HeaderAndFooter.java

package com.lowagie.examples.objects;

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.Element;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPageEventHelper;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

public class HeaderAndFooter extends PdfPageEventHelper {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException, FileNotFoundException {

        System.out.println("Header and footer");

        // step 1: create a document object with margin size based on the header and footer content
        Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 36, 36, 65, 36);

        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("HeaderAndFooter.pdf"));
        writer.setPageEvent(new HeaderAndFooter());
        document.open();

        Paragraph page1Body = new Paragraph("Page one content.");
        page1Body.setAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
        document.add(page1Body);

        document.close();
        writer.close();
    }

    @Override
    public void onStartPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document) {

        // step 2: create a header
        PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
        table.setTotalWidth(510);
        table.setWidths(new int[]{38, 36, 36});
        table.getDefaultCell().setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
        table.getDefaultCell().setPaddingBottom(5);
        table.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.BOTTOM);

        PdfPCell emptyCell = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph(""));
        emptyCell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);

        table.addCell(emptyCell);
        Paragraph title =  new Paragraph("Header", new Font(Font.COURIER, 20, Font.BOLD));
        PdfPCell titleCell = new PdfPCell(title);
        titleCell.setPaddingBottom(10);
        titleCell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_CENTER);
        titleCell.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);
        table.addCell(titleCell);
        table.addCell(emptyCell);

        Font cellFont = new Font(Font.HELVETICA, 8);
        table.addCell(new Paragraph("Phone Number: 888-999-0000", cellFont));
        table.addCell(new Paragraph("Address : 333, Manhattan, New York", cellFont));
        table.addCell(new Paragraph("Website : http://grogu-yoda.com", cellFont));

        table.writeSelectedRows(0, -1, 34, 828, writer.getDirectContent());
    }

    @Override
    public void onEndPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document) {

        // step 3: create a footer
        PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(2);
        table.setTotalWidth(510);
        table.setWidths(new int[]{50, 50});
        table.getDefaultCell().setPaddingBottom(5);
        table.getDefaultCell().setBorder(Rectangle.TOP);

        Paragraph title =  new Paragraph("Footer", new Font(Font.HELVETICA, 10));
        PdfPCell titleCell = new PdfPCell(title);
        titleCell.setPaddingTop(4);
        titleCell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_LEFT);
        titleCell.setBorder(Rectangle.TOP);
        table.addCell(titleCell);

        Paragraph pageNumberText =  new Paragraph("Page " + document.getPageNumber(), new Font(Font.HELVETICA, 10));
        PdfPCell pageNumberCell = new PdfPCell(pageNumberText);
        pageNumberCell.setPaddingTop(4);
        pageNumberCell.setHorizontalAlignment(Element.ALIGN_RIGHT);
        pageNumberCell.setBorder(Rectangle.TOP);
        table.addCell(pageNumberCell);

        table.writeSelectedRows(0, -1, 34, 36, writer.getDirectContent());
    }
}