Hi,
I wrote a small app to check the behaviour of iText when you add a
PdfPTable
to a document via document.add() on which setKeepTogether(true); is set.
These are my experiences:
I add a first table of 60 rows. (So the last row is in the upper half of
the 2nd page)
Then
- when I add a 2nd table containing 15 rows, it fits on the rest of the
2nd page, so it
is placed there. In fact a 2nd table of 33 rows still fits on the 2nd
page. So
- when I add a 2nd table containing 34 rows, it starts on the 3rd page.
Which is due to the setKeepTogether(true)
Now here's the point I have my doubts about:
- When I add a 2nd table containing 60 rows, it also starts on the 3rd
page.
I wonder why a new page is taken
- if the table does not fit on one page
- and so will be split further on?
The result is:
page 1: completely filled (1st table)
page 2: less than half filled (last part of 1st table)
page 3: completely filled (2nd table)
page 4: less than half filled (last part of 2nd table)
Since I didn't program any document.newPage() I would have expected
the less paper consuming:
page 1: completely filled (1st table)
page 2: completely filled (last part of 1st table + first part of 2nd
table)
page 3: (almost) completely filled (last part of 2nd table)
I know that I can get this result by not applying setKeepTogether(true)
on the 2nd table,
but how can I know that I shouldn't? How can I know that the 2nd table
doesn't fit on one page?
(according to the methods used by document.add(table))
Kind regards,
Geert
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