Hello World

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Hello world with OpenPDF: HelloWorld.java

public class HelloWorld {
    /**
     * Generates a PDF file with the text 'Hello World'
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        System.out.println("Hello World");

        // step 1: creation of a document-object
        Document document = new Document();
        try {
            // step 2:
            // we create a writer that listens to the document
            // and directs a PDF-stream to a file
            PdfWriter.getInstance(document,
                    new FileOutputStream("HelloWorld.pdf"));

            // step 3: we open the document
            document.open();
            // step 4: we add a paragraph to the document
            document.add(new Paragraph("Hello World"));
        } catch (DocumentException de) {
            System.err.println(de.getMessage());
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            System.err.println(ioe.getMessage());
        }

        // step 5: we close the document
        document.close();
    }
}