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/*
 * $Id: Table.java 3754 2009-03-04 19:05:20Z blowagie $
 *
 * Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Bruno Lowagie.
 *
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
 *
 * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
 *
 * The Original Code is 'iText, a free JAVA-PDF library'.
 *
 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Bruno Lowagie. Portions created by
 * the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Bruno Lowagie.
 * All Rights Reserved.
 * Co-Developer of the code is Paulo Soares. Portions created by the Co-Developer
 * are Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 by Paulo Soares. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Contributor(s): all the names of the contributors are added in the source code
 * where applicable.
 *
 * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of the
 * LGPL license (the "GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE"), in which case the
 * provisions of LGPL are applicable instead of those above.  If you wish to
 * allow use of your version of this file only under the terms of the LGPL
 * License and not to allow others to use your version of this file under
 * the MPL, indicate your decision by deleting the provisions above and
 * replace them with the notice and other provisions required by the LGPL.
 * If you do not delete the provisions above, a recipient may use your version
 * of this file under either the MPL or the GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the MPL as stated above or under the terms of the GNU
 * Library General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
 * either version 2 of the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more
 * details.
 *
 * If you didn't download this code from the following link, you should check if
 * you aren't using an obsolete version:
 * http://www.lowagie.com/iText/
 *
 * Some methods in this class were contributed by Geert Poels, Kris Jespers and
 * Steve Ogryzek. Check the CVS repository.
 */

package com.lowagie.text;

import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;

import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable;

/**
 * A Table is a Rectangle that contains Cells,
 * ordered in some kind of matrix.
 * 
 * Tables that span multiple pages are cut into different parts automatically.
 * If you want a table header to be repeated on every page, you may not forget to
 * mark the end of the header section by using the method endHeaders().
 * 

 * The matrix of a table is not necessarily an m x n-matrix. It can contain holes
 * or cells that are bigger than the unit. Believe me or not, but it took some serious
 * thinking to make this as user friendly as possible. I hope you will find the result
 * quite simple (I love simple solutions, especially for complex problems).
 * I didn't want it to be something as complex as the Java GridBagLayout.
 * 

 * Example:
 * 
 * // Remark: You MUST know the number of columns when constructing a Table.
 * //         The number of rows is not important.
 * Table table = new Table(3);
 * table.setBorderWidth(1);
 * table.setBorderColor(new Color(0, 0, 255));
 * table.setPadding(5);
 * table.setSpacing(5);
 * Cell cell = new Cell("header");
 * cell.setHeader(true);
 * cell.setColspan(3);
 * table.addCell(cell);
 * table.endHeaders();
 * cell = new Cell("example cell with colspan 1 and rowspan 2");
 * cell.setRowspan(2);
 * cell.setBorderColor(new Color(255, 0, 0));
 * table.addCell(cell);
 * table.addCell("1.1");
 * table.addCell("2.1");
 * table.addCell("1.2");
 * table.addCell("2.2");
 * table.addCell("cell test1");
 * cell = new Cell("big cell");
 * cell.setRowspan(2);
 * cell.setColspan(2);
 * table.addCell(cell);
 * table.addCell("cell test2");
 * 
 * The result of this code is a table:
 *      
 *              
 *                      
 *              
 *              
 *                      
 *                      
 *                      
 *              
 *              
 *                      
 *                      
 *              
 *              
 *                      
 *                      
 *              
 *              
 *                      
 *              
 *      
 *                              header
 *                      

 *                              example cell with colspan 1 and rowspan 2
 *                      
 *                              1.1
 *                      
 *                              2.1
 *                      

 *                              1.2
 *                      
 *                              2.2
 *                      

 *                              cell test1
 *                      
 *                              big cell
 *                      

 *                              cell test2
 *                      
 *
 * @see         Rectangle
 * @see         Element
 * @see         Row
 * @see         Cell
 */

public class Table extends Rectangle implements LargeElement {
    
    // membervariables
    
    /** This is the number of columns in the Table. */
    private int columns;
    
    /** This is the list of Rows. */
    private ArrayList rows = new ArrayList();
    
    /** The current Position in the table. */
    private Point curPosition = new Point(0, 0);
    
    /** This Empty Cell contains the DEFAULT layout of each Cell added with the method addCell(String content). */
    private Cell defaultCell = new Cell(true);
    
    /** This is the number of the last row of the table headers. */
    private int lastHeaderRow = -1;
    
    /** This is the horizontal alignment. */
    private int alignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
    
    /** This is cellpadding. */
    private float cellpadding;
    
    /** This is cellspacing. */
    private float cellspacing;
    
    /** This is the width of the table (in percent of the available space). */
    private float width = 80;
    
    /** Is the width a percentage (false) or an absolute width (true)? */
    private boolean locked = false;
    
    /** This is an array containing the widths (in percentages) of every column. */
    private float[] widths;
    
    /** Boolean to track if a table was inserted (to avoid unnecessary computations afterwards) */
    private boolean mTableInserted = false;
    
