Module itextpdf

Package com.itextpdf.text

Class HeaderFooter

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle

com.itextpdf.text.HeaderFooter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Element

public class HeaderFooter
extends Rectangle

A HeaderFooter-object is a Rectangle with text that can be put above and/or below every page.

Example:

 HeaderFooter header = new HeaderFooter(new Phrase("This is a header."), false);
 HeaderFooter footer = new HeaderFooter(new Phrase("This is page "), new Phrase("."));
 document.setHeader(header);
 document.setFooter(footer);
 

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle

backgroundColor, border, borderColor, borderColorBottom, borderColorLeft, borderColorRight, borderColorTop, borderWidth, borderWidthBottom, borderWidthLeft, borderWidthRight, borderWidthTop, BOTTOM, BOX, LEFT, llx, lly, NO_BORDER, RIGHT, rotation, TOP, UNDEFINED, urx, ury, useVariableBorders

Fields inherited from interface com.itextpdf.text.Element

ALIGN_BASELINE, ALIGN_BOTTOM, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_MIDDLE, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_TOP, ALIGN_UNDEFINED, ANCHOR, ANNOTATION, AUTHOR, CCITT_BLACKIS1, CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN, CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK, CCITT_ENDOFLINE, CCITTG3_1D, CCITTG3_2D, CCITTG4, CELL, CHAPTER, CHUNK, CREATIONDATE, CREATOR, HEADER, IMGRAW, IMGTEMPLATE, JBIG2, JPEG, JPEG2000, KEYWORDS, LIST, LISTITEM, MARKED, MULTI_COLUMN_TEXT, PARAGRAPH, PHRASE, PRODUCER, PTABLE, RECTANGLE, ROW, SECTION, SUBJECT, TABLE, TITLE, YMARK

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
HeaderFooter(Phrase before, boolean numbered)	Constructs a Header-object with a pagenumber at the end.
HeaderFooter(Phrase before, Phrase after)	Constructs a HeaderFooter-object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	alignment()	Gets the alignment of this HeaderFooter.
Phrase	getAfter()	Gets the part that comes after the pageNumber.
Phrase	getBefore()	Gets the part that comes before the pageNumber.
boolean	isNumbered()	Checks if the HeaderFooter contains a page number.
Paragraph	paragraph()	Gets the Paragraph that can be used as header or footer.
void	setAlignment(int alignment)	Sets the alignment.
void	setPageNumber(int pageN)	Sets the page number.

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle

cloneNonPositionParameters, disableBorderSide, enableBorderSide, getBackgroundColor, getBorder, getBorderColor, getBorderColorBottom, getBorderColorLeft, getBorderColorRight, getBorderColorTop, getBorderWidth, getBorderWidthBottom, getBorderWidthLeft, getBorderWidthRight, getBorderWidthTop, getBottom, getBottom, getChunks, getGrayFill, getHeight, getLeft, getLeft, getRight, getRight, getRotation, getTop, getTop, getWidth, hasBorder, hasBorders, isContent, isNestable, isUseVariableBorders, normalize, process, rectangle, rotate, setBackgroundColor, setBorder, setBorderColor, setBorderColorBottom, setBorderColorLeft, setBorderColorRight, setBorderColorTop, setBorderWidth, setBorderWidthBottom, setBorderWidthLeft, setBorderWidthRight, setBorderWidthTop, setBottom, setGrayFill, setLeft, setRight, setTop, setUseVariableBorders, softCloneNonPositionParameters, toString, type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HeaderFooter

public HeaderFooter(Phrase before,
                    Phrase after)

Constructs a HeaderFooter-object.

Parameters:

before - the Phrase before the pagenumber

after - the Phrase before the pagenumber

HeaderFooter

public HeaderFooter(Phrase before,
                    boolean numbered)

Constructs a Header-object with a pagenumber at the end.

Parameters:

before - the Phrase before the pagenumber

numbered - true if the page has to be numbered

Method Detail

isNumbered

public boolean isNumbered()

Checks if the HeaderFooter contains a page number.

Returns:

true if the page has to be numbered

getBefore

public Phrase getBefore()

Gets the part that comes before the pageNumber.

Returns:

a Phrase

getAfter

public Phrase getAfter()

Gets the part that comes after the pageNumber.

Returns:

a Phrase

setPageNumber

public void setPageNumber(int pageN)

Sets the page number.

Parameters:

pageN - the new page number

setAlignment

public void setAlignment(int alignment)

Sets the alignment.

Parameters:

alignment - the new alignment

paragraph

public Paragraph paragraph()

Gets the Paragraph that can be used as header or footer.

Returns:

a Paragraph

alignment

public int alignment()

Gets the alignment of this HeaderFooter.

Returns:

alignment