new PdfReader(strpath);
PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(pdf_rdr, output);
PdfContentByte pcb = stamper.GetOverContent(pdf_rdr.NumberOfPages);
PdfPTable ftbl = clsPDF.CreateTable(1, false, cell_padding_bottom: 0f);
Paragraph fp = new Paragraph(new Phrase("Line 1 of footer\r\nLine 2 of footer\r\nhere's more of my footer text:\r\nthis project was SOOOO much fun\r\nand stuff", fb8));
//get the height of the footer
float footer_height = clsPDF.GetTotalHeightOfParagraph(fp);
Console.WriteLine("Footer height {0}", footer_height.ToString());
//get the total amount of "writeable" space per page
//(taking top and bottom margins into consideration)
float avail = doc.PageSize.Height - (doc.TopMargin + doc.BottomMargin);
//declare a variable to assist in calculating
//the total amount of "writeable" room remaining
//on the last page;
//start with with the current height of the master table
//(will do math below to calculate just what it's using
// on the last page)
float mas_tbl_last_page_height = mas_tbl.TotalHeight;
mas_tbl_last_page_height = mas_tbl_last_page_height % avail;
avail = avail - mas_tbl_last_page_height;
Console.WriteLine(clsPDF.GetTotalHeightOfParagraph(fp).ToString());
//float ft_top = avail - mas_tbl_last_page_height - clsPDF.GetTotalHeightOfParagraph(fp) - doc.BottomMargin;
float ft_top = doc.BottomMargin + clsPDF.GetTotalHeightOfParagraph(fp);
ftbl.AddCell(fp);
if (avail < clsPDF.GetTotalHeightOfParagraph(fp))
{
stamper.InsertPage(pdf_rdr.NumberOfPages + 1, pdf_rdr.GetPageSize(1));
pcb = stamper.GetOverContent(pdf_rdr.NumberOfPages);
ft_top = doc.PageSize.Height - doc.TopMargin;
}
ftbl.WriteSelectedRows(0, -1, doc.LeftMargin, ft_top, pcb);
// Set the flattening flag to true, as the editing is done
stamper.FormFlattening = true;
// close the pdf stamper
stamper.Close();
//close the PDF reader
pdf_rdr.Close();
content = output.ToArray();
}
//write the content to a PDF file
using (FileStream fs = File.Create(strpath))
{
fs.Write(content, 0, (int)content.Length);
fs.Flush();
}

