Option 2 is the easiest one. The generic tag gives the location of the text. It's a simple matter of finding the number of points needed with BaseFont.getWidthPoint() and place them in the space left with PdfContentByte.showText().
Best Regards, Paulo Soares > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruno [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 15:07 > To: Siew, Ivan > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [iText-questions] Re: iText: Generating dynamic dots between > two phrases > > Quoting "Siew, Ivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I'm trying to generate this: > > > > FirstName LastName.....................Phone Number > > > > The dots will vary because people's FirstName and LastName will vary as > they > > are coming from a database. Is there a way to find out the spacing > between > > the two phrases and then generate the dots based on the available space? > > > > I am placing FirstName LastName and the dots in one cell in a PdfPTable > and > > Phone Number in another cell. > > There might be different ways to do this. > > 1. Without a PdfPTable: > construct a String with the complete line and measure it. > Add points until a certain width is reached. > > 2. With PageEvents: > put the 'FirstName LastName' in one Chunk with a generic tag > and 'Phone Number' in another. Let the Event-class keep the > position of the first in memory and draw the points when the > second generic tag is triggered. > > 3. With a PdfPCellEvent: > get the PdfPCell from the Event, ask for the content of > the Phrase contained by the cell with getChunks and do > some calculations... (rather difficult). > > Maybe some people on the mailing list will send you > other suggestions... > > br, > Bruno > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU > Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. > Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! > INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
