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

Follow these steps to Convert Html To Pdf in java using iText library >

Build html using StringBuilder to be converted to pdf.
Create input stream to convert html and write it to pdf and instantiate with new ByteArrayInputStream(stringBuilderHtml.toString().getBytes());

XMLWorkerHelper.getInstance().parseXHtml(pdfWriter, document, is);

Download jars required to execute program >

iText.jar (Also learn - Configure java build path in eclipse to add jars)
xmlworker.jar

Or, you may download jars from here.

We will write program to convert below html file to pdf in java >

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

<tr>

<td>Java tutorial</td>

<td> <a href="http://www.javamadesoeasy.com/2015/04/core-java-tutorial.html">JavaMadeSoEasy.com</a> </td>

</tr>

</table>

</body>

</html>

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Program/Example How To Convert Html To Pdf in java - Using iText library

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;

import java.io.File;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import java.io.InputStream;

import java.io.OutputStream;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;

import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;

import com.itextpdf.tool.xml.XMLWorkerHelper;

/**

* Convert Html To Pdf Using Itext library Example

public class ConvertHtmlToPdfUsingItextExample {

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{

String pdfFilePath = "e:/Convert Html To Pdf Using Itext - Example in java.pdf";

OutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(new File(pdfFilePath));

Document document = new Document();

PdfWriter pdfWriter = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, fos);

//Build html using StringBuilder to be converted to pdf.

StringBuilder stringBuilderHtml = new StringBuilder();

stringBuilderHtml.append("<!DOCTYPE html>");

stringBuilderHtml.append("<html>");

stringBuilderHtml.append("<body>");

stringBuilderHtml.append("<table border='1'>");

stringBuilderHtml.append(" <tr>");

stringBuilderHtml.append(" <td>Java tutorial</td>");

stringBuilderHtml.append(" <td> <a href='

http://www.javamadesoeasy.com/2015/04/core-java-tutorial.html'

>JavaMadeSoEasy.com</a></td>");

stringBuilderHtml.append(" </tr>");

stringBuilderHtml.append("</table>");

stringBuilderHtml.append("</body>");

stringBuilderHtml.append("</html>");

document.open();

InputStream is =

new ByteArrayInputStream(stringBuilderHtml.toString().getBytes());

XMLWorkerHelper.getInstance().parseXHtml(pdfWriter, document, is);

document.close();

fos.close();

System.out.println("PDF created in >> " + pdfFilePath);

}

/* OUTPUT of above program/Example -

PDF created in >> e:/Convert Html To Pdf Using Itext - Example in java.pdf

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

Summary -

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http://api.itextpdf.com/itext/com/itextpdf/text/package-tree.html

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