com.lowagie.text.pdf
Class PdfPCell

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.text.Rectangle
      com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell

All Implemented Interfaces:

Element

public class PdfPCell
extends Rectangle

A cell in a PdfPTable.

Field Summary

private PdfPCellEvent	cellEvent Holds value of property cellEvent.
private int	colspan Holds value of property colspan.
private ColumnText	column
private float	fixedHeight Fixed height of the cell.
private Image	image Holds value of property image.
private float	minimumHeight Minimum height of the cell.
private boolean	noWrap Holds value of property noWrap.
private float	paddingBottom Bottom padding of the cell.
private float	paddingLeft Left padding of the cell.
private float	paddingRight Right padding of the cell.
private float	paddingTop Top padding of the cell.
protected Phrase	phrase The text in the cell.
private int	rotation The rotation of the cell.
private int	rowspan Holds value of property rowspan.
private PdfPTable	table Holds value of property table.
private boolean	useBorderPadding Increases padding to include border if true
private boolean	useDescender Holds value of property useDescender.
private int	verticalAlignment Vertical alignment of the cell.

Fields inherited from class com.lowagie.text.Rectangle

backgroundColor, border, borderColor, borderColorBottom, borderColorLeft, borderColorRight, borderColorTop, borderWidth, borderWidthBottom, borderWidthLeft, borderWidthRight, borderWidthTop, BOTTOM, BOX, LEFT, llx, lly, NO_BORDER, RIGHT, TOP, UNDEFINED, urx, ury, useVariableBorders

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, HEADER, IMGRAW, IMGTEMPLATE, JBIG2, JPEG, JPEG2000, KEYWORDS, LIST, LISTITEM, MARKED, MULTI_COLUMN_TEXT, PARAGRAPH, PHRASE, PRODUCER, PTABLE, RECTANGLE, ROW, SECTION, SUBJECT, TABLE, TITLE, YMARK

Constructor Summary

PdfPCell()
Constructs an empty PdfPCell.

PdfPCell(Image image)
Constructs a PdfPCell with an Image.

PdfPCell(Image image, boolean fit)
Constructs a PdfPCell with an Image.

PdfPCell(PdfPCell cell)
Constructs a deep copy of a PdfPCell.

PdfPCell(PdfPTable table)
Constructs a PdfPCell with a PdfPtable.

PdfPCell(PdfPTable table, PdfPCell style)
Constructs a PdfPCell with a PdfPtable.

PdfPCell(Phrase phrase)
Constructs a PdfPCell with a Phrase.

