/* * Leaders in text line: * Use dot leaders to fill the space between text and a page number such as in * a table of contents * * Create a table of contents by placing text in a box with the space to the * right end of the box being filled with dot leaders. Place text representing a * page number after that text box. * Create another table of contents but with the page numbers right-aligned. * * Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 9 * Required data: none */ package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.text_output; import com.pdflib.pdflib; import com.pdflib.PDFlibException; public class leaders_in_textline { public static void main (String argv[]) { /* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */ String searchpath = "../input"; String outfile = "leaders_in_textline.pdf"; String title = "Leaders in Text Line"; pdflib p = null; int i, x = 20, bw = 400, y = 700, yoff = 20; String textopts, numopts, headopts; int exitcode = 0; headopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=14 encoding=unicode " + "fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0}"; final String items [][] = { { "Long Distance Glider", "3" }, { "Giant Wing", "7" }, { "Cone Head Rocket", "12" }, { "Super Dart", "18" } }; try { p = new pdflib(); p.set_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}"); /* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */ p.set_option("errorpolicy=return"); /* Set an output path according to the name of the topic */ if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1) throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg()); p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook"); p.set_info("Title", title); /* Start Page */ p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height"); /* ----------------- * Table of contents * ----------------- */ /* Output a heading */ p.fit_textline("Table of contents", x, y, headopts); /* Option list for the text entry. The text is placed in a box with a * width of 400 using boxsize={400 30}. The "leader" option is used to * define leaders to be used. The "alignment" suboption specifies the * alignment between text, leaders, and box. The default leader * character is ".". Use the "text" suboption to define one or more * other characters to be used as leaders. */ textopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=14 encoding=unicode " + "boxsize={" + bw + " 30} leader={alignment=right}"; /* Option list for the page number */ numopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=14 encoding=unicode " + "fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0}"; for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) { /* Place the text line */ p.fit_textline(items[i][0], x, y-=yoff, textopts); /* To the right of the text box place the page number with a * distance of 10 */ p.fit_textline(items[i][1], x+bw+10, y, numopts); } /* ------------------------------------------------ * Table of contents with the numbers right-aligned * ------------------------------------------------ */ /* Output a heading */ p.fit_textline("Table of contents with the numbers right-aligned", x, y-=2*yoff, headopts); /* In this case, the number is placed right-aligned with * "position={right bottom}" in a box with a width of 20 using * "boxsize={20 30}". */ numopts = "fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=14 encoding=unicode " + "boxsize={20 30} position={right bottom} " + "fillcolor={cmyk 1 0.5 0.2 0}"; for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) { /* Place the text line */ p.fit_textline(items[i][0], x, y-=yoff, textopts); /* To the right of the text box place the page number right-aligned * into a box with a width of 20 */ p.fit_textline(items[i][1], x+bw, y, numopts); } p.end_page_ext(""); p.end_document(""); } catch (PDFlibException e) { System.err.println("PDFlib exception occurred:"); System.err.println("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname() + ": " + e.get_errmsg()); exitcode = 1; } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e); exitcode = 1; } finally { if (p != null) { p.delete(); } System.exit(exitcode); } } }