If you're looking for a specific method/API, there isn't one that I know of in MCT (I've just been looking at the code).
You will have to draw the lines manually (that is, using lower level methods). Bruno has an example that points you in the right direction on p. 208 of the book. ---Mister Bean >>> iTEXT USER wrote: > > Hi, > I have used MultiColumnText to add PdfPTables continoulsly as below. > I need to have line borders for the columns. Is there any way to draw line > borders between the columns of MultiColumnText. > For e.g. We have setBorder(int border) method for PdfPCell. I need to have > similar functionality. > Expecting your suggestions ASAP. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > package com.itext.pdf.client; > > import java.io.FileNotFoundException; > import java.io.FileOutputStream; > > import com.lowagie.text.Document; > import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; > import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph; > import com.lowagie.text.pdf.MultiColumnText; > import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell; > import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable; > import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; > > public class Test { > > /** > * @param args > */ > public static void main(String[] args) { > //Creating new document > Document doc = new Document(); > try { > PdfWriter.getInstance(doc, new FileOutputStream( > "files/multicolumntext.pdf")); > //Open it > doc.open(); > > //New Multicolumn text > MultiColumnText mct = new MultiColumnText(); > mct.addRegularColumns(doc.left(), doc.right(), 0.1f, 4); > //Adding PdfPTables > for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++) { > PdfPTable childTable = new PdfPTable(1); > Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph("TEST > PARAGRAPH "+i); > PdfPCell pCell = new PdfPCell(paragraph); > pCell.setBorder(0); > childTable.addCell(pCell); > > > mct.addElement(childTable); > } > //Adding MultiColumnText to document > doc.add(mct); > //Finally closing document > doc.close(); > } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { > e.printStackTrace(); > } catch (DocumentException e) { > e.printStackTrace(); > } > > } > > } > > Regards, > iTEXT USER > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Adding-borders-to-MultiColumnText-tf4033727.html#a11459412 Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/