Watermark Annotations using Java
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Add a watermark annotation
- Open the input PDF and define the rectangle where the watermark annotation will be placed.
- Create the
WatermarkAnnotation, add it to the page, and configure the watermark text state and opacity. - Apply the watermark text lines and save the modified PDF.
public static void watermarkAdd(Path inputFile, Path outputFile) {
try (Document document = new Document(inputFile.toString())) {
WatermarkAnnotation watermarkAnnotation = new WatermarkAnnotation(
document.getPages().get_Item(1), new Rectangle(100, 0, 400, 100, true));
document.getPages().get_Item(1).getAnnotations().add(watermarkAnnotation);
TextState textState = new TextState();
textState.setForegroundColor(Color.getBlue());
textState.setFontSize(25);
textState.setFont(FontRepository.findFont("Arial"));
watermarkAnnotation.setOpacity(0.5);
watermarkAnnotation.setTextAndState(new String[]{"HELLO", "Line 1", "Line 2"}, textState);
document.save(outputFile.toString());
}
}