com.lowagie.text
Class Chunk

java.lang.Object
  extended bycom.lowagie.text.Chunk
All Implemented Interfaces:
Element, MarkupAttributes
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractRtfField, PdfBarcode, RtfField, RtfTOC, RtfTOCEntry

public class Chunk
extends Object
implements Element, MarkupAttributes

This is the smallest significant part of text that can be added to a document.

Most elements can be divided in one or more Chunks. A chunk is a String with a certain Font. all other layoutparameters should be defined in the object to which this chunk of text is added.

Example:

 Chunk chunk = new Chunk("Hello world", FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.COURIER, 20, Font.ITALIC, new Color(255, 0, 0)));
 document.add(chunk);
 


Field Summary
static String ACTION
          Key for Action.
protected  HashMap attributes
          Contains some of the attributes for this Chunk.
static String BACKGROUND
          Key for background.
static String COLOR
          Key for color.
protected  StringBuffer content
          This is the content of this chunk of text.
static String ENCODING
          Key for encoding.
protected  Font font
          This is the Font of this chunk of text.
static String GENERICTAG
          Key for generic tag.
static String HSCALE
          Key for text horizontal scaling.
static String HYPHENATION
          Key for hyphenation.
static String IMAGE
          Key for image.
static String LOCALDESTINATION
          Key for local destination.
static String LOCALGOTO
          Key for local goto.
protected  Properties markupAttributes
          Contains extra markupAttributes
static Chunk NEWLINE
          This is a Chunk containing a newline.
static String NEWPAGE
          Key for newpage.
static Chunk NEXTPAGE
          This is a Chunk containing a newpage.
static String OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER
          The character stand in for an image.
static String PDFANNOTATION
          Key for annotation.
static String REMOTEGOTO
          Key for remote goto.
static String SKEW
          Key for text skewing.
static String SPLITCHARACTER
          Key for split character.
static String SUBSUPSCRIPT
          Key for sub/superscript.
static String TEXTRENDERMODE
          Key for text rendering mode.
static String UNDERLINE
          Key for underline.
 
Fields inherited from interface com.lowagie.text.Element
ALIGN_BASELINE, ALIGN_BOTTOM, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_MIDDLE, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_TOP, ALIGN_UNDEFINED, ANCHOR, ANNOTATION, AUTHOR, CCITT_BLACKIS1, CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN, CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK, CCITT_ENDOFLINE, CCITTG3_1D, CCITTG3_2D, CCITTG4, CELL, CHAPTER, CHUNK, CREATIONDATE, CREATOR, GRAPHIC, HEADER, IMGRAW, IMGTEMPLATE, JPEG, KEYWORDS, LIST, LISTITEM, MULTI_COLUMN_TEXT, PARAGRAPH, PHRASE, PRODUCER, PTABLE, RECTANGLE, ROW, SECTION, SUBJECT, TABLE, TITLE
 
Constructor Summary
protected Chunk()
          Empty constructor.
  Chunk(char c)
          Constructs a chunk of text with a char, without specifying a Font.
  Chunk(char c, Font font)
          Constructs a chunk of text with a char and a certain Font.
  Chunk(Image image, float offsetX, float offsetY)
          Constructs a chunk containing an Image.
  Chunk(Image image, float offsetX, float offsetY, boolean changeLeading)
          Constructs a chunk containing an Image.
  Chunk(Properties attributes)
          Returns a Chunk that has been constructed taking in account the value of some attributes.
  Chunk(String content)
          Constructs a chunk of text with a certain content, without specifying a Font.
  Chunk(String content, Font font)
          Constructs a chunk of text with a certain content and a certain Font.
 