Method Summary

void	addElement(Element element) Adds an iText element to the cell.
(package private) void	consumeHeight(float height) Consumes part of the content of the cell.
int	getArabicOptions() Gets the arabic shaping options.
PdfPCellEvent	getCellEvent() Gets the cell event for this cell.
int	getColspan() Getter for property colspan.
ColumnText	getColumn() Gets the ColumnText with the content of the cell.
List	getCompositeElements() Returns the list of composite elements of the column.
float	getEffectivePaddingBottom() Gets the effective bottom padding.
float	getEffectivePaddingLeft() Gets the effective left padding.
float	getEffectivePaddingRight() Gets the effective right padding.
float	getEffectivePaddingTop() Gets the effective top padding.
float	getExtraParagraphSpace() Gets the extra space between paragraphs.
float	getFixedHeight() Get the fixed height of the cell.
float	getFollowingIndent() Gets the following paragraph lines indent.
int	getHorizontalAlignment() Gets the horizontal alignment for the cell.
Image	getImage() Getter for property image.
float	getIndent() Gets the first paragraph line indent.
float	getLeading() Gets the fixed leading.
float	getMaxHeight() Returns the height of the cell.
float	getMinimumHeight() Get the minimum height of the cell.
float	getMultipliedLeading() Gets the variable leading.
float	getPaddingBottom() Getter for property paddingBottom.
float	getPaddingLeft()
float	getPaddingRight() Getter for property paddingRight.
float	getPaddingTop() Getter for property paddingTop.
Phrase	getPhrase() Gets the Phrase from this cell.
float	getRightIndent() Gets the right paragraph lines indent.
int	getRotation() Gets the rotation of the cell.
int	getRowspan() Getter for property rowspan.
int	getRunDirection() Gets the run direction of the text content in the cell
float	getSpaceCharRatio() Gets the space/character extra spacing ratio for fully justified text.
PdfPTable	getTable() Getter for property table.
int	getVerticalAlignment() Gets the vertical alignment for the cell.
boolean	hasFixedHeight() Tells you whether the cell has a fixed height.
boolean	hasMinimumHeight() Tells you whether the cell has a minimum height.
boolean	isNoWrap() Getter for property noWrap.
boolean	isUseAscender() Gets state of first line height based on max ascender
boolean	isUseBorderPadding() If true, then effective padding will include border widths
boolean	isUseDescender() Getter for property useDescender.
void	setArabicOptions(int arabicOptions) Sets the arabic shaping options.
void	setCellEvent(PdfPCellEvent cellEvent) Sets the cell event for this cell.
void	setColspan(int colspan) Setter for property colspan.
void	setColumn(ColumnText column) Sets the columntext in the cell.
void	setExtraParagraphSpace(float extraParagraphSpace) Sets the extra space between paragraphs.
void	setFixedHeight(float fixedHeight) Set a fixed height for the cell.
void	setFollowingIndent(float indent) Sets the following paragraph lines indent.
void	setHorizontalAlignment(int horizontalAlignment) Sets the horizontal alignment for the cell.
void	setImage(Image image) Setter for property image.
void	setIndent(float indent) Sets the first paragraph line indent.
void	setLeading(float fixedLeading, float multipliedLeading) Sets the leading fixed and variable.
void	setMinimumHeight(float minimumHeight) Set a minimum height for the cell.
void	setNoWrap(boolean noWrap) Setter for property noWrap.
void	setPadding(float padding) Sets the padding of the contents in the cell (space between content and border).
void	setPaddingBottom(float paddingBottom) Setter for property paddingBottom.
void	setPaddingLeft(float paddingLeft) Setter for property paddingLeft.
void	setPaddingRight(float paddingRight) Setter for property paddingRight.
void	setPaddingTop(float paddingTop) Setter for property paddingTop.
void	setPhrase(Phrase phrase) Sets the Phrase for this cell.
void	setRightIndent(float indent) Sets the right paragraph lines indent.
void	setRotation(int rotation) Sets the rotation of the cell.
void	setRowspan(int rowspan) Setter for property rowspan.
void	setRunDirection(int runDirection) Sets the run direction of the text content in the cell.
void	setSpaceCharRatio(float spaceCharRatio) Sets the ratio between the extra word spacing and the extra character spacing when the text is fully justified.
(package private) void	setTable(PdfPTable table)
void	setUseAscender(boolean useAscender) Enables/ Disables adjustment of first line height based on max ascender.
void	setUseBorderPadding(boolean use) Adjusts effective padding to include border widths.
void	setUseDescender(boolean useDescender) Setter for property useDescender.
void	setVerticalAlignment(int verticalAlignment) Sets the vertical alignment for the cell.

Methods inherited from class com.lowagie.text.Rectangle

cloneNonPositionParameters, disableBorderSide, enableBorderSide, getBackgroundColor, getBorder, getBorderColor, getBorderColorBottom, getBorderColorLeft, getBorderColorRight, getBorderColorTop, getBorderWidth, getBorderWidthBottom, getBorderWidthLeft, getBorderWidthRight, getBorderWidthTop, getBottom, getBottom, getChunks, getGrayFill, getHeight, getLeft, getLeft, getRight, getRight, getTop, getTop, getWidth, hasBorder, hasBorders, isContent, isNestable, isUseVariableBorders, normalize, process, rectangle, rotate, setBackgroundColor, setBorder, setBorderColor, setBorderColorBottom, setBorderColorLeft, setBorderColorRight, setBorderColorTop, setBorderWidth, setBorderWidthBottom, setBorderWidthLeft, setBorderWidthRight, setBorderWidthTop, setBottom, setGrayFill, setLeft, setRight, setTop, setUseVariableBorders, softCloneNonPositionParameters, toString, type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

column

private ColumnText column

verticalAlignment

private int verticalAlignment

Vertical alignment of the cell.

paddingLeft

private float paddingLeft

Left padding of the cell.

paddingRight

private float paddingRight

Right padding of the cell.

paddingTop

private float paddingTop

Top padding of the cell.

paddingBottom

private float paddingBottom

Bottom padding of the cell.

fixedHeight

private float fixedHeight

Fixed height of the cell.

minimumHeight

private float minimumHeight

Minimum height of the cell.

noWrap

private boolean noWrap

Holds value of property noWrap.

table

private PdfPTable table

Holds value of property table.

colspan

private int colspan

Holds value of property colspan.

rowspan

private int rowspan

Holds value of property rowspan.

