Add a Table to a PDF with OpenPDF Java API

add-table-to-pdf.java

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.FontFactory;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

public class PdfTableExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Step 1: Create Document and PdfWriter
        Document document = new Document();
        
        try {
            PdfWriter.getInstance(
                document,
                new FileOutputStream("pdf-with-table.pdf")
            );
            document.open();

            // Step 2: Add title
            Font titleFont = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA_BOLD, 16);
            document.add(new Paragraph("Monthly Sales Report", titleFont));
            document.add(new Paragraph("\n")); // Add spacing

            // Step 3: Create a table with 4 columns
            PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(4);
            table.setWidthPercentage(100); // Table width = 100% of page

            // Step 4: Define table headers
            Font headerFont = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA_BOLD, 12);
            table.addCell(new Paragraph("Product", headerFont));
            table.addCell(new Paragraph("Qty", headerFont));
            table.addCell(new Paragraph("Price", headerFont));
            table.addCell(new Paragraph("Total", headerFont));

            // Step 5: Add sample data rows
            Font bodyFont = FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 10);
            String[][] data = {
                {"Laptop", "5", "$1200", "$6000"},
                {"Mouse", "20", "$25", "$500"},
                {"Keyboard", "15", "$45", "$675"}
            };

            for (String[] row : data) {
                for (String cell : row) {
                    table.addCell(new Paragraph(cell, bodyFont));
                }
            }

            // Step 6: Add table to document
            document.add(table);
            document.close();

            System.out.println("PDF with table created successfully!");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}