    /**
     * Boolean to automatically fill empty cells before a table is rendered
     *  (takes CPU so may be set to false in case of certainty)
     */
    protected boolean autoFillEmptyCells = false;
    
    /** If true this table may not be split over two pages. */
    boolean tableFitsPage = false;
    
    /** If true cells may not be split over two pages. */
    boolean cellsFitPage = false;
    
    /** This is the offset of the table. */
    float offset = Float.NaN;
    
    /** if you want to generate tables the old way, set this value to false. */
    protected boolean convert2pdfptable = false;
    
    /**
     * Indicates if this is the first time the section was added.
     * @since	iText 2.0.8
     */
    protected boolean notAddedYet = true;
    
    /**
     * Indicates if the PdfPTable is complete once added to the document.
     * @since	iText 2.0.8
     */
    protected boolean complete = true;
    
    // constructors
    
    /**
     * Constructs a Table with a certain number of columns.
     *
     * @param       columns         The number of columns in the table
     * @throws      BadElementException if the creator was called with less than 1 column
     */
    public Table(int columns) throws BadElementException {
        this(columns, 1);
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a Table with a certain number of columns
     * and a certain number of Rows.
     *
     * @param       columns         The number of columns in the table
     * @param       rows            The number of rows
     * @throws      BadElementException if the creator was called with less than 1 column
     */
    public Table(int columns, int rows) throws BadElementException {
        // a Rectangle is create with BY DEFAULT a border with a width of 1
        super(0, 0, 0, 0);
        setBorder(BOX);
        setBorderWidth(1);
        defaultCell.setBorder(BOX);
        
        // a table should have at least 1 column
        if (columns <= 0) {
            throw new BadElementException("A table should have at least 1 column.");
        }
        this.columns = columns;
        
        // a certain number of rows are created
        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            this.rows.add(new Row(columns));
        }
        curPosition = new Point(0, 0);
        
        // the DEFAULT widths are calculated
        widths = new float[columns];
        float width = 100f / columns;
        for (int i = 0; i < columns; i++) {
            widths[i] = width;
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Copy constructor (shallow copy).
     */
    public Table(Table t) {
    	super(0, 0, 0, 0);
    	this.cloneNonPositionParameters(t);
    	this.columns = t.columns;
    	this.rows = t.rows;
    	this.curPosition = t.curPosition;
    	this.defaultCell = t.defaultCell;
    	this.lastHeaderRow = t.lastHeaderRow;
    	this.alignment = t.alignment;
    	this.cellpadding = t.cellpadding;
    	this.cellspacing = t.cellspacing;
    	this.width = t.width;
    	this.widths = t.widths;
    	this.autoFillEmptyCells = t.autoFillEmptyCells;
    	this.tableFitsPage = t.tableFitsPage;
    	this.cellsFitPage = t.cellsFitPage;
    	this.offset = t.offset;
    	this.convert2pdfptable = t.convert2pdfptable;
    }
    
    // implementation of the Element-methods
    
    /**
     * Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an
     * ElementListener.
     *
     * @param       listener        an ElementListener
     * @return true if the element was processed successfully
     */
    public boolean process(ElementListener listener) {
        try {
            return listener.add(this);
        }
        catch(DocumentException de) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets the type of the text element.
     *
     * @return  a type
     */
    public int type() {
        return Element.TABLE;
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets all the chunks in this element.
     *
     * @return  an ArrayList
     */
    
    public ArrayList getChunks() {
        return new ArrayList();
    }

	/**
	 * @see com.lowagie.text.Element#isNestable()
	 * @since	iText 2.0.8
	 */
	public boolean isNestable() {
		return true;
	}
    
    // getters and setters

	/**
     * Gets the number of columns.
     *
     * @return    a value
     */
    public int getColumns() {
        return columns;
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets the number of rows in this Table.
     *
     * @return      the number of rows in this Table
     */
    public int size() {
        return rows.size();
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets the dimension of this table
     *
     * @return  dimension
     */
    public Dimension getDimension() {
        return new Dimension(columns, size());
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets the default layout of the Table.
     * @return a cell with all the defaults
     * @since 2.0.7
     */
    public Cell getDefaultCell() {
        return defaultCell;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the default layout of the Table to
     * the provided Cell
     * @param value a cell with all the defaults
     * @since 2.0.7
     */
    public void setDefaultCell(Cell value) {
        defaultCell = value;
    }

	/**
     * Gets the last number of the rows that contain headers.
     *  
     * @return a rownumber
     */
    public int getLastHeaderRow() {
        return this.lastHeaderRow;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the horizontal alignment.
     *
     * @param       value   the new value
     */
    public void setLastHeaderRow(int value) {
        lastHeaderRow = value;
    }
    
    /**
     * Marks the last row of the table headers.
     *
     * @return      the number of the last row of the table headers
     */
    public int endHeaders() {
        lastHeaderRow = curPosition.x - 1;
        return lastHeaderRow;
    }

