Itext PDF is an open source API that allows to create and modify pdf documents in java. In this example we will see how to create a simple pdf document using Itext.
1. Create a Maven project and add below dependency.
<dependency><groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId><artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId><version>5.0.6</version></dependency>
2. Create a Main program to create pdf
package com.pretech;import java.io.FileNotFoundException;import java.io.FileOutputStream;import com.itextpdf.text.Document;import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;import com.itextpdf.text.PageSize;import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;public class JavaPDFExample {public static void main(String[] args) {Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4);try {PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("myfirstpage.pdf"));document.open();Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph("Hello world..");document.add(paragraph);document.close();System.out.println("PDF file created");} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {e.printStackTrace();} catch (DocumentException e) {e.printStackTrace();}}}
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