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*
* This code is part of the 'iText Tutorial'.
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* http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/
*
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package com.lowagie.examples.objects;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import com.lowagie.text.LwgDocument;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.LwgPhrase;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
/**
* Shows the effect of a negative leading.
*
* @author blowagie
*/
public class NegativeLeading {
/**
* Demonstrates what happens if you choose a negative leading.
*
* @param args
* no arguments needed here
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Negative Leading");
// step 1: creation of a document-object
LwgDocument document = new LwgDocument();
try {
// step 2:
// we create a writer that listens to the document
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(
"NegativeLeading.pdf"));
// step 3: we open the document
document.open();
// step 4:
document.add(new LwgPhrase(16, "\n\n\n"));
document
.add(new LwgPhrase(
-16,
"Hello, this is a very long phrase to show you the somewhat odd effect of a negative leading. You can write from bottom to top. This is not fully supported. It's something between a feature and a bug."));
} catch (DocumentException de) {
System.err.println(de.getMessage());
} catch (IOException ioe) {
System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
}
// step 5: we close the document
document.close();
}
}