	/**
     * Gets the horizontal alignment.
     *
     * @return  a value
     */
    public int getAlignment() {
        return alignment;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the horizontal alignment.
     *
     * @param       value   the new value
     */
    public void setAlignment(int value) {
        alignment = value;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the alignment of this paragraph.
     *
     * @param    alignment        the new alignment as a String
     */
    public void setAlignment(String alignment) {
        if (ElementTags.ALIGN_LEFT.equalsIgnoreCase(alignment)) {
            this.alignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
            return;
        }
        if (ElementTags.RIGHT.equalsIgnoreCase(alignment)) {
            this.alignment = Element.ALIGN_RIGHT;
            return;
        }
        this.alignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER;
    }

	/**
     * Gets the cellpadding.
     *
     * @return  a value
     */
    public float getPadding() {
        return cellpadding;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the cellpadding.
     *
     * @param       value   the new value
     */
    public void setPadding(float value) {
        cellpadding = value;
    }

	/**
     * Gets the cellspacing.
     *
     * @return  a value
     */
    public float getSpacing() {
        return cellspacing;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the cellspacing.
     *
     * @param       value   the new value
     */
    public void setSpacing(float value) {
        cellspacing = value;
    }
    
    /**
     * Enables/disables automatic insertion of empty cells before table is rendered. (default = false)
     * As some people may want to create a table, fill only a couple of the cells and don't bother with
     * investigating which empty ones need to be added, this default behavior may be very welcome.
     * Disabling is recommended to increase speed. (empty cells should be added through extra code then)
     *
     * @param       aDoAutoFill   enable/disable autofill
     */
    public void setAutoFillEmptyCells(boolean aDoAutoFill) {
        autoFillEmptyCells = aDoAutoFill;
    }

	/**
     * Gets the table width (a percentage).
     *
     * @return      the table width
     */
    public float getWidth() {
        return width;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the width of this table (in percentage of the available space).
     *
     * @param       width           the width
     */
    public void setWidth(float width) {
        this.width = width;
    }
    
    /**
	 * @return the locked
	 */
	public boolean isLocked() {
		return locked;
	}

	/**
	 * @param locked the locked to set
	 */
	public void setLocked(boolean locked) {
		this.locked = locked;
	}

	/**
     * Gets the proportional widths of the columns in this Table.
     *
     * @return      the proportional widths of the columns in this Table
     */
    public float[] getProportionalWidths() {
        return widths;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the widths of the different columns (percentages).
     * 
     * You can give up relative values of borderwidths.
     * The sum of these values will be considered 100%.
     * The values will be recalculated as percentages of this sum.
     * 

     * example:
     * 
     * float[] widths = {2, 1, 1};
     * table.setWidths(widths)
     * 
     * The widths will be: a width of 50% for the first column,
     * 25% for the second and third column.
     *
     * @param       widths  an array with values
     * @throws BadElementException
     */
    public void setWidths(float[] widths) throws BadElementException {
        if (widths.length != columns) {
            throw new BadElementException("Wrong number of columns.");
        }
        
        // The sum of all values is 100%
        float hundredPercent = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < columns; i++) {
            hundredPercent += widths[i];
        }
        
        // The different percentages are calculated
        float width;
        this.widths[columns - 1] = 100;
        for (int i = 0; i < columns - 1; i++) {
            width = (100.0f * widths[i]) / hundredPercent;
            this.widths[i] = width;
            this.widths[columns - 1] -= width;
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the widths of the different columns (percentages).
     * 
     * You can give up relative values of borderwidths.
     * The sum of these values will be considered 100%.
     * The values will be recalculated as percentages of this sum.
     *
     * @param       widths  an array with values
     * @throws DocumentException
     */
    public void setWidths(int[] widths) throws DocumentException {
        float tb[] = new float[widths.length];
        for (int k = 0; k < widths.length; ++k)
            tb[k] = widths[k];
        setWidths(tb);
    }
    
    /**
     * Checks if this Table has to fit a page.
     *
     * @return  true if the table may not be split
     */
    public boolean isTableFitsPage() {
        return tableFitsPage;
    }
    
    /**
     * Allows you to control when a page break occurs.
     * 

     * When a table doesn't fit a page, it is split in two parts.
     * If you want to avoid this, you should set the tableFitsPage value to true.
     *
     * @param   fitPage    enter true if you don't want to split cells
     */
    public void setTableFitsPage(boolean fitPage) {
        this.tableFitsPage = fitPage;
        if (fitPage) setCellsFitPage(true);
    }
    
    /**
     * Checks if the cells of this Table have to fit a page.
     *
     * @return  true if the cells may not be split
     */
    public boolean isCellsFitPage() {
        return cellsFitPage;
    }
    
    /**
     * Allows you to control when a page break occurs.
     * 

     * When a cell doesn't fit a page, it is split in two parts.
     * If you want to avoid this, you should set the cellsFitPage value to true.
     *
     * @param   fitPage    enter true if you don't want to split cells
     */
    public void setCellsFitPage(boolean fitPage) {
        this.cellsFitPage = fitPage;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the offset of this table.
     *
     * Normally a newline is added before you add a Table object.
     * This newline uses the current leading.
     * If you want to control the space between the table and the previous
     * element yourself, you have to set the offset of this table.
     *
     * @param   offset  the space between this table and the previous object.
     */
    public void setOffset(float offset) {
        this.offset = offset;
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets the offset of this table.
     *
     * @return  the space between this table and the previous element.
     */
    public float getOffset() {
        return offset;
    }
    