Since:

2.1.6

image

private Image image

Holds value of property image.

cellEvent

private PdfPCellEvent cellEvent

Holds value of property cellEvent.

useDescender

private boolean useDescender

Holds value of property useDescender.

useBorderPadding

private boolean useBorderPadding

Increases padding to include border if true

phrase

protected Phrase phrase

The text in the cell.

rotation

private int rotation

The rotation of the cell. Possible values are 0, 90, 180 and 270.

Constructor Detail

PdfPCell

public PdfPCell()

Constructs an empty PdfPCell. The default padding is 2.

PdfPCell

public PdfPCell(Phrase phrase)

Constructs a PdfPCell with a Phrase. The default padding is 2.

Parameters:

phrase - the text

PdfPCell

public PdfPCell(Image image)

Constructs a PdfPCell with an Image. The default padding is 0.

Parameters:

image - the Image

PdfPCell

public PdfPCell(Image image,
                boolean fit)

Constructs a PdfPCell with an Image. The default padding is 0.25 for a border width of 0.5.

Parameters:

image - the Image

fit - true to fit the image to the cell

PdfPCell

public PdfPCell(PdfPTable table)

Constructs a PdfPCell with a PdfPtable. This constructor allows nested tables. The default padding is 0.

Parameters:

table - The PdfPTable

PdfPCell

public PdfPCell(PdfPTable table,
                PdfPCell style)

Constructs a PdfPCell with a PdfPtable. This constructor allows nested tables.

Parameters:

table - The PdfPTable

style - The style to apply to the cell (you could use getDefaultCell())

Since:

2.1.0

PdfPCell

public PdfPCell(PdfPCell cell)

Constructs a deep copy of a PdfPCell.

Parameters:

cell - the PdfPCell to duplicate

Method Detail

addElement

public void addElement(Element element)

Adds an iText element to the cell.

Parameters:

element -

getPhrase

public Phrase getPhrase()

Gets the Phrase from this cell.

Returns:

the Phrase

setPhrase

public void setPhrase(Phrase phrase)

Sets the Phrase for this cell.

Parameters:

phrase - the Phrase

getHorizontalAlignment

public int getHorizontalAlignment()

Gets the horizontal alignment for the cell.

Returns:

the horizontal alignment for the cell

setHorizontalAlignment

public void setHorizontalAlignment(int horizontalAlignment)

Sets the horizontal alignment for the cell. It could be Element.ALIGN_CENTER for example.

Parameters:

horizontalAlignment - The horizontal alignment

getVerticalAlignment

public int getVerticalAlignment()

Gets the vertical alignment for the cell.

Returns:

the vertical alignment for the cell

setVerticalAlignment

public void setVerticalAlignment(int verticalAlignment)

Sets the vertical alignment for the cell. It could be Element.ALIGN_MIDDLE for example.

Parameters:

verticalAlignment - The vertical alignment

getEffectivePaddingLeft

public float getEffectivePaddingLeft()

Gets the effective left padding. This will include the left border width if isUseBorderPadding() is true.

Returns:

effective value of property paddingLeft.

getPaddingLeft

public float getPaddingLeft()

Returns:

Value of property paddingLeft.

setPaddingLeft

public void setPaddingLeft(float paddingLeft)

Setter for property paddingLeft.

Parameters:

paddingLeft - New value of property paddingLeft.

getEffectivePaddingRight

public float getEffectivePaddingRight()

Gets the effective right padding. This will include the right border width if isUseBorderPadding() is true.

Returns:

effective value of property paddingRight.

getPaddingRight

public float getPaddingRight()

Getter for property paddingRight.

