/** * Example written by Bruno Lowagie in answer to: * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22382717/write-two-itext-paragraphs-on-the-same-position * * We create a Chunk and add a background color. */ package sandbox.objects; import com.itextpdf.text.Document; import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException; import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.draw.DottedLineSeparator; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import sandbox.WrapToTest; @WrapToTest public class UnderlineWithDottedLine { public static final String DEST = "results/objects/underline_dotted.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException { File file = new File(DEST); file.getParentFile().mkdirs(); new UnderlineWithDottedLine().createPdf(DEST); } public void createPdf(String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException { Document document = new Document(); PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(dest)); document.open(); Paragraph p = new Paragraph("This line will be underlined with a dotted line."); DottedLineSeparator dottedline = new DottedLineSeparator(); dottedline.setOffset(-2); dottedline.setGap(2f); p.add(dottedline); document.add(p); document.close(); } }