	/**
	 * Method to check if the Table should be converted to a PdfPTable or not.
	 * @return false if the table should be handled the old fashioned way.
	 */
	public boolean isConvert2pdfptable() {
		return convert2pdfptable;
	}
	/**
	 * If set to true, iText will try to convert the Table to a PdfPTable.
	 * @param convert2pdfptable true if you want iText to try to convert the Table to a PdfPTable
	 */
	public void setConvert2pdfptable(boolean convert2pdfptable) {
		this.convert2pdfptable = convert2pdfptable;
	}
    
    // methods to add content to the table
    
    /**
     * Adds a Cell to the Table at a certain row and column.
     *
     * @param       aCell    The Cell to add
     * @param       row     The row where the Cell will be added
     * @param       column  The column where the Cell will be added
     * @throws BadElementException
     */
    public void addCell(Cell aCell, int row, int column) throws BadElementException {
        addCell(aCell, new Point(row,column));
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a Cell to the Table at a certain location.
     *
     * @param       aCell        The Cell to add
     * @param       aLocation    The location where the Cell will be added
     * @throws BadElementException
     */
    public void addCell(Cell aCell, Point aLocation) throws BadElementException {
        if (aCell == null) throw new NullPointerException("addCell - cell has null-value");
        if (aLocation == null) throw new NullPointerException("addCell - point has null-value");
        if (aCell.isTable()) insertTable((Table)aCell.getElements().next(), aLocation);
        
        if (aLocation.x < 0) throw new BadElementException("row coordinate of location must be >= 0");
        if ((aLocation.y <= 0) && (aLocation.y > columns)) throw new BadElementException("column coordinate of location must be >= 0 and < nr of columns");
        if (!isValidLocation(aCell, aLocation)) throw new BadElementException("Adding a cell at the location (" + aLocation.x + "," + aLocation.y + ") with a colspan of " + aCell.getColspan() + " and a rowspan of " + aCell.getRowspan() + " is illegal (beyond boundaries/overlapping).");
        
        if (aCell.getBorder() == UNDEFINED) aCell.setBorder(defaultCell.getBorder());
        aCell.fill();
        placeCell(rows, aCell, aLocation);
        setCurrentLocationToNextValidPosition(aLocation);
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a Cell to the Table.
     *
     * @param       cell         a Cell
     */
    public void addCell(Cell cell) {
        try {
            addCell(cell, curPosition);
        }
        catch(BadElementException bee) {
            // don't add the cell
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a Cell to the Table.
     * 

     * This is a shortcut for addCell(Cell cell).
     * The Phrase will be converted to a Cell.
     *
     * @param       content         a Phrase
     * @throws      BadElementException this should never happen
     */
    public void addCell(Phrase content) throws BadElementException {
        addCell(content, curPosition);
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a Cell to the Table.
     * 

     * This is a shortcut for addCell(Cell cell, Point location).
     * The Phrase will be converted to a Cell.
     *
     * @param       content         a Phrase
     * @param       location        a Point
     * @throws      BadElementException this should never happen
     */
    public void addCell(Phrase content, Point location) throws BadElementException {
        Cell cell = new Cell(content);
        cell.setBorder(defaultCell.getBorder());
        cell.setBorderWidth(defaultCell.getBorderWidth());
        cell.setBorderColor(defaultCell.getBorderColor());
        cell.setBackgroundColor(defaultCell.getBackgroundColor());
        cell.setHorizontalAlignment(defaultCell.getHorizontalAlignment());
        cell.setVerticalAlignment(defaultCell.getVerticalAlignment());
        cell.setColspan(defaultCell.getColspan());
        cell.setRowspan(defaultCell.getRowspan());
        addCell(cell, location);
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a Cell to the Table.
     * 

     * This is a shortcut for addCell(Cell cell).
     * The String will be converted to a Cell.
     *
     * @param       content         a String
     * @throws      BadElementException this should never happen
     */
    
    public void addCell(String content) throws BadElementException {
        addCell(new Phrase(content), curPosition);
    }
    
    /**
     * Adds a Cell to the Table.
     * 
     * This is a shortcut for addCell(Cell cell, Point location).
     * The String will be converted to a Cell.
     *
     * @param       content         a String
     * @param       location        a Point
     * @throws      BadElementException this should never happen
     */
    public void addCell(String content, Point location) throws BadElementException {
        addCell(new Phrase(content), location);
    }
    
    /**
     * To put a table within the existing table at the current position
     * generateTable will of course re-arrange the widths of the columns.
     *
     * @param   aTable      the table you want to insert
     */
    public void insertTable(Table aTable) {
        if (aTable == null) throw new NullPointerException("insertTable - table has null-value");
        insertTable(aTable, curPosition);
    }
    
