Java Tutorials Corner: Create PDF file using iText 5

Create PDF file using iText 5

This example explain about how to create PDF file using iText 5 PDF Library.
To create PDF file we need iText 5 jar. Download iText Jars from iText Website or Maven Repository

Maven Dependency

<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.itextpdf/itextpdf -->
<dependency>
    <groupid>com.itextpdf</groupid>
    <artifactid>itextpdf</artifactid>
    <version>5.5.11</version>
</dependency>

CreatePDF.java

package com.javatutorialcorner.itextpdf;
 
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
 
public class CreatePDF {
 public static final String DEST = "C:/JTC/HelloWorld.pdf";
 
 public static void main(String[] args) {
  Document document = new Document();
 
  try {
 
   File file = new File(DEST);
   if (!file.exists()) {
    file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
   }
   PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(DEST));
 
   document.open();
   document.add(new Paragraph(
     "This example explain about how to create PDF file using iText 5 PDF Library. - Java Tutorial Corner"));
   document.close();
 
  } catch (DocumentException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
  } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
 
 }
 
}