Package com.lowagie.text

Class List

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Element, TextElementArray
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    GreekList, RomanList, ZapfDingbatsList, ZapfDingbatsNumberList
    public class List
extends Object
implements TextElementArray
    A List contains several ListItems.

    Example 1: 

     List list = new List(true, 20);
 list.add(new ListItem("First line"));
 list.add(new ListItem("The second line is longer to see what happens once the end of the line is reached. Will it start on a new line?"));
 list.add(new ListItem("Third line"));
    The result of this code looks like this:
    1. First line
    2. The second line is longer to see what happens once the end of the line is reached. Will it start on a new line?
    3. Third line
    Example 2: 
     List overview = new List(false, 10);
 overview.add(new ListItem("This is an item"));
 overview.add("This is another item");
    The result of this code looks like this:
    • This is an item
    • This is another item
    See Also:
    Element, ListItem

    • Field Detail

      • ORDERED

        public static final boolean ORDERED
        a possible value for the numbered parameter
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • UNORDERED

        public static final boolean UNORDERED
        a possible value for the numbered parameter
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • NUMERICAL

        public static final boolean NUMERICAL
        a possible value for the lettered parameter
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • ALPHABETICAL

        public static final boolean ALPHABETICAL
        a possible value for the lettered parameter
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • UPPERCASE

        public static final boolean UPPERCASE
        a possible value for the lettered parameter
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • LOWERCASE

        public static final boolean LOWERCASE
        a possible value for the lettered parameter
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • list

        protected List<Element> list
        This is the ArrayList containing the different ListItems.

      • numbered

        protected boolean numbered
        Indicates if the list has to be numbered.

      • lettered

        protected boolean lettered
        Indicates if the listsymbols are numerical or alphabetical.

      • lowercase

        protected boolean lowercase
        Indicates if the listsymbols are lowercase or uppercase.

      • autoindent

        protected boolean autoindent
        Indicates if the indentation has to be set automatically.

      • alignindent

        protected boolean alignindent
        Indicates if the indentation of all the items has to be aligned.

      • first

        protected int first
        This variable indicates the first number of a numbered list.

      • symbol

        protected Chunk symbol
        This is the listsymbol of a list that is not numbered.

      • preSymbol

        protected String preSymbol
        In case you are using numbered/lettered lists, this String is added before the number/letter.
        Since:
        iText 2.1.1

      • postSymbol

        protected String postSymbol
        In case you are using numbered/lettered lists, this String is added after the number/letter.
        Since:
        iText 2.1.1

      • indentationLeft

        protected float indentationLeft
        The indentation of this list on the left side.

      • indentationRight

        protected float indentationRight
        The indentation of this list on the right side.

      • symbolIndent

        protected float symbolIndent
        The indentation of the listitems.

    • Constructor Detail

      • List

        public List()
        Constructs a List.

      • List

        public List​(float symbolIndent)
        Constructs a List with a specific symbol indentation.
        Parameters:
        symbolIndent - the symbol indentation
        Since:
        iText 2.0.8

      • List

        public List​(boolean numbered)
        Constructs a List.
        Parameters:
        numbered - a boolean

      • List

        public List​(boolean numbered,
            boolean lettered)
        Constructs a List.
        Parameters:
        numbered - a boolean
        lettered - has the list to be 'numbered' with letters

      • List

        public List​(boolean numbered,
            float symbolIndent)
        Constructs a List.

        Remark: the parameter symbolIndent is important for instance when generating PDF-documents; it indicates the indentation of the listsymbol. It is not important for HTML-documents.

        Parameters:
        numbered - a boolean
        symbolIndent - the indentation that has to be used for the listsymbol

      • List

        public List​(boolean numbered,
            boolean lettered,
            float symbolIndent)
        Creates a list
        Parameters:
        numbered - has the list to be numbered?
        lettered - has the list to be 'numbered' with letters
        symbolIndent - the indentation of the symbol

    • Method Detail

      • process

        public boolean process​(ElementListener listener)
        Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.
        Specified by:
        process in interface Element
        Parameters:
        listener - an ElementListener
        Returns:
        true if the element was processed successfully

      • type

        public int type()
        Gets the type of the text element.
        Specified by:
        type in interface Element
        Returns:
        a type

      • add

        public boolean add​(Element o)
        Adds an Element to the List.
        Specified by:
        add in interface TextElementArray
        Parameters:
        o - the element to add.
        Returns:
        true if adding the element succeeded

      • add

        public boolean add​(List nested)
        Adds a nested List to the List.
        Parameters:
        nested - the nested list to add.
        Returns:
        true if adding the nested list succeeded

      • add

        public boolean add​(String s)
        Adds a String to the List.
        Parameters:
        s - the string to add.
        Returns:
        true if adding the string succeeded

      • normalizeIndentation

        public void normalizeIndentation()
        Makes sure all the items in the list have the same indentation.