    /**
     * To put a table within the existing table at the given position
     * generateTable will of course re-arrange the widths of the columns.
     *
     * @param       aTable  The Table to add
     * @param       row     The row where the Cell will be added
     * @param       column  The column where the Cell will be added
     */
    public void insertTable(Table aTable, int row, int column) {
        if (aTable == null) throw new NullPointerException("insertTable - table has null-value");
        insertTable(aTable, new Point(row, column));
    }
    
    /**
     * To put a table within the existing table at the given position
     * generateTable will of course re-arrange the widths of the columns.
     *
     * @param   aTable      the table you want to insert
     * @param   aLocation   a Point
     */
    public void insertTable(Table aTable, Point aLocation) {
        
        if (aTable == null) throw new NullPointerException("insertTable - table has null-value");
        if (aLocation == null) throw new NullPointerException("insertTable - point has null-value");
        mTableInserted = true;
        aTable.complete();
        
        if (aLocation.y > columns) {
        	throw new IllegalArgumentException("insertTable -- wrong columnposition("+ aLocation.y + ") of location; max =" + columns);
        }
        
        int rowCount = aLocation.x + 1 - rows.size();
        int i = 0;
        if ( rowCount > 0 ) {   //create new rows ?
            for (; i < rowCount; i++) {
                rows.add(new Row(columns));
            }
        }
        
        ((Row) rows.get(aLocation.x)).setElement(aTable,aLocation.y);
        
        setCurrentLocationToNextValidPosition(aLocation);
    }
    
    /**
     * Gives you the possibility to add columns.
     *
     * @param   aColumns    the number of columns to add
     */
    public void addColumns(int aColumns) {
        ArrayList newRows = new ArrayList(rows.size());
        
        int newColumns = columns + aColumns;
        Row row;
        for (int i = 0; i < rows.size(); i++) {
            row = new Row(newColumns);
            for (int j = 0; j < columns; j++) {
                row.setElement(((Row) rows.get(i)).getCell(j) ,j);
            }
            for (int j = columns; j < newColumns && i < curPosition.x; j++) {
                row.setElement(null, j);
            }
            newRows.add(row);
        }
        // applied 1 column-fix; last column needs to have a width of 0
        float [] newWidths = new float[newColumns];
        System.arraycopy(widths, 0, newWidths, 0, columns);
        for (int j = columns; j < newColumns ; j++) {
            newWidths[j] = 0;
        }
        columns = newColumns;
        widths = newWidths;
        rows = newRows;
    }
    
    /**
     * Deletes a column in this table.
     *
     * @param       column  the number of the column that has to be deleted
     * @throws BadElementException
     */
    public void deleteColumn(int column) throws BadElementException {
        float newWidths[] = new float[--columns];
        System.arraycopy(widths, 0, newWidths, 0, column);
        System.arraycopy(widths, column + 1, newWidths, column, columns - column);
        setWidths(newWidths);
        System.arraycopy(widths, 0, newWidths, 0, columns);
        widths = newWidths;
        Row row;
        int size = rows.size();
        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            row = (Row) rows.get(i);
            row.deleteColumn(column);
            rows.set(i, row);
        }
        if (column == columns) {
            curPosition.setLocation(curPosition.x+1, 0);
        }
    }

	/**
     * Deletes a row.
     *
     * @param       row             the number of the row to delete
     * @return      boolean true if the row was deleted; false if not
     */
    public boolean deleteRow(int row) {
        if (row < 0 || row >= rows.size()) {
            return false;
        }
        rows.remove(row);
        curPosition.setLocation(curPosition.x-1, curPosition.y);
        return true;
    }
    
    /**
     * Deletes all rows in this table.
	 * (contributed by [email protected])
     */
    public void deleteAllRows() {
        rows.clear();
        rows.add(new Row(columns));
        curPosition.setLocation(0, 0);
        lastHeaderRow = -1;
    }
    
    /**
     * Deletes the last row in this table.
     *
     * @return      boolean true if the row was deleted; false if not
     */
    public boolean deleteLastRow() {
        return deleteRow(rows.size() - 1);
	}
    
    /**
     * Will fill empty cells with valid blank Cells
     */
    public void complete() {
        if (mTableInserted) {
            mergeInsertedTables();  // integrate tables in the table
            mTableInserted = false;
        }
        if (autoFillEmptyCells) {
            fillEmptyMatrixCells();
        }
    }
    
    // private helper classes
    
    /**
     * returns the element at the position row, column
     *          (Cast to Cell or Table)
     * 
     * @param row
     * @param column
     * @return  dimension
     * @since  2.1.0 (was made private in 2.0.3)
     */
    public Object getElement(int row, int column) {
        return ((Row) rows.get(row)).getCell(column);
    }
    
