An invisible border of pdfptable

java itext
yogsma picture yogsma · Feb 4, 2011 · Viewed 82.5k times · Source

I am using iText library for generating pdf files in Java. I am writing data in pdfptable , how can I make the borders of table invisible?

Answer

Sean picture Sean · Feb 4, 2011

The Border Elements of the PdfPTable are defined by the PdfPCell which are added to the table. Each Cell will have its own style/formatting. Here is the API: http://api.itextpdf.com/

Example

PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);
PdfPCell cellOne = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Hello"));
PdfPCell cellTwo = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("World"));

cellOne.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
cellOne.setBackgroundColor(new Color(255,255,45));

cellTwo.setBorder(Rectangle.BOX);

table.addCell(cellOne);
table.addCell(cellTwo);

If you want more detail about the Rectangle/Border values, take a look at the IText Constant values section for Rectangle, here : http://api.itextpdf.com/constant-values.html

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