Android - Text to PDF

You will get Final Output:

Step 1 Download "itext" zip file

First we need following "Zip" file

1. itext-5.3.2.zip

Download link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/itext/files/

Step 2 Get .jar files

Now Extract this zip file, and we need following "JAR" files.

1. itextpdf-5.3.2.jar

2. itextpdf-5.3.2-javadoc.jar

3. itextpdf-5.3.2-sources.jar

Step 3 Import .jar files.

Add all three jar files into your Android Project.

• Location: ProjectName >> libs

Step 4 onCreate() method

Now Start Coding for the Text to PDF.

• First, open your Main Activity file. // Ex. MainActivity.java
• Now add following code into your onCreate() method.

// Destination Folder and File name
String FILE = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString()
+"/PDF/"+"Name.pdf";
// Add Permission into Manifest.xml
//
 
// Create New Blank Document
Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4);
 
// Create Directory in External Storage
String root = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString();
File myDir = new File(root + "/PDF");
myDir.mkdirs();	
 
// Create Pdf Writer for Writting into New Created Document
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FILE));
 
// Open Document for Writting into document
document.open();	
 
// User Define Method
addMetaData(document);	
addTitlePage(document);
// Close Document after writting all content
document.close();

For more information about Document please refer following link:

• http://developer.android.com/reference/org/w3c/dom/Document.html

Step 5 addMetaData() method

Now outside of onCreate() method. Declare the User Define Method.

// Set PDF document Properties
public void addMetaData(Document document)
 
{
document.addTitle("RESUME");
document.addSubject("Person Info");
document.addKeywords("Personal,
Education, Skills");
document.addAuthor("TAG");
document.addCreator("TAG");
}

Step 6 addTitlePage() method

public void addTitlePage(Document document) throws DocumentException
  {
// Font Style for Document
Font catFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 18, Font.BOLD);
Font titleFont = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 22, Font.BOLD
| Font.UNDERLINE, BaseColor.GRAY);
Font smallBold = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 12, Font.BOLD);
Font normal = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN, 12, Font.NORMAL);
 
// Start New Paragraph
Paragraph prHead = new Paragraph();
// Set Font in this Paragraph
prHead.setFont(titleFont);
// Add item into Paragraph
prHead.add("RESUME – Name\n");
 
// Create Table into Document with 1 Row
PdfPTable myTable = new PdfPTable(1);
// 100.0f mean width of table is same as Document size
myTable.setWidthPercentage(100.0f);
 
// Create New Cell into Table
PdfPCell myCell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(""));
myCell.setBorder(Rectangle.BOTTOM);
 
// Add Cell into Table
myTable.addCell(myCell);
 
prHead.setFont(catFont);
prHead.add("\nName1 Name2\n");
prHead.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
 
// Add all above details into Document
document.add(prHead);
document.add(myTable);
document.add(myTable);
 
// Now Start another New Paragraph
Paragraph prPersinalInfo = new Paragraph();
prPersinalInfo.setFont(smallBold);
prPersinalInfo.add("Address 1\n");
prPersinalInfo.add("Address 2\n");
prPersinalInfo.add("City: SanFran.  State: CA\n");
prPersinalInfo.add("Country: USA Zip Code: 000001\n");
prPersinalInfo.add("Mobile: 9999999999 Fax: 1111111 Email: [email protected] \n");
 
prPersinalInfo.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
 
document.add(prPersinalInfo);
document.add(myTable);
document.add(myTable);
 
Paragraph prProfile = new Paragraph();
prProfile.setFont(smallBold);
prProfile.add("\n \n Profile : \n ");
prProfile.setFont(normal);
prProfile.add("\nI am Mr. XYZ. I am Android Application Developer at TAG.");
 
prProfile.setFont(smallBold);
document.add(prProfile);
 
// Create new Page in PDF
document.newPage();
}

Step 7 Run Application

Run this App. Your PDF is now saved in the SD CARD with this path:

• Location: sdcard >> PDF >> Name.pdf

For more details go on following links:

• http://api.itextpdf.com/itext/
• http://www.vogella.com/articles/JavaPDF/article.html

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