    /**
     * Integrates all added tables and recalculates column widths.
     */
    private void mergeInsertedTables() {
        int i=0, j=0;
        float [] lNewWidths = null;
        int [] lDummyWidths = new int[columns];     // to keep track in how many new cols this one will be split
        float[][] lDummyColumnWidths = new float[columns][]; // bugfix Tony Copping
        int [] lDummyHeights = new int[rows.size()]; // to keep track in how many new rows this one will be split
        ArrayList newRows = null;
        boolean isTable=false;
        int lTotalRows  = 0, lTotalColumns      = 0;
        int lNewMaxRows = 0, lNewMaxColumns     = 0;
        
        Table lDummyTable = null;
        
        // first we'll add new columns when needed
        // check one column at a time, find maximum needed nr of cols
        // Search internal tables and find one with max columns
        for (j=0; j < columns; j++) {
            lNewMaxColumns = 1; // value to hold in how many columns the current one will be split
            float [] tmpWidths = null;
            for (i=0; i < rows.size(); i++) {
                if ( Table.class.isInstance(((Row) rows.get(i)).getCell(j)) ) {
                    isTable=true;
                    lDummyTable = ((Table) ((Row) rows.get(i)).getCell(j));
                    if( tmpWidths == null) {
                        tmpWidths = lDummyTable.widths;
                        lNewMaxColumns=tmpWidths.length;
                    }
                    else {
                        int cols = lDummyTable.getDimension().width;
                        float [] tmpWidthsN = new float[ cols * tmpWidths.length];
                        float tpW=0, btW=0, totW=0;
                        int tpI=0, btI=0, totI=0;
                        tpW+=tmpWidths[0];
                        btW+=lDummyTable.widths[0];
                        while( tpItpW) {
                                tmpWidthsN[totI] = tpW-totW;
                                tpI++;
                                if(tpI lNewMaxColumns )
                   {
                       lNewMaxColumns = lDummyTable.getDimension().width;
                       lDummyColumnWidths[j] = lDummyTable.widths; // bugfix Tony Copping
                   }*/
                }
            }
            lDummyColumnWidths[j] = tmpWidths;
            lTotalColumns += lNewMaxColumns;
            lDummyWidths [j] = lNewMaxColumns;
        }
        
        // next we'll add new rows when needed
        for (i=0; i < rows.size(); i++) {
            lNewMaxRows = 1;    // holds value in how many rows the current one will be split
            for (j=0; j < columns; j++) {
                if ( Table.class.isInstance(((Row) rows.get(i)).getCell(j)) ) {
                    isTable=true;
                    lDummyTable = (Table) ((Row) rows.get(i)).getCell(j);
                    if ( lDummyTable.getDimension().height > lNewMaxRows ) {
                        lNewMaxRows = lDummyTable.getDimension().height;
                    }
                }
            }
            lTotalRows += lNewMaxRows;
            lDummyHeights [i] = lNewMaxRows;
        }
        
        if ( (lTotalColumns != columns) || (lTotalRows != rows.size()) || isTable)    // NO ADJUSTMENT
        {
            // ** WIDTH
            // set correct width for new columns
            // divide width over new nr of columns
            // Take new max columns of internal table and work out widths for each col
            lNewWidths = new float [lTotalColumns];
            int lDummy = 0;
            for (int tel=0; tel < widths.length;tel++) {
                if ( lDummyWidths[tel] != 1) {
                    // divide
                    for (int tel2 = 0; tel2 < lDummyWidths[tel]; tel2++) {
                        // lNewWidths[lDummy] = widths[tel] / lDummyWidths[tel];
                        lNewWidths[lDummy] = widths[tel] * lDummyColumnWidths[tel][tel2] / 100f; // bugfix Tony Copping
                        lDummy++;
                    }
                }
                else {
                    lNewWidths[lDummy] = widths[tel];
                    lDummy++;
                }
            }
            
            // ** FILL OUR NEW TABLE
            // generate new table
            // set new widths
            // copy old values
            newRows = new ArrayList(lTotalRows);
            for (i = 0; i < lTotalRows; i++) {
                newRows.add(new Row(lTotalColumns));
            }
            int lDummyRow = 0, lDummyColumn = 0;        // to remember where we are in the new, larger table
            Object lDummyElement = null;
            for (i=0; i < rows.size(); i++) {
                lDummyColumn = 0;
                lNewMaxRows = 1;
                for (j=0; j < columns; j++) {
                    if ( Table.class.isInstance(((Row) rows.get(i)).getCell(j)) )       // copy values from embedded table
                    {
                        lDummyTable = (Table) ((Row) rows.get(i)).getCell(j);
                        
                        // Work out where columns in table table correspond to columns in current table
                        int colMap[] = new int[lDummyTable.widths.length+1];
                        int cb=0, ct=0;
                        
                        for( ; cbCell's to empty/null spaces.
     */
    private void fillEmptyMatrixCells() {
        try {
            for (int i=0; i < rows.size(); i++) {
                for (int j=0; j < columns; j++) {
                    if (!((Row) rows.get(i)).isReserved(j)) {
                        addCell(defaultCell, new Point(i, j));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch(BadElementException bee) {
            throw new ExceptionConverter(bee);
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * check if Cell 'fits' the table.
     * 

