Using Path object to draw polylines and bezier curves

This example program renders the Canadian flag using Box and Path objects.

Please Note: Every curve segment must have exactly 3 curve points.

PDF pdf = new PDF();

Page page = new Page(pdf, Letter.PORTRAIT);

Box flag = new Box(85, 85, 64, 32);

com.pdfjet.Path path = new com.pdfjet.Path();
path.add(new Point(13.0,  0.0));
path.add(new Point(15.5,  4.5));
path.add(new Point(18.0,  3.5));

path.add(new Point(15.5, 13.5, Point.IS_CURVE_POINT));
path.add(new Point(15.5, 13.5, Point.IS_CURVE_POINT));
path.add(new Point(20.5,  7.5, Point.IS_CURVE_POINT));

path.add(new Point(21.0,  9.5));
path.add(new Point(25.0,  9.0));
path.add(new Point(24.0, 13.0));
path.add(new Point(25.5, 14.0));
path.add(new Point(19.0, 19.0));
path.add(new Point(20.0, 21.5));
path.add(new Point(13.5, 20.5));
path.add(new Point(13.5, 27.0));
path.add(new Point(12.5, 27.0));
path.add(new Point(12.5, 20.5));
path.add(new Point( 6.0, 21.5));
path.add(new Point( 7.0, 19.0));
path.add(new Point( 0.5, 14.0));
path.add(new Point( 2.0, 13.0));
path.add(new Point( 1.0,  9.0));
path.add(new Point( 5.0,  9.5));
path.add(new Point( 5.5,  7.5));

path.add(new Point(10.5, 13.5, Point.IS_CURVE_POINT));
path.add(new Point(10.5, 13.5, Point.IS_CURVE_POINT));
path.add(new Point( 8.0,  3.5, Point.IS_CURVE_POINT));

path.add(new Point(10.5,  4.5));
path.setClosePath(true);
path.setColor(RGB.RED);
path.setFillShape(true);
path.placeIn(flag, 19.0, 3.0);
path.drawOn(page);

Box box = new Box();
box.setSize(16, 32);
box.setColor(RGB.RED);
box.setFillShape(true);
box.placeIn(flag, 0.0, 0.0);
box.drawOn(page);
box.placeIn(flag, 48.0, 0.0);
box.drawOn(page);

pdf.wrap();
pdf.save("Example_02.pdf");
Example_02.java Example_02.pdf

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