You can use the Chunk
‘s setUnderline(float thickness, float yPosition)
method to add underline or strike through to a chunk. A negative value to the yPosition
create an underline while a positive value will produce a strike through.
package org.kodejava.itextpdf;
import com.itextpdf.text.Chunk;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
public class UnderlineStrikeThroughDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Document doc = new Document();
try {
PdfWriter.getInstance(doc, new FileOutputStream("UnderStrike.pdf"));
doc.open();
// Creates a chunk with an underline with 0.1 thickness
Chunk underline = new Chunk("The quick brown fox ");
underline.setUnderline(0.1f, -1f);
doc.add(underline);
// Creates a strike through chunk with 1 thickness
Chunk strike = new Chunk("jumps over the lazy dog.");
strike.setUnderline(1f, 3f);
doc.add(strike);
} catch (DocumentException | FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
doc.close();
}
}
}
Maven Dependencies
<dependency>
<groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
<artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
<version>5.5.13.3</version>
</dependency>