      • setNumbered

        public void setNumbered​(boolean numbered)
        Parameters:
        numbered - the numbered to set

      • setLettered

        public void setLettered​(boolean lettered)
        Parameters:
        lettered - the lettered to set

      • setLowercase

        public void setLowercase​(boolean uppercase)
        Parameters:
        uppercase - the uppercase to set

      • setAutoindent

        public void setAutoindent​(boolean autoindent)
        Parameters:
        autoindent - the autoindent to set

      • setAlignindent

        public void setAlignindent​(boolean alignindent)
        Parameters:
        alignindent - the alignindent to set

      • setFirst

        public void setFirst​(int first)
        Sets the number that has to come first in the list.
        Parameters:
        first - a number

      • setListSymbol

        public void setListSymbol​(Chunk symbol)
        Sets the listsymbol.
        Parameters:
        symbol - a Chunk

      • setListSymbol

        public void setListSymbol​(String symbol)
        Sets the listsymbol.

        This is a shortcut for setListSymbol(Chunk symbol).

        Parameters:
        symbol - a String

      • setIndentationLeft

        public void setIndentationLeft​(float indentation)
        Sets the indentation of this paragraph on the left side.
        Parameters:
        indentation - the new indentation

      • setIndentationRight

        public void setIndentationRight​(float indentation)
        Sets the indentation of this paragraph on the right side.
        Parameters:
        indentation - the new indentation

      • setSymbolIndent

        public void setSymbolIndent​(float symbolIndent)
        Parameters:
        symbolIndent - the symbolIndent to set

      • getItems

        public List<Element> getItems()
        Gets all the items in the list.
        Returns:
        an ArrayList containing ListItems.

      • size

        public int size()
        Gets the size of the list.
        Returns:
        a size

      • isEmpty

        public boolean isEmpty()
        Returns true if the list is empty.
        Returns:
        true if the list is empty

      • getTotalLeading

        public float getTotalLeading()
        Gets the leading of the first listitem.
        Returns:
        a leading

      • isNumbered

        public boolean isNumbered()
        Checks if the list is numbered.
        Returns:
        true if the list is numbered, false otherwise.

      • isLettered

        public boolean isLettered()
        Checks if the list is lettered.
        Returns:
        true if the list is lettered, false otherwise.

      • isLowercase

        public boolean isLowercase()
        Checks if the list lettering is lowercase.
        Returns:
        true if it is lowercase, false otherwise.

      • isAutoindent

        public boolean isAutoindent()
        Checks if the indentation of list items is done automatically.
        Returns:
        the autoindent

      • isAlignindent

        public boolean isAlignindent()
        Checks if all the listitems should be aligned.
        Returns:
        the alignindent

      • getFirst

        public int getFirst()
        Gets the first number .
        Returns:
        a number

      • getSymbol

        public Chunk getSymbol()
        Gets the Chunk containing the symbol.
        Returns:
        a Chunk with a symbol

      • getIndentationLeft

        public float getIndentationLeft()
        Gets the indentation of this paragraph on the left side.
        Returns:
        the indentation

      • getIndentationRight

        public float getIndentationRight()
        Gets the indentation of this paragraph on the right side.
        Returns:
        the indentation

      • getSymbolIndent

        public float getSymbolIndent()
        Gets the symbol indentation.
        Returns:
        the symbol indentation

      • isContent

        public boolean isContent()
        Description copied from interface: Element
        Checks if this element is a content object. If not, it's a metadata object.
        Specified by:
        isContent in interface Element
        Returns:
        true if this is a 'content' element; false if this is a 'metadata' element
        Since:
        iText 2.0.8
        See Also:
        Element.isContent()

      • isNestable

        public boolean isNestable()
        Description copied from interface: Element
        Checks if this element is nestable.
        Specified by:
        isNestable in interface Element
        Returns:
        true if this element can be nested inside other elements.
        Since:
        iText 2.0.8
        See Also:
        Element.isNestable()

      • getPostSymbol

        public String getPostSymbol()
        Returns the String that is after a number or letter in the list symbol.
        Returns:
        the String that is after a number or letter in the list symbol
        Since:
        iText 2.1.1

      • setPostSymbol

        public void setPostSymbol​(String postSymbol)
        Sets the String that has to be added after a number or letter in the list symbol.
        Parameters:
        postSymbol - the String that has to be added after a number or letter in the list symbol.
        Since:
        iText 2.1.1

      • getPreSymbol

        public String getPreSymbol()
        Returns the String that is before a number or letter in the list symbol.
        Returns:
        the String that is before a number or letter in the list symbol
        Since:
        iText 2.1.1

      • setPreSymbol

        public void setPreSymbol​(String preSymbol)
        Sets the String that has to be added before a number or letter in the list symbol.
        Parameters:
        preSymbol - the String that has to be added before a number or letter in the list symbol.
        Since:
        iText 2.1.1