Java Tutorial/PDF/Annotation

Add Annotation

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   BaseFont bf = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
   PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("test.pdf");
   PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream("my.pdf"));
   stamper.insertPage(1, PageSize.A4);
   PdfContentByte cb = stamper.getOverContent(1);
   cb.beginText();
   cb.setFontAndSize(bf, 18);
   cb.setTextMatrix(36, 770);
   cb.showText("Inserted Title Page");
   cb.endText();
   stamper.addAnnotation(PdfAnnotation.createText(stamper.getWriter(), new Rectangle(30f, 750f,
       80f, 800f), "inserted page", "This page is the title page.", true, null), 1);
   stamper.close();
 }

}</source>

Annotated Images

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Annotation; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Image; import com.lowagie.text.PageSize; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 50, 50, 50, 50);
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   Image gif = Image.getInstance("Logo.gif");
   gif.setAnnotation(new Annotation(0, 0, 0, 0, "http://www.jexp.ru"));
   gif.setAbsolutePosition(30f, 750f);
   document.add(gif);
   Image jpeg = Image.getInstance("dog.jpg");
   jpeg.setAnnotation(new Annotation("picture", "dog", 0, 0,
       0, 0));
   jpeg.setAbsolutePosition(120f, 550f);
   document.add(jpeg);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

PdfAnnotation and Javascript

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Chunk; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAction; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document();
   PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter
       .getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   PdfAnnotation text = PdfAnnotation.createText(writer, new Rectangle(200f, 250f, 300f, 350f),
       "Fox", "The fox is quick", true, "Comment");
   PdfAnnotation javascript = new PdfAnnotation(writer, 200f, 550f, 300f, 650f, PdfAction
       .javaScript("app.alert("hi");\r", writer));
   Chunk fox = new Chunk("test").setAnnotation(text);
   Chunk dog = new Chunk("javascript").setAnnotation(javascript);
   document.add(fox);
   document.add(dog);
   document.close();
 }

}</source>

Text Annotations

   <source lang="java">

import java.io.FileOutputStream; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   Document document = new Document();
   PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter
       .getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("2.pdf"));
   document.open();
   writer.addAnnotation(PdfAnnotation.createText(writer, new Rectangle(50, 780, 70, 800),
       "Comment", "This is a Comment", false, "Comment"));
   writer.addAnnotation(PdfAnnotation.createText(writer, new Rectangle(100, 780, 120, 800),
       "Help", "This is a Help ", true, "Help"));
   document.close();
 }

}</source>