PDFlib 8 Windows COM/.NET Tutorial

if (tbl == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
Fig. 8.36 Adding table cells with various contents step by step
Generated table
Our Paper Plane Models
1 Giant Wing
Material Offset print paper 220g/sqm
Benefit It is amazingly robust and can
even do aerobatics. But it is
best suited to gliding.
Amazingly robust!
Generation steps
Step 1: Add a cell spanning 3 columns
Step 2: Add a cell spanning 2 columns
Step 3: Add 3 more text line cells
Step 4: Add the Textflow cell
Step 5: Add the image cell with a text line
Step 6: Fitting the table
Step 3: Add three more Textline cells. The following code fragment adds the Material,
Benefit and Offset print paper... cells. The Offset print paper... cell will start in the second
column defining a column width of 120 points. The cell contents is positioned on the
top left, with a margin of 4 points from all borders.
optlist = "fittextline={position={left top} font=" + normalfont +
" fontsize={capheight=6}} rowheight=14 colwidth=" + c1 + " margin=4";
tbl = p.add_table_cell(tbl, 1, 3, "Material", optlist);
if (tbl == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
tbl = p.add_table_cell(tbl, 1, 4, "Benefit", optlist);
if (tbl == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
optlist = "fittextline={position={left top} font=" + normalfont +
" fontsize={capheight=6}} rowheight=14 colwidth=" + c2 + " margin=4";
tbl = p.add_table_cell(tbl, 2, 3, "Offset print paper 220g/sqm", optlist);
if (tbl == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
Step 4: Add the Textflow cell. The following code fragment adds the It is amazingly...
Textflow cell. To add a table cell containing a Textflow we first add the Textflow. We use
fontsize={capheight=6} which will approximately result in a font size of 8 points and
(along with margin=4), will sum up to an overall height of 14 points as for the text lines
above.
tftext = "It is amazingly robust and can even do aerobatics. " +
"But it is best suited to gliding.";
optlist = "font=" + normalfont + " fontsize={capheight=6} leading=110%";
tf = p.add_textflow(-1, tftext, optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
The retrieved Textflow handle will be used when adding the table cell. The first line of
the Textflow should be aligned with the baseline of the Benefit text line. At the same
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