I can't insert something as "Page X of Y" into my PDF footer using iTextSharp

I am pretty new in iTextSharp and I have the following situation: I am creating a PDF that contains an header and a footer (for the header and footer creation I am using a class that extends PdfPageEventHelper and I have override the OnStartPage() and the OnEndPage() method, it work fine).
Now my problem is that I have to insert as Page X of Y into my footer. Where X**is the **current page number and Y is the total page number. The value of Y is not fixed (because the length of my PDF is not known in advance because it depends depends on the length of the content and can differ from PDF to PDF). How can I handle this situation? (inserting the correct Y value in each footer?)
Searching online I have find this tutorial (that is for Java iText but maybe it is not so different from iTextSharp version): http://itextpdf.com/examples/iia.php?id=104
In this example it create a PDF and its header contains something like Page X of Y.
I am trying to understand this example (and translate it for iTextSharp) but I have some doubts about how it work (and if it is a real solution for my problem).
From what I can understand it perform the following operations:
Into the class that extends PdfPageEventHelper it is declared a PdfTemplate object
PdfTemplate total;
I think that maybe it handles the total pages number that are into my PDF document, but reading the official documentation I have not many information about what exactly do this class: http://api.itextpdf.com/itext/com/itextpdf/text/pdf/PdfTemplate.html
I am trying to do something similar into my class that extends PdfPageEventHelper but I can't do it.
This is my not working code:
public class PdfHeaderFooter : PdfPageEventHelper
{
// The template with the total number of pages:
PdfTemplate total;
private static int numPagina = 1;
public Image CellImage;
private string folderImages;
private string _sourceId;
public PdfHeaderFooter(string _folderImages, string sourceId)
{
folderImages = _folderImages;
_sourceId = sourceId;
}
/* Creates the PdfTemplate that will hold the total number of pages.
* Write on top of document
* */
public override void OnOpenDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnOpenDocument(writer, document);
// (Nobili) Page Number:
total = writer.DirectContent.CreateTemplate(30, 16);
//PdfPTable tabFot = new PdfPTable(new float[] { 1F });
PdfPTable tabFot = new PdfPTable(2);
tabFot.WidthPercentage = 98;
tabFot.SpacingAfter = 10F;
PdfPCell cell;
//tabFot.TotalWidth = 300F;
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Header"));
tabFot.AddCell(cell);
tabFot.WriteSelectedRows(0, -1, 150, document.Top, writer.DirectContent);
}
// write on end of each page
public override void OnEndPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnEndPage(writer, document);
int pageN = writer.PageNumber;
String text = "Page " + pageN + " of ";
//PdfPTable tabFoot = new PdfPTable(new float[] { 1F });
PdfPTable tabFoot = new PdfPTable(3);
tabFoot.TotalWidth = document.Right - document.Left;
tabFoot.DefaultCell.Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER;
tabFoot.DefaultCell.CellEvent = new RoundedBorder();
PdfPTable innerTable = new PdfPTable(2);
innerTable.SetWidths(new int[] { 247, 246 });
innerTable.TotalWidth = document.Right - document.Left;
innerTable.DefaultCell.Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER;
PdfPCell innerCellLeft = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Early Warning - Bollettino")) { Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 20, HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT };
//PdfPCell innerCellRight = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Pag. " + numPagina + "/5")) { Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 20, HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT };
PdfPCell innerCellCenter = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(text)) { Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 20, HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT };
PdfPCell innerCellRight = new PdfPCell(Image.GetInstance(total)) { Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 20, HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT };
innerTable.AddCell(innerCellLeft);
innerTable.AddCell(innerCellRight);
tabFoot.AddCell(innerTable);
tabFoot.WriteSelectedRows(0, -1, document.Left, document.Bottom, writer.DirectContent);
numPagina++;
}
// write on start of each page
public override void OnStartPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnStartPage(writer, document);
PdfPTable tabHead = new PdfPTable(3);
tabHead.SetWidths(new int[] { 165, 205, 125 });
//tabHead.TotalWidth = 460F;
tabHead.TotalWidth = document.Right - document.Left; // TotalWidth = 495
tabHead.WidthPercentage = 98;
PdfPCell cell1 = new PdfPCell(iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(folderImages + "logoEarlyWarning.png"), true) { Border = PdfPCell.BOTTOM_BORDER };
tabHead.AddCell(cell1);
//tabHead.AddCell(new PdfPCell(new Phrase("CELL 1:")) { Border = PdfPCell.BOTTOM_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 50, PaddingTop = 15, });
tabHead.AddCell(new PdfPCell(new Phrase("CELL 2:")) { Border = PdfPCell.BOTTOM_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 50, PaddingTop = 15 });
if(_sourceId == "NVD")
{
iTextSharp.text.Image logo = iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(folderImages + "nvdLogo.png");
logo.ScalePercent(48f);
//PdfPCell cell3 = new PdfPCell(iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(folderImages + "nvdLogo.png"), true) { Border = PdfPCell.BOTTOM_BORDER, PaddingBottom = 25 };
PdfPCell cell3 = new PdfPCell(logo) { Border = PdfPCell.BOTTOM_BORDER, PaddingLeft = 50 };
tabHead.AddCell(cell3);
}
else if(_sourceId == "DeepSight")
{
PdfPCell cell3 = new PdfPCell(iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(folderImages + "DSLogo.jpg"), true) { Border = PdfPCell.BOTTOM_BORDER };
tabHead.AddCell(cell3);
}
//tabHead.AddCell(new PdfPCell(new Phrase("CELL 3:")) { Border = PdfPCell.BOTTOM_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 50, PaddingTop = 15 });
tabHead.WriteSelectedRows(0, -1, document.Left, document.Top, writer.DirectContent);
}
//write on close of document
public override void OnCloseDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnCloseDocument(writer, document);
}
}
}
I want put in the footer something like the Page X of Y as shown in the tutorial
I tryied to do the following thing:
1) I declared the PdfTemplate total; object as field of my class and I initialize it into my OnOpenDocument() method
total = writer.DirectContent.CreateTemplate(30, 16);
2) Into my OnEndPage() method I put:
String text = "Page " + pageN + " of ";
and I created the following table to show the Page X of Y
PdfPCell innerCellLeft = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Early Warning - Bollettino")) { Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 20, HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT };
PdfPCell innerCellCenter = new PdfPCell(new Phrase(text)) { Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 20, HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT };
PdfPCell innerCellRight = new PdfPCell(Image.GetInstance(total)) { Border = PdfPCell.NO_BORDER, Padding = 5, MinimumHeight = 20, HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT };
But it don't work and throw me an exception
What could be the problem in my code?

You are copy/pasting code without reading the documentation that comes with the examples. Moreover you are completely ignoring the C# version of the examples from my book. I have paid good money to a C# developer to port these examples. It feels as if that money was thrown away. You can find the example you tried to port yourself here: http://tinyurl.com/itextsharpIIA2C05
Error #1: you are adding content in the OnStartPage() method. That is forbidden! This is documented on many places. See for instance this answer copied from page 150 of the official documentation:
FAQ Why is it not advised to add content in the onStartPage() method? You'll remember from section 5.2.4 that iText ignores newPage() calls when the current page is empty. This method is executed — or ignored — when you call it explicitly from your code, but it's also invoked implicitly from within iText on multiple occasions. It's important that it's ignored for empty pages; otherwise you'd end up with plenty of unwanted new pages that are unintentionally left blank. If you add content in an onStartPage() method, there's always a risk of having unwanted pages. Consider it more safe to reserve the onEndPage() method for adding content.
Error #2: you are adding content in the OnOpenDocument() method. Why would that make sense?
Error #3: you create the total object because you want to create a place holder that can be added to each page. Once you know the total number of pages, you want to fill out that number on that place holder. However: I don't see you doing this anywhere. The appropriate place to do this, is obviously in the OnCloseDocument() even. This event is triggered right before the document is closed, so at that moment, the total number of pages is known. This is, as Sherlock Holmes would say, elementary, my dear!