Returns:

Value of property paddingRight.

setPaddingRight

public void setPaddingRight(float paddingRight)

Setter for property paddingRight.

Parameters:

paddingRight - New value of property paddingRight.

getEffectivePaddingTop

public float getEffectivePaddingTop()

Gets the effective top padding. This will include the top border width if isUseBorderPadding() is true.

Returns:

effective value of property paddingTop.

getPaddingTop

public float getPaddingTop()

Getter for property paddingTop.

Returns:

Value of property paddingTop.

setPaddingTop

public void setPaddingTop(float paddingTop)

Setter for property paddingTop.

Parameters:

paddingTop - New value of property paddingTop.

getEffectivePaddingBottom

public float getEffectivePaddingBottom()

Gets the effective bottom padding. This will include the bottom border width if isUseBorderPadding() is true.

Returns:

effective value of property paddingBottom.

getPaddingBottom

public float getPaddingBottom()

Getter for property paddingBottom.

Returns:

Value of property paddingBottom.

setPaddingBottom

public void setPaddingBottom(float paddingBottom)

Setter for property paddingBottom.

Parameters:

paddingBottom - New value of property paddingBottom.

setPadding

public void setPadding(float padding)

Sets the padding of the contents in the cell (space between content and border).

Parameters:

padding -

isUseBorderPadding

public boolean isUseBorderPadding()

If true, then effective padding will include border widths

Returns:

true if effective padding includes border widths

setUseBorderPadding

public void setUseBorderPadding(boolean use)

Adjusts effective padding to include border widths.

Parameters:

use - adjust effective padding if true

setLeading

public void setLeading(float fixedLeading,
                       float multipliedLeading)

Sets the leading fixed and variable. The resultant leading will be: fixedLeading+multipliedLeading*maxFontSize where maxFontSize is the size of the biggest font in the line.

Parameters:

fixedLeading - the fixed leading

multipliedLeading - the variable leading

getLeading

public float getLeading()

Gets the fixed leading.

Returns:

the leading

getMultipliedLeading

public float getMultipliedLeading()

Gets the variable leading.

Returns:

the leading

setIndent

public void setIndent(float indent)

Sets the first paragraph line indent.

Parameters:

indent - the indent

getIndent

public float getIndent()

Gets the first paragraph line indent.

Returns:

the indent

getExtraParagraphSpace

public float getExtraParagraphSpace()

Gets the extra space between paragraphs.

Returns:

the extra space between paragraphs

setExtraParagraphSpace

public void setExtraParagraphSpace(float extraParagraphSpace)

Sets the extra space between paragraphs.

Parameters:

extraParagraphSpace - the extra space between paragraphs

setFixedHeight

public void setFixedHeight(float fixedHeight)

Set a fixed height for the cell. This will automatically unset minimumHeight, if set.

Parameters:

fixedHeight - New value of property fixedHeight.

getFixedHeight

public float getFixedHeight()

Get the fixed height of the cell.

Returns:

Value of property fixedHeight.

hasFixedHeight

public boolean hasFixedHeight()

Tells you whether the cell has a fixed height.

Returns:

true is a fixed height was set.

Since:

2.1.5

setMinimumHeight

public void setMinimumHeight(float minimumHeight)

Set a minimum height for the cell. This will automatically unset fixedHeight, if set.

Parameters:

minimumHeight - New value of property minimumHeight.

getMinimumHeight

public float getMinimumHeight()

Get the minimum height of the cell.

Returns:

Value of property minimumHeight.

hasMinimumHeight

public boolean hasMinimumHeight()

Tells you whether the cell has a minimum height.

Returns:

true if a minimum height was set.

Since:

2.1.5

isNoWrap

public boolean isNoWrap()

Getter for property noWrap.

Returns:

Value of property noWrap.

setNoWrap

public void setNoWrap(boolean noWrap)

Setter for property noWrap.

Parameters:

noWrap - New value of property noWrap.

getTable

public PdfPTable getTable()

Getter for property table.

Returns:

Value of property table.

Since:

2.x

setTable

void setTable(PdfPTable table)

getColspan

public int getColspan()

Getter for property colspan.

Returns:

Value of property colspan.

setColspan

public void setColspan(int colspan)

Setter for property colspan.

