com.lowagie.text.html
Class HtmlWriter

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.text.DocWriter
      com.lowagie.text.html.HtmlWriter

All Implemented Interfaces:

DocListener, ElementListener, EventListener

public class HtmlWriter
extends DocWriter

A DocWriter class for HTML.

An HtmlWriter can be added as a DocListener to a certain Document by getting an instance. Every Element added to the original Document will be written to the OutputStream of this HtmlWriter.

Example:

 // creation of the document with a certain size and certain margins
 Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 50, 50, 50, 50);
 try {
    // this will write HTML to the Standard OutputStream
    HtmlWriter.getInstance(document, System.out);
    // this will write HTML to a file called text.html
    HtmlWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("text.html"));
    // this will write HTML to for instance the OutputStream of a HttpServletResponse-object
    HtmlWriter.getInstance(document, response.getOutputStream());
 }
 catch(DocumentException de) {
    System.err.println(de.getMessage());
 }
 // this will close the document and all the OutputStreams listening to it
 document.close();
 

Field Summary

static byte[]	BEGINCOMMENT This is a possible HTML-tag.
protected Stack	currentfont This is the current font of the HTML.
static byte[]	ENDCOMMENT This is a possible HTML-tag.
protected HeaderFooter	footer This is the textual part of the footer
protected HeaderFooter	header This is the textual part of a header
protected String	imagepath This is a path for images.
protected Properties	markup Store the markup properties of a MarkedObject.
static String	NBSP This is a possible HTML-tag.
protected int	pageN Stores the page number.
protected Font	standardfont This is the standard font of the HTML.

Fields inherited from class com.lowagie.text.DocWriter

closeStream, document, EQUALS, FORWARD, GT, LT, NEWLINE, open, os, pageSize, pause, QUOTE, SPACE, TAB

Constructor Summary

protected

HtmlWriter(Document doc, OutputStream os) Constructs a HtmlWriter.

Method Summary

boolean	add(Element element) Signals that an Element was added to the Document.
boolean	add(String string) Signals that a String was added to the Document.
void	close() Signals that the Document was closed and that no other Elements will be added.
static HtmlWriter	getInstance(Document document, OutputStream os) Gets an instance of the HtmlWriter.
protected void	initFooter() Adds the header to the top of the Document
protected void	initHeader() Adds the header to the top of the Document
boolean	isOtherFont(Font font) Checks if a given font is the same as the font that was last used.
boolean	newPage() Signals that an new page has to be started.
void	open() Signals that the Document has been opened and that Elements can be added.
void	resetImagepath() Resets the imagepath.
void	setFooter(HeaderFooter footer) Changes the footer of this document.
void	setHeader(HeaderFooter header) Changes the header of this document.
void	setImagepath(String imagepath) Sets the basepath for images.
void	setStandardFont(Font standardfont) Changes the standardfont.
protected void	write(Element element, int indent) Writes the HTML representation of an element.
protected void	write(Font font, Properties styleAttributes) Writes the representation of a Font.
protected void	writeComment(String comment) Writes some comment.
protected void	writeCssProperty(String prop, String value) Writes out a CSS property.
protected void	writeHeader(Meta meta) Writes a Metatag in the header.
protected void	writeJavaScript(Header header) Writes a JavaScript section or, if the markup attribute HtmlTags.URL is set, a JavaScript reference in the header.
protected void	writeLink(Header header) Writes a link in the header.
protected void	writeSection(Section section, int indent) Writes the HTML representation of a section.

Methods inherited from class com.lowagie.text.DocWriter

addTabs, flush, getISOBytes, isCloseStream, isPaused, pause, resetFooter, resetHeader, resetPageCount, resume, setCloseStream, setMarginMirroring, setMarginMirroringTopBottom, setMargins, setPageCount, setPageSize, write, write, writeEnd, writeEnd, writeMarkupAttributes, writeStart

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

BEGINCOMMENT

public static final byte[] BEGINCOMMENT

This is a possible HTML-tag.

ENDCOMMENT

public static final byte[] ENDCOMMENT

This is a possible HTML-tag.

NBSP

public static final String NBSP

This is a possible HTML-tag.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

currentfont

protected Stack currentfont

This is the current font of the HTML.

standardfont

protected Font standardfont

This is the standard font of the HTML.

imagepath

protected String imagepath

This is a path for images.

pageN

protected int pageN

Stores the page number.

header

protected HeaderFooter header

This is the textual part of a header

footer

protected HeaderFooter footer

This is the textual part of the footer

markup

protected Properties markup

Store the markup properties of a MarkedObject.

