How to add Tables in a PDF using IText?

Content of ITextTest.java

package com.t4b.java.itext.test; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Random; import com.itextpdf.text.Document; import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException; import com.itextpdf.text.Element; import com.itextpdf.text.Font; import com.itextpdf.text.Font.FontFamily; import com.itextpdf.text.PageSize; import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.GrayColor; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class ITextTest { public static final String DEST = "pdfs/hello.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException, IOException { File file = new File(DEST); file.getParentFile().mkdirs(); new ITextTest().createPdf(DEST); } public void createPdf(String dest) throws DocumentException, IOException { Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4.rotate()); PdfWriter.getInstance(doc, new FileOutputStream(dest)); doc.open(); float[] columnWidths = { 2, 5, 5 }; PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(columnWidths); table.setWidthPercentage(50); table.getDefaultCell().setUseAscender(true); table.getDefaultCell().setUseDescender(true); Font f = new Font(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 13, Font.NORMAL, GrayColor.GRAYWHITE); PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("This is a header", f)); cell.setBackgroundColor(GrayColor.GRAYBLACK); cell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); cell.setColspan(3); table.addCell(cell); table.getDefaultCell().setBackgroundColor(new GrayColor(0.75f)); for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) { table.addCell("#"); table.addCell("Roll No"); table.addCell("Avg. Marks"); } table.setHeaderRows(3); table.setFooterRows(1); table.getDefaultCell().setBackgroundColor(GrayColor.GRAYWHITE); table.getDefaultCell().setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER); for (int counter = 1; counter < 101; counter++) { table.addCell(String.valueOf(counter)); table.addCell("" + counter); table.addCell("" + new Random().nextInt(100)); } doc.add(table); doc.close(); } }

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