How to use

setAttribute

method

in

com.itextpdf.text.Chunk

/**
 * sets the hyphenation engine to this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @param hyphenation
 *            the hyphenation engine
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setHyphenation(final HyphenationEvent hyphenation) {
  return setAttribute(HYPHENATION, hyphenation);
}

/**
 * Sets a generic annotation to this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @param annotation
 *            the annotation
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setAnnotation(final PdfAnnotation annotation) {
  return setAttribute(PDFANNOTATION, annotation);
}

/**
 * Sets a local goto for this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 * <P>
 * There must be a local destination matching the name.
 *
 * @param name
 *            the name of the destination to go to
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setLocalGoto(final String name) {
  return setAttribute(LOCALGOTO, name);
}

/**
 * Sets a generic annotation to this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @param annotation
 *            the annotation
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setAnnotation(final PdfAnnotation annotation) {
  return setAttribute(PDFANNOTATION, annotation);
}

/**
 * Sets a goto for a remote destination for this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @param filename
 *            the file name of the destination document
 * @param name
 *            the name of the destination to go to
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setRemoteGoto(final String filename, final String name) {
  return setAttribute(REMOTEGOTO, new Object[] { filename, name });
}

/**
 * Sets a new page tag..
 *
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setNewPage() {
  return setAttribute(NEWPAGE, null);
}

/**
 * Sets a line height tag.
 *
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setLineHeight(float lineheight) {
  return setAttribute(LINEHEIGHT, lineheight);
}

/**
 * Sets the generic tag <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 * <P>
 * The text for this tag can be retrieved with <CODE>PdfPageEvent</CODE>.
 *
 * @param text
 *            the text for the tag
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setGenericTag(final String text) {
  return setAttribute(GENERICTAG, text);
}

/**
 * Sets a goto for a remote destination for this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @param filename
 *            the file name of the destination document
 * @param name
 *            the name of the destination to go to
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setRemoteGoto(final String filename, final String name) {
  return setAttribute(REMOTEGOTO, new Object[] { filename, name });
}

/**
 * Sets a new page tag..
 *
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setNewPage() {
  return setAttribute(NEWPAGE, null);
}

/**
 * Sets the character spacing.
 *
 * @param charSpace the character spacing value
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setCharacterSpacing(final float charSpace) {
  return setAttribute(CHAR_SPACING, new Float(charSpace));
}

/**
 * Sets the word spacing.
 *
 * @param wordSpace the word spacing value
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */	
public Chunk setWordSpacing(final float wordSpace) {
  return setAttribute(WORD_SPACING, new Float(wordSpace));
}

/**
 * Sets the character spacing.
 *
 * @param charSpace the character spacing value
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setCharacterSpacing(final float charSpace) {
  return setAttribute(CHAR_SPACING, new Float(charSpace));
}

/**
 * Sets the word spacing.
 *
 * @param wordSpace the word spacing value
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */	
public Chunk setWordSpacing(final float wordSpace) {
  return setAttribute(WORD_SPACING, new Float(wordSpace));
}

/**
 * Sets the text horizontal scaling. A value of 1 is normal and a value of
 * 0.5f shrinks the text to half it's width.
 *
 * @param scale
 *            the horizontal scaling factor
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setHorizontalScaling(final float scale) {
  return setAttribute(HSCALE, new Float(scale));
}

/**
 * Sets the text displacement relative to the baseline. Positive values rise
 * the text, negative values lower the text.
 * <P>
 * It can be used to implement sub/superscript.
 *
 * @param rise
 *            the displacement in points
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setTextRise(final float rise) {
  return setAttribute(SUBSUPSCRIPT, new Float(rise));
}

/**
 * Sets an action for this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @param action
 *            the action
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setAction(final PdfAction action) {
  setRole(PdfName.LINK);
  return setAttribute(ACTION, action);
}

public static Chunk createWhitespace(final String content, final boolean preserve) {
  Chunk whitespace = null;
  if (!preserve) {
    whitespace = new Chunk(' ');
    whitespace.setAttribute(WHITESPACE, content);
  } else {
     whitespace = new Chunk(content);
  }
  return whitespace;
}

public static Chunk createWhitespace(final String content, final boolean preserve) {
  Chunk whitespace = null;
  if (!preserve) {
    whitespace = new Chunk(' ');
    whitespace.setAttribute(WHITESPACE, content);
  } else {
     whitespace = new Chunk(content);
  }
  return whitespace;
}

/**
 * Sets an anchor for this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @param url
 *            the <CODE>URL</CODE> to link to
 * @return this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>
 */
public Chunk setAnchor(final URL url) {
  setRole(PdfName.LINK);
  String urlStr = url.toExternalForm();
  setAccessibleAttribute(PdfName.ALT, new PdfString(urlStr));
  return setAttribute(ACTION, new PdfAction(urlStr));
}