     * 
rowspan/colspan not beyond borders
     *     
spanned cell don't overlap existing cells
     *
     * @param   aCell       the cell that has to be checked
     * @param   aLocation   the location where the cell has to be placed
     * @return true if the location was valid
     */
    private boolean isValidLocation(Cell aCell, Point aLocation) {
        // rowspan not beyond last column
        if ( aLocation.x < rows.size() )        // if false : new location is already at new, not-yet-created area so no check
        {
            if ((aLocation.y + aCell.getColspan()) > columns) {
                return false;
            }
            
            int difx = ((rows.size() - aLocation.x) >  aCell.getRowspan()) ? aCell.getRowspan() : rows.size() - aLocation.x;
            int dify = ((columns - aLocation.y) >  aCell.getColspan()) ? aCell.getColspan() : columns - aLocation.y;
            // no other content at cells targeted by rowspan/colspan
            for (int i=aLocation.x; i < (aLocation.x + difx); i++) {
                for (int j=aLocation.y; j < (aLocation.y + dify); j++) {
                    if (((Row) rows.get(i)).isReserved(j)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else {
            if ((aLocation.y + aCell.getColspan()) > columns) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        
        return true;
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the unset cell properties to be the table defaults.
     *
     * @param aCell The cell to set to table defaults as necessary.
     */
    private void assumeTableDefaults(Cell aCell) {
        
        if (aCell.getBorder() == Rectangle.UNDEFINED) {
            aCell.setBorder(defaultCell.getBorder());
        }
        if (aCell.getBorderWidth() == Rectangle.UNDEFINED) {
            aCell.setBorderWidth(defaultCell.getBorderWidth());
        }
        if (aCell.getBorderColor() == null) {
            aCell.setBorderColor(defaultCell.getBorderColor());
        }
        if (aCell.getBackgroundColor() == null) {
            aCell.setBackgroundColor(defaultCell.getBackgroundColor());
        }
        if (aCell.getHorizontalAlignment() == Element.ALIGN_UNDEFINED) {
            aCell.setHorizontalAlignment(defaultCell.getHorizontalAlignment());
        }
        if (aCell.getVerticalAlignment() == Element.ALIGN_UNDEFINED) {
            aCell.setVerticalAlignment(defaultCell.getVerticalAlignment());
        }
    }
    
    /**
     * Inserts a Cell in a cell-array and reserves cells defined by row-/colspan.
     *
     * @param   someRows    some rows
     * @param   aCell       the cell that has to be inserted
     * @param   aPosition   the position where the cell has to be placed
     */
    private void placeCell(ArrayList someRows, Cell aCell, Point aPosition) {
        int i;
        Row row = null;
        int rowCount = aPosition.x + aCell.getRowspan() - someRows.size();
        assumeTableDefaults(aCell);
        if ( (aPosition.x + aCell.getRowspan()) > someRows.size() ) {
            for (i = 0; i < rowCount; i++) {
                row = new Row(columns);
                someRows.add(row);
            }
        }
        
        // reserve cell in rows below
        for (i = aPosition.x + 1; i < (aPosition.x  + aCell.getRowspan()); i++) {
            if ( !((Row) someRows.get(i)).reserve(aPosition.y, aCell.getColspan())) {
                
                // should be impossible to come here :-)
                throw new RuntimeException("addCell - error in reserve");
            }
        }
        row = (Row) someRows.get(aPosition.x);
        row.addElement(aCell, aPosition.y);
        
    }
    
    /**
     *  Sets current col/row to valid(empty) pos after addCell/Table
     * @param aLocation a location in the Table
     */
    private void setCurrentLocationToNextValidPosition(Point aLocation)    {
        // set latest location to next valid position
        int i, j;
        i = aLocation.x;
        j = aLocation.y;
        do {
            if ( (j + 1)  == columns ) {    // goto next row
                i++;
                j = 0;
            }
            else {
                j++;
            }
        }
        while (
        (i < rows.size()) && (j < columns) && (((Row) rows.get(i)).isReserved(j))
        );
        curPosition = new Point(i, j);
    }
    
    // public helper methods
    
    /**
     * Gets an array with the positions of the borders between every column.
     * 
     * This method translates the widths expressed in percentages into the
     * x-coordinate of the borders of the columns on a real document.
     *
     * @param       left            this is the position of the first border at the left (cellpadding not included)
     * @param       totalWidth      this is the space between the first border at the left
     *                                              and the last border at the right (cellpadding not included)
     * @return      an array with border positions
     */
    public float[] getWidths(float left, float totalWidth) {
        // for x columns, there are x+1 borders
        float[] w = new float[columns + 1];
        float wPercentage;
        if (locked) {
        	wPercentage = 100 * width / totalWidth;
        }
        else {
        	wPercentage = width;
        }
        // the border at the left is calculated
        switch(alignment) {
            case Element.ALIGN_LEFT:
                w[0] = left;
                break;
            case Element.ALIGN_RIGHT:
                w[0] = left + (totalWidth * (100 - wPercentage)) / 100;
                break;
            case Element.ALIGN_CENTER:
            default:
                w[0] = left + (totalWidth * (100 - wPercentage)) / 200;
        }
        // the total available width is changed
        totalWidth = (totalWidth * wPercentage) / 100;
        // the inner borders are calculated
        for (int i = 1; i < columns; i++) {
            w[i] = w[i - 1] + (widths[i - 1] * totalWidth / 100);
        }
        // the border at the right is calculated
        w[columns] = w[0] + totalWidth;
        return w;
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets an Iterator of all the Rows.
     *
     * @return      an Iterator
     */
    public Iterator iterator() {
        return rows.iterator();
    }