Method Summary
static Object[][] addToArray(Object[][] original, Object[] item)
          Utility method to extend an array.
 StringBuffer append(String string)
          appends some text to this Chunk.
 String content()
          Returns the content of this Chunk.
 Font font()
          Gets the font of this Chunk.
 HashMap getAttributes()
          Gets the attributes for this Chunk.
 ArrayList getChunks()
          Gets all the chunks in this element.
 float getHorizontalScaling()
          Gets the horizontal scaling.
 Image getImage()
          Returns the image.
static Set getKeySet(Hashtable table)
          Gets the keys of a Hashtable
 String getMarkupAttribute(String name)
          Returns the value of the specified attribute.
 Set getMarkupAttributeNames()
          Returns a Set of String attribute names for the MarkupAttributes implementor.
 Properties getMarkupAttributes()
          Return a Properties-object containing all the markupAttributes.
 float getTextRise()
          Gets the text displacement relatiev to the baseline.
 float getWidthPoint()
          Gets the width of the Chunk in points.
 boolean hasAttributes()
          Checks the attributes of this Chunk.
 boolean isEmpty()
          Checks is this Chunk is empty.
static boolean isTag(String tag)
          Checks if a given tag corresponds with this object.
 boolean process(ElementListener listener)
          Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.
 Chunk setAction(PdfAction action)
          Sets an action for this Chunk.
 Chunk setAnchor(String url)
          Sets an anchor for this Chunk.
 Chunk setAnchor(URL url)
          Sets an anchor for this Chunk.
 Chunk setAnnotation(PdfAnnotation annotation)
          Sets a generic annotation to this Chunk.
private  Chunk setAttribute(String name, Object obj)
          Sets an arbitrary attribute.
 Chunk setBackground(Color color)
          Sets the color of the background Chunk.
 Chunk setBackground(Color color, float extraLeft, float extraBottom, float extraRight, float extraTop)
          Sets the color and the size of the background Chunk.
 void setFont(Font font)
          Sets the font of this Chunk.
 Chunk setGenericTag(String text)
          Sets the generic tag Chunk.
 Chunk setHorizontalScaling(float scale)
          Sets the text horizontal scaling.
 Chunk setHyphenation(HyphenationEvent hyphenation)
          sets the hyphenation engine to this Chunk.
 Chunk setLocalDestination(String name)
          Sets a local destination for this Chunk.
 Chunk setLocalGoto(String name)
          Sets a local goto for this Chunk.
 void setMarkupAttribute(String name, String value)
          Sets the specified attribute.
 void setMarkupAttributes(Properties markupAttributes)
          Sets the markupAttributes.
 Chunk setNewPage()
          Sets a new page tag..
 Chunk setRemoteGoto(String filename, int page)
          Sets a goto for a remote destination for this Chunk.
 Chunk setRemoteGoto(String filename, String name)
          Sets a goto for a remote destination for this Chunk.
 Chunk setSkew(float alpha, float beta)
          Skews the text to simulate italic and other effects.
 Chunk setSplitCharacter(SplitCharacter splitCharacter)
          Sets the split characters.
 Chunk setTextRenderMode(int mode, float strokeWidth, Color strokeColor)
          Sets the text rendering mode.
 Chunk setTextRise(float rise)
          Sets the text displacement relative to the baseline.
 Chunk setUnderline(Color color, float thickness, float thicknessMul, float yPosition, float yPositionMul, int cap)
          Sets an horizontal line that can be an underline or a strikethrough.
 Chunk setUnderline(float thickness, float yPosition)
          Sets an horizontal line that can be an underline or a strikethrough.
 int type()
          Gets the type of the text element.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface com.lowagie.text.Element
toString
 

Field Detail

OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER

public static final String OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER
The character stand in for an image.

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Constant Field Values

NEWLINE

public static final Chunk NEWLINE
This is a Chunk containing a newline.


NEXTPAGE

public static final Chunk NEXTPAGE
This is a Chunk containing a newpage.


SUBSUPSCRIPT

public static final String SUBSUPSCRIPT
Key for sub/superscript.

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UNDERLINE

public static final String UNDERLINE
Key for underline.

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COLOR

public static final String COLOR
Key for color.

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ENCODING

public static final String ENCODING
Key for encoding.