Constructor Detail

HtmlWriter

protected HtmlWriter(Document doc,
                     OutputStream os)

Constructs a HtmlWriter.

Parameters:

doc - The Document that has to be written as HTML

os - The OutputStream the writer has to write to.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static HtmlWriter getInstance(Document document,
                                     OutputStream os)

Gets an instance of the HtmlWriter.

Parameters:

document - The Document that has to be written

os - The OutputStream the writer has to write to.

Returns:

a new HtmlWriter

newPage

public boolean newPage()

Signals that an new page has to be started.

Specified by:

newPage in interface DocListener

Overrides:

newPage in class DocWriter

Returns:

true if this action succeeded, false if not.

add

public boolean add(Element element)
            throws DocumentException

Signals that an Element was added to the Document.

Specified by:

add in interface ElementListener

Overrides:

add in class DocWriter

Parameters:

element - a high level object that has to be translated to HTML

Returns:

true if the element was added, false if not.

Throws:

DocumentException - when a document isn't open yet, or has been closed

open

public void open()

Signals that the Document has been opened and that Elements can be added.

The HEAD-section of the HTML-document is written.

Specified by:

open in interface DocListener

Overrides:

open in class DocWriter

close

public void close()

Signals that the Document was closed and that no other Elements will be added.

Specified by:

close in interface DocListener

Overrides:

close in class DocWriter

initHeader

protected void initHeader()

Adds the header to the top of the Document

initFooter

protected void initFooter()

Adds the header to the top of the Document

writeHeader

protected void writeHeader(Meta meta)
                    throws IOException

Writes a Metatag in the header.

Parameters:

meta - the element that has to be written

Throws:

IOException

writeLink

protected void writeLink(Header header)
                  throws IOException

Writes a link in the header.

Parameters:

header - the element that has to be written

Throws:

IOException

writeJavaScript

protected void writeJavaScript(Header header)
                        throws IOException

Writes a JavaScript section or, if the markup attribute HtmlTags.URL is set, a JavaScript reference in the header.

Parameters:

header - the element that has to be written

Throws:

IOException

writeComment

protected void writeComment(String comment)
                     throws IOException

Writes some comment.

This method writes some comment.

Parameters:

comment - the comment that has to be written

Throws:

IOException

setStandardFont

public void setStandardFont(Font standardfont)

Changes the standardfont.

Parameters:

standardfont - The font

isOtherFont

public boolean isOtherFont(Font font)

Checks if a given font is the same as the font that was last used.

Parameters:

font - the font of an object

Returns:

true if the font differs

setImagepath

public void setImagepath(String imagepath)

Sets the basepath for images.

This is especially useful if you add images using a file, rather than an URL. In PDF there is no problem, since the images are added inline, but in HTML it is sometimes necessary to use a relative path or a special path to some images directory.

Parameters:

imagepath - the new imagepath

resetImagepath

public void resetImagepath()

Resets the imagepath.

setHeader

public void setHeader(HeaderFooter header)

Changes the header of this document.

Specified by:

setHeader in interface DocListener

Overrides:

setHeader in class DocWriter

Parameters:

header - the new header

setFooter

public void setFooter(HeaderFooter footer)

Changes the footer of this document.

Specified by:

setFooter in interface DocListener

Overrides:

setFooter in class DocWriter

Parameters:

footer - the new footer

add

public boolean add(String string)

Signals that a String was added to the Document.

Parameters:

string - a String to add to the HTML

Returns:

true if the string was added, false if not.

write

protected void write(Element element,
                     int indent)
              throws IOException

Writes the HTML representation of an element.

Parameters:

element - the element

indent - the indentation

Throws:

IOException

writeSection

protected void writeSection(Section section,
                            int indent)
                     throws IOException

Writes the HTML representation of a section.

Parameters:

section - the section to write

indent - the indentation

Throws:

IOException

write

protected void write(Font font,
                     Properties styleAttributes)
              throws IOException

Writes the representation of a Font.

Parameters:

font - a Font

styleAttributes - the style of the font

Throws:

IOException

writeCssProperty

protected void writeCssProperty(String prop,
                                String value)
                         throws IOException

Writes out a CSS property.

Parameters:

prop - a CSS property

value - the value of the CSS property

Throws:

IOException