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

    com.itextpdf
    itextpdf
    5.5.11

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();
  }

 }

}

Output

Sample PDF file :

iText iText5 Java PDF 5/26/2017 08:42:00 am