    /**
     * Create a PdfPTable based on this Table object.
     * @return a PdfPTable object
     * @throws BadElementException
     */
    public PdfPTable createPdfPTable() throws BadElementException {
    	if (!convert2pdfptable) {
    		throw new BadElementException("No error, just an old style table");
    	}
        setAutoFillEmptyCells(true);
    	complete();
    	PdfPTable pdfptable = new PdfPTable(widths);
    	pdfptable.setComplete(complete);
    	if (isNotAddedYet())
    		pdfptable.setSkipFirstHeader(true);
    	SimpleTable t_evt = new SimpleTable();
		t_evt.cloneNonPositionParameters(this);
		t_evt.setCellspacing(cellspacing);
    	pdfptable.setTableEvent(t_evt);
    	pdfptable.setHeaderRows(lastHeaderRow + 1);
    	pdfptable.setSplitLate(cellsFitPage);
    	pdfptable.setKeepTogether(tableFitsPage);
    	if (!Float.isNaN(offset)) {
    		pdfptable.setSpacingBefore(offset);
    	}
    	pdfptable.setHorizontalAlignment(alignment);
    	if (locked) {
    		pdfptable.setTotalWidth(width);
    		pdfptable.setLockedWidth(true);
    	}
    	else {
    		pdfptable.setWidthPercentage(width);
    	}
    	Row row;
        for (Iterator iterator = iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
            row = (Row) iterator.next();
            Element cell;
            PdfPCell pcell;
            for (int i = 0; i < row.getColumns(); i++) {
                if ((cell = (Element)row.getCell(i)) != null) {
                	if (cell instanceof Table) {
                		pcell = new PdfPCell(((Table)cell).createPdfPTable());
                	}
                	else if (cell instanceof Cell) {
                		pcell = ((Cell)cell).createPdfPCell();
                		pcell.setPadding(cellpadding + cellspacing / 2f);
                		SimpleCell c_evt = new SimpleCell(SimpleCell.CELL);
                		c_evt.cloneNonPositionParameters((Cell)cell);
                		c_evt.setSpacing(cellspacing * 2f);
                        pcell.setCellEvent(c_evt);
                	}
                	else {
                		pcell = new PdfPCell();
                	}
                	pdfptable.addCell(pcell);
                }
            }
        }
    	return pdfptable;
    }

	/**
	 * Indicates if this is the first time the section is added.
	 * @since	iText2.0.8
	 * @return	true if the section wasn't added yet
	 */
	public boolean isNotAddedYet() {
		return notAddedYet;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the indication if the section was already added to
	 * the document.
	 * @since	iText2.0.8
	 * @param notAddedYet
	 */
	public void setNotAddedYet(boolean notAddedYet) {
		this.notAddedYet = notAddedYet;
	}
	
	/**
	 * @since	iText 2.0.8
	 * @see com.lowagie.text.LargeElement#flushContent()
	 */
	public void flushContent() {		
		this.setNotAddedYet(false);
        ArrayList headerrows = new ArrayList();
        for (int i = 0; i < getLastHeaderRow() + 1; i++) {
            headerrows.add(rows.get(i));
        }
        rows = headerrows;
	}

	/**
     * @since	iText 2.0.8
	 * @see com.lowagie.text.LargeElement#isComplete()
	 */
	public boolean isComplete() {
		return complete;
	}

	/**
     * @since	iText 2.0.8
	 * @see com.lowagie.text.LargeElement#setComplete(boolean)
	 */
	public void setComplete(boolean complete) {
		this.complete = complete;
	}
    
    /**
     * Gets the default layout of the Table.
     * @return a cell with all the defaults
     * @deprecated As of iText 2.0.7, replaced by {@link #getDefaultCell()},
     * scheduled for removal at 2.2.0
     */
    public Cell getDefaultLayout() {
        return getDefaultCell();
    }
    
    /**
     * Sets the default layout of the Table to
     * the provided Cell
     * @param value a cell with all the defaults
     * @deprecated As of iText 2.0.7, replaced by {@link #setDefaultCell(Cell)},
     * scheduled for removal at 2.2.0
     */
    public void setDefaultLayout(Cell value) {
        defaultCell = value;
    }
}
* header *
* example cell with colspan 1 and rowspan 2 *	* 1.1 *	* 2.1 *
* example cell with colspan 1 and rowspan 2 *	* 1.2 *	* 2.2 *
* cell test1 *	* big cell *
* cell test2 *	* big cell *