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REMOTEGOTO

public static final String REMOTEGOTO
Key for remote goto.

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LOCALGOTO

public static final String LOCALGOTO
Key for local goto.

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LOCALDESTINATION

public static final String LOCALDESTINATION
Key for local destination.

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IMAGE

public static final String IMAGE
Key for image.

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GENERICTAG

public static final String GENERICTAG
Key for generic tag.

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NEWPAGE

public static final String NEWPAGE
Key for newpage.

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SPLITCHARACTER

public static final String SPLITCHARACTER
Key for split character.

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ACTION

public static final String ACTION
Key for Action.

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BACKGROUND

public static final String BACKGROUND
Key for background.

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PDFANNOTATION

public static final String PDFANNOTATION
Key for annotation.

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HYPHENATION

public static final String HYPHENATION
Key for hyphenation.

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TEXTRENDERMODE

public static final String TEXTRENDERMODE
Key for text rendering mode.

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SKEW

public static final String SKEW
Key for text skewing.

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HSCALE

public static final String HSCALE
Key for text horizontal scaling.

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content

protected StringBuffer content
This is the content of this chunk of text.


font

protected Font font
This is the Font of this chunk of text.


attributes

protected HashMap attributes
Contains some of the attributes for this Chunk.


markupAttributes

protected Properties markupAttributes
Contains extra markupAttributes

Constructor Detail

Chunk

protected Chunk()
Empty constructor.


Chunk

public Chunk(String content,
             Font font)
Constructs a chunk of text with a certain content and a certain Font.

Parameters:
content - the content
font - the font

Chunk

public Chunk(String content)
Constructs a chunk of text with a certain content, without specifying a Font.

Parameters:
content - the content

Chunk

public Chunk(char c,
             Font font)
Constructs a chunk of text with a char and a certain Font.

Parameters:
c - the content
font - the font

Chunk

public Chunk(char c)
Constructs a chunk of text with a char, without specifying a Font.

Parameters:
c - the content

Chunk

public Chunk(Image image,
             float offsetX,
             float offsetY)
Constructs a chunk containing an Image.

Parameters:
image - the image
offsetX - the image offset in the x direction
offsetY - the image offset in the y direction

Chunk

public Chunk(Image image,
             float offsetX,
             float offsetY,
             boolean changeLeading)
Constructs a chunk containing an Image.

Parameters:
image - the image
offsetX - the image offset in the x direction
offsetY - the image offset in the y direction
changeLeading - true if the leading has to be adapted to the image

Chunk

public Chunk(Properties attributes)
Returns a Chunk that has been constructed taking in account the value of some attributes.

Parameters:
attributes - Some attributes
Method Detail

process

public boolean process(ElementListener listener)
Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.

Specified by:
process in interface Element
Parameters:
listener - an ElementListener
Returns:
true if the element was processed successfully

type

public int type()
Gets the type of the text element.

Specified by:
type in interface Element
Returns:
a type

getChunks

public ArrayList getChunks()
Gets all the chunks in this element.

Specified by:
getChunks in interface Element
Returns:
an ArrayList

append

public StringBuffer append(String string)
appends some text to this Chunk.

Parameters:
string - String
Returns:
a StringBuffer

font

public Font font()
Gets the font of this Chunk.

Returns:
a Font

setFont

public void setFont(Font font)
Sets the font of this Chunk.

Parameters:
font - a Font

content

public String content()
Returns the content of this Chunk.

Returns:
a String

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()
Checks is this Chunk is empty.

Returns:
false if the Chunk contains other characters than space.

getWidthPoint

public float getWidthPoint()
Gets the width of the Chunk in points.

Returns:
a width in points

setTextRise

public Chunk setTextRise(float rise)
Sets the text displacement relative to the baseline. Positive values rise the text, negative values lower the text.

It can be used to implement sub/superscript.

Parameters:
rise - the displacement in points
Returns:
this Chunk

getTextRise

public float getTextRise()
Gets the text displacement relatiev to the baseline.