Parameters:

colspan - New value of property colspan.

getRowspan

public int getRowspan()

Getter for property rowspan.

Returns:

Value of property rowspan.

Since:

2.1.6

setRowspan

public void setRowspan(int rowspan)

Setter for property rowspan.

Parameters:

rowspan - New value of property rowspan.

Since:

2.1.6

setFollowingIndent

public void setFollowingIndent(float indent)

Sets the following paragraph lines indent.

Parameters:

indent - the indent

getFollowingIndent

public float getFollowingIndent()

Gets the following paragraph lines indent.

Returns:

the indent

setRightIndent

public void setRightIndent(float indent)

Sets the right paragraph lines indent.

Parameters:

indent - the indent

getRightIndent

public float getRightIndent()

Gets the right paragraph lines indent.

Returns:

the indent

getSpaceCharRatio

public float getSpaceCharRatio()

Gets the space/character extra spacing ratio for fully justified text.

Returns:

the space/character extra spacing ratio

setSpaceCharRatio

public void setSpaceCharRatio(float spaceCharRatio)

Sets the ratio between the extra word spacing and the extra character spacing when the text is fully justified. Extra word spacing will grow spaceCharRatio times more than extra character spacing. If the ratio is PdfWriter.NO_SPACE_CHAR_RATIO then the extra character spacing will be zero.

Parameters:

spaceCharRatio - the ratio between the extra word spacing and the extra character spacing

setRunDirection

public void setRunDirection(int runDirection)

Sets the run direction of the text content in the cell. May be either of: PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_DEFAULT, PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_NO_BIDI, PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_LTR or PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_RTL.

Parameters:

runDirection -

getRunDirection

public int getRunDirection()

Gets the run direction of the text content in the cell

Returns:

One of the following values: PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_DEFAULT, PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_NO_BIDI, PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_LTR or PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_RTL.

getImage

public Image getImage()

Getter for property image.

Returns:

Value of property image.

setImage

public void setImage(Image image)

Setter for property image.

Parameters:

image - New value of property image.

getCellEvent

public PdfPCellEvent getCellEvent()

Gets the cell event for this cell.

Returns:

the cell event

setCellEvent

public void setCellEvent(PdfPCellEvent cellEvent)

Sets the cell event for this cell.

Parameters:

cellEvent - the cell event

getArabicOptions

public int getArabicOptions()

Gets the arabic shaping options.

Returns:

the arabic shaping options

setArabicOptions

public void setArabicOptions(int arabicOptions)

Sets the arabic shaping options. The option can be AR_NOVOWEL, AR_COMPOSEDTASHKEEL and AR_LIG.

Parameters:

arabicOptions - the arabic shaping options

isUseAscender

public boolean isUseAscender()

Gets state of first line height based on max ascender

Returns:

true if an ascender is to be used.

setUseAscender

public void setUseAscender(boolean useAscender)

Enables/ Disables adjustment of first line height based on max ascender.

Parameters:

useAscender - adjust height if true

isUseDescender

public boolean isUseDescender()

Getter for property useDescender.

Returns:

Value of property useDescender.

setUseDescender

public void setUseDescender(boolean useDescender)

Setter for property useDescender.

Parameters:

useDescender - New value of property useDescender.

getColumn

public ColumnText getColumn()

Gets the ColumnText with the content of the cell.

Returns:

a columntext object

getCompositeElements

public List getCompositeElements()

Returns the list of composite elements of the column.

Returns:

a List object.

Since:

2.1.1

setColumn

public void setColumn(ColumnText column)

Sets the columntext in the cell.

Parameters:

column -

getRotation

public int getRotation()

Gets the rotation of the cell.

Overrides:

getRotation in class Rectangle

Returns:

the rotation of the cell.

setRotation

public void setRotation(int rotation)

Sets the rotation of the cell. Possible values are 0, 90, 180 and 270.

Parameters:

rotation - the rotation of the cell

consumeHeight

void consumeHeight(float height)

Consumes part of the content of the cell.

Parameters:

height - the hight of the part that has to be consumed

Since:

2.1.6

getMaxHeight

public float getMaxHeight()

Returns the height of the cell.

Returns:

the height of the cell

Since:

3.0.0