UnderLine Text In Pdf in java


In this core java tutorial we will learn How To UnderLine Text In Pdf in java using iText library - core java tutorial with program and examples.

Follow these steps to UnderLine Text In Pdf in java using iText library >

  • Create new Chunk (Chunk textUnderline = new Chunk("UnderLine Text"));
  • Then use textUnderline.setUnderline(0.8f, -1f);
Where, 0.8f is the thickness of underline and -1f is the position of y axis, i.e. where underline will be drawn.
     

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Program/Example How To UnderLine Text In Pdf in java - Using iText library

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import com.itextpdf.text.Chunk;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
/**
*
*  How To UnderLine Text In Pdf Using Itext Example -
*  Using iText library - core java tutorial
*
*/
public class UnderLineTextInPdfUsingItextExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
     String pdfFilePath = "e:/UnderLine Text in Pdf Using Itext Example.pdf";
     OutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(new File(pdfFilePath));
     Document document = new Document();
     PdfWriter.getInstance(document, fos);
     document.open();
     document.add(new Paragraph("This is UnderLine Text in Pdf Example"));
     Chunk textUnderline = new Chunk("UnderLine Text");
     textUnderline.setUnderline(0.8f, -1f); // 0.8f is the thickness of underline
              //and -1f is the position of y axis, i.e. where underline will be drawn.
               //Just for information
               //If you use 2.5f then it form Strikethrough text, try it.
               //If you use 10f then it form line above text, try this one too..
                           
     document.add(textUnderline);
     document.close();
     fos.close();
     System.out.println("PDF created in >> " + pdfFilePath);
}
}
/* OUTPUT of above program/Example -
PDF created in >> e:/UnderLine Text in Pdf Using Itext Example.pdf
*/


PDF formed after executing above java program will look like this >

Summary -

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