Returns:
a displacement in points

setTextRenderMode

public Chunk setTextRenderMode(int mode,
                               float strokeWidth,
                               Color strokeColor)
Sets the text rendering mode. It can outline text, simulate bold and make text invisible.

Parameters:
mode - the text rendering mode. It can be PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL, PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_STROKE, PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL_STROKE and PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_INVISIBLE.
strokeWidth - the stroke line width for the modes PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_STROKE and PdfContentByte.TEXT_RENDER_MODE_FILL_STROKE.
strokeColor - the stroke color or null to follow the text color
Returns:
this Chunk

setSkew

public Chunk setSkew(float alpha,
                     float beta)
Skews the text to simulate italic and other effects. Try alpha=0 and beta=12.

Parameters:
alpha - the first angle in degrees
beta - the second angle in degrees
Returns:
this Chunk

setHorizontalScaling

public Chunk setHorizontalScaling(float scale)
Sets the text horizontal scaling. A value of 1 is normal and a value of 0.5f shrinks the text to half it's width.

Parameters:
scale - the horizontal scaling factor
Returns:
this Chunk

getHorizontalScaling

public float getHorizontalScaling()
Gets the horizontal scaling.

Returns:
a percentage in float

setAction

public Chunk setAction(PdfAction action)
Sets an action for this Chunk.

Parameters:
action - the action
Returns:
this Chunk

setAnchor

public Chunk setAnchor(URL url)
Sets an anchor for this Chunk.

Parameters:
url - the URL to link to
Returns:
this Chunk

setAnchor

public Chunk setAnchor(String url)
Sets an anchor for this Chunk.

Parameters:
url - the url to link to
Returns:
this Chunk

setLocalGoto

public Chunk setLocalGoto(String name)
Sets a local goto for this Chunk.

There must be a local destination matching the name.

Parameters:
name - the name of the destination to go to
Returns:
this Chunk

setBackground

public Chunk setBackground(Color color)
Sets the color of the background Chunk.

Parameters:
color - the color of the background
Returns:
this Chunk

setBackground

public Chunk setBackground(Color color,
                           float extraLeft,
                           float extraBottom,
                           float extraRight,
                           float extraTop)
Sets the color and the size of the background Chunk.

Parameters:
color - the color of the background
extraLeft - increase the size of the rectangle in the left
extraBottom - increase the size of the rectangle in the bottom
extraRight - increase the size of the rectangle in the right
extraTop - increase the size of the rectangle in the top
Returns:
this Chunk

setUnderline

public Chunk setUnderline(float thickness,
                          float yPosition)
Sets an horizontal line that can be an underline or a strikethrough. Actually, the line can be anywhere vertically and has always the Chunk width. Multiple call to this method will produce multiple lines.

Parameters:
thickness - the absolute thickness of the line
yPosition - the absolute y position relative to the baseline
Returns:
this Chunk

setUnderline

public Chunk setUnderline(Color color,
                          float thickness,
                          float thicknessMul,
                          float yPosition,
                          float yPositionMul,
                          int cap)
Sets an horizontal line that can be an underline or a strikethrough. Actually, the line can be anywhere vertically and has always the Chunk width. Multiple call to this method will produce multiple lines.

Parameters:
color - the color of the line or null to follow the text color
thickness - the absolute thickness of the line
thicknessMul - the thickness multiplication factor with the font size
yPosition - the absolute y position relative to the baseline
yPositionMul - the position multiplication factor with the font size
cap - the end line cap. Allowed values are PdfContentByte.LINE_CAP_BUTT, PdfContentByte.LINE_CAP_ROUND and PdfContentByte.LINE_CAP_PROJECTING_SQUARE
Returns:
this Chunk

addToArray

public static Object[][] addToArray(Object[][] original,
                                    Object[] item)
Utility method to extend an array.

Parameters:
original - the original array or null
item - the item to be added to the array
Returns:
a new array with the item appended

setAnnotation

public Chunk setAnnotation(PdfAnnotation annotation)
Sets a generic annotation to this Chunk.

