How to Add Table to PDF using Java

This brief tutorial guides on how to add table to PDF using Java with the help of all the necessary information required to establish the environment and write the application. Detailed steps are provided to clarify the process to insert table in PDF using Java along with a runnable sample code. Different options are also discussed to format the cells in the table.

Steps to Insert Table into PDF using Java

  1. Configure the IDE to use Aspose.PDF for Java to insert a table
  2. Create a new PDF file using the Document class and add a page to it
  3. Create a table with the Table class and set its border settings
  4. Create multiple rows and add them to the table along with some data
  5. Add the updated table to the target page
  6. Save the resultant PDF file

The above steps explain the process to add a table in Adobe Acrobat using Java by presenting the step-wise approach and important classes to be used. The logic is discussed as first creating a PDF file, adding a page in it, creating a table, inserting rows into it along with data, and finally saving it on the disk. You may explore the linked classes above to find more options for table formatting and other features.

Code to Insert Table to PDF using Java

This code demonstrates the process to insert table in Adobe Acrobat using Java. You can use different methods in the Table class to set a variety of properties like setDefaultCellBorder(), setAlignment(), setBackgroundColor(), setColumnAdjustment(), and setCornerStyle() to name a very few. The newly created table is added to the page as the Page class has a Paragraphs collection containing all types of nodes in a page including the tables.

This article has taught us to add a table in a PDF. If you want to learn the process to fetch data from a PDF table, refer to the article on how to read PDF table in Java.

 English