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1:   using System;
2:   using System.IO;
3:  
4:   using iTextSharp.text;
5:   using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
6:  
7:  
8:   namespace iTextSharp.tutorial.Chap05
9:   {
10:       /// <summary>
11:       /// Force a table or a cell to fit a page
12:       /// </summary>
13:       public class Chap0512
14:       {
15:           public Chap0512()
16:           {
17:               Console.WriteLine("Chapter 5 example 12: avoid cell splitting");
18:               // creation of the document with a certain size and certain margins
19:               Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4.Rotate(), 50, 50, 50, 50);
20:           
21:               try 
22:               {
23:                   // creation of the different writers
24:                   PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream("Chap0512.pdf", FileMode.Create));
25:               
26:                   // we add some meta information to the document
27:                   document.AddAuthor("Gerald Henson");
28:                   document.AddSubject("This is the result of a Test.");
29:               
30:                   document.Open();
31:               
32:                   Table datatable = new Table(10);
33:                   datatable.CellsFitPage = true;
34:               
35:                   datatable.Padding = 4;
36:                   datatable.Spacing = 0;
37:                   //datatable.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
38:                   float[] headerwidths = {10, 24, 12, 12, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7};
39:                   datatable.Widths = headerwidths;
40:                   datatable.WidthPercentage = 100;
41:               
42:                   // the first cell spans 10 columns
43:                   Cell cell = new Cell(new Phrase("Administration -System Users Report", FontFactory.GetFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 24, Font.BOLD)));
44:                   cell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
45:                   cell.Leading = 30;
46:                   cell.Colspan = 10;
47:                   cell.Border = Rectangle.NO_BORDER;
48:                   cell.BackgroundColor = new Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0);
49:                   datatable.AddCell(cell);
50:               
51:                   // These cells span 2 rows
52:                   datatable.DefaultCellBorderWidth = 2;
53:                   datatable.DefaultHorizontalAlignment = 1;
54:                   datatable.DefaultRowspan = 2;
55:                   datatable.AddCell("User Id");
56:                   datatable.AddCell(new Phrase("Name", FontFactory.GetFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 14, Font.BOLD)));
57:                   datatable.AddCell("Company");
58:                   datatable.AddCell("Department");
59:               
60:                   // This cell spans the remaining 6 columns in 1 row
61:                   datatable.DefaultRowspan = 1;
62:                   datatable.DefaultColspan = 6;
63:                   datatable.AddCell("Permissions");
64:               
65:                   // These cells span 1 row and 1 column
66:                   datatable.DefaultColspan = 1;
67:                   datatable.AddCell("Admin");
68:                   datatable.AddCell("Data");
69:                   datatable.AddCell("Expl");
70:                   datatable.AddCell("Prod");
71:                   datatable.AddCell("Proj");
72:                   datatable.AddCell("Online");
73:               
74:                   // this is the end of the table header
75:                   datatable.EndHeaders();
76:               
77:                   datatable.DefaultCellBorderWidth = 1;
78:                   datatable.DefaultRowspan = 1;
79:               
80:                   for (int i = 1; i < 30; i++) 
81:                   {
82:                   
83:                       datatable.DefaultHorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
84:                   
85:                       datatable.AddCell("myUserId");
86:                       datatable.AddCell("Somebody with a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very long long name");
87:                       datatable.AddCell("No Name Company");
88:                       datatable.AddCell("D" + i);
89:                   
90:                       datatable.DefaultHorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
91:                       datatable.AddCell("No");
92:                       datatable.AddCell("Yes");
93:                       datatable.AddCell("No");
94:                       datatable.AddCell("Yes");
95:                       datatable.AddCell("No");
96:                       datatable.AddCell("Yes");
97:                   
98:                   }
99:               
100:               
101:                   document.Add(datatable);
102:               }
103:               catch(Exception e) 
104:               {
105:                   Console.Error.WriteLine(e.StackTrace);
106:               }
107:           
108:               // we close the document
109:               document.Close();
110:  
111:           }
112:       }
113:   }