Parameters:
annotation - the annotation
Returns:
this Chunk

setHyphenation

public Chunk setHyphenation(HyphenationEvent hyphenation)
sets the hyphenation engine to this Chunk.

Parameters:
hyphenation - the hyphenation engine
Returns:
this Chunk

setRemoteGoto

public Chunk setRemoteGoto(String filename,
                           String name)
Sets a goto for a remote destination for this Chunk.

Parameters:
filename - the file name of the destination document
name - the name of the destination to go to
Returns:
this Chunk

setRemoteGoto

public Chunk setRemoteGoto(String filename,
                           int page)
Sets a goto for a remote destination for this Chunk.

Parameters:
filename - the file name of the destination document
page - the page of the destination to go to. First page is 1
Returns:
this Chunk

setLocalDestination

public Chunk setLocalDestination(String name)
Sets a local destination for this Chunk.

Parameters:
name - the name for this destination
Returns:
this Chunk

setGenericTag

public Chunk setGenericTag(String text)
Sets the generic tag Chunk.

The text for this tag can be retrieved with PdfPageEvent.

Parameters:
text - the text for the tag
Returns:
this Chunk

setSplitCharacter

public Chunk setSplitCharacter(SplitCharacter splitCharacter)
Sets the split characters.

Parameters:
splitCharacter - the SplitCharacter interface
Returns:
this Chunk

setNewPage

public Chunk setNewPage()
Sets a new page tag..

Returns:
this Chunk

setAttribute

private Chunk setAttribute(String name,
                           Object obj)
Sets an arbitrary attribute.

Parameters:
name - the key for the attribute
obj - the value of the attribute
Returns:
this Chunk

getAttributes

public HashMap getAttributes()
Gets the attributes for this Chunk.

It may be null.

Returns:
the attributes for this Chunk

hasAttributes

public boolean hasAttributes()
Checks the attributes of this Chunk.

Returns:
false if there aren't any.

getImage

public Image getImage()
Returns the image.

Returns:
the image

isTag

public static boolean isTag(String tag)
Checks if a given tag corresponds with this object.

Parameters:
tag - the given tag
Returns:
true if the tag corresponds

setMarkupAttribute

public void setMarkupAttribute(String name,
                               String value)
Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes
Sets the specified attribute.

Specified by:
setMarkupAttribute in interface MarkupAttributes
Parameters:
name - String attribute name.
value - String attribute value.
See Also:
MarkupAttributes.setMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

setMarkupAttributes

public void setMarkupAttributes(Properties markupAttributes)
Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes
Sets the markupAttributes.

Specified by:
setMarkupAttributes in interface MarkupAttributes
Parameters:
markupAttributes - a Properties-object containing markupattributes
See Also:
MarkupAttributes.setMarkupAttributes(java.util.Properties)

getMarkupAttribute

public String getMarkupAttribute(String name)
Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes
Returns the value of the specified attribute.

Specified by:
getMarkupAttribute in interface MarkupAttributes
Parameters:
name - String attribute name.
Returns:
String.
See Also:
MarkupAttributes.getMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String)

getMarkupAttributeNames

public Set getMarkupAttributeNames()
Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes
Returns a Set of String attribute names for the MarkupAttributes implementor.

Specified by:
getMarkupAttributeNames in interface MarkupAttributes
Returns:
Set.
See Also:
MarkupAttributes.getMarkupAttributeNames()

getMarkupAttributes

public Properties getMarkupAttributes()
Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes
Return a Properties-object containing all the markupAttributes.

Specified by:
getMarkupAttributes in interface MarkupAttributes
Returns:
Properties
See Also:
MarkupAttributes.getMarkupAttributes()

getKeySet

public static Set getKeySet(Hashtable table)
Gets the keys of a Hashtable

Parameters:
table - a Hashtable
Returns:
the keyset of a Hashtable (or an empty set if table is null)