Add simple table in PDF using iText

iText provides PdfPTable that is used while working with tables in pdf. Lets see examples on how to add simple table in PDF using iText with some examples.

Important class : com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable

You can use the following methods to create simple table and add data
a) PdfPTable(int numColumns) Constructs a PdfPTable with numColumns columns.
b) addCell(String text) Adds data to the cell
c) setHeaderRows(int headerRows) Sets the number of the top rows that constitute the header. This header has only meaning if the table is added to Document and the table crosses pages.

Example

In the below example we will use the above methods to create a simple table with a header and some data

package com.kscodes.examples.itext;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;

import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;

import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

public class TableExample {

public static void main(String args[]) {

// Create a Document object

Document document = new Document();

try {

// Create a PdfWriter instance and use the document to write the pdf

// to a specified location

PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("K:\\Kscodes\\pdf\\itext-tables.pdf"));

// open the document

document.open();

// Create a Simple table

PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);

// Set First row as header

table.setHeaderRows(1);

// Add header details

table.addCell("Fruit");

table.addCell("Quantity");

table.addCell("Cost");

// Add the data

table.addCell("Apple");

table.addCell("5");

table.addCell("10");

// Add more data

table.addCell("Orange");

table.addCell("6");

document.add(table);

// close the document

document.close();

System.out.println("PDF created at the location !!!");

} catch (Exception e) {

System.out.println("Exception occured :: " + e);

}

Output
Add simple table in PDF using iText