DataExporter provides easy customization options for the exported document using pre and post processors or ExcelOptions and PDFOptions objects.
Documentation<h:form> <p:dataTable id="tbl" var="car" value="#{customizedDocumentsView.cars}" paginator="true" rows="10"> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Id" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.id}" /> </p:column> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Year" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.year}" /> </p:column> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Brand" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.brand}" /> </p:column> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Color" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.color}" /> </p:column> </p:dataTable> <h:commandLink id="excel"> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/excel.png" /> <p:dataExporter type="xls" target="tbl" fileName="cars" postProcessor="#{customizedDocumentsView.postProcessXLS}" /> </h:commandLink> <h:commandLink id="pdf"> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/pdf.png" /> <p:dataExporter type="pdf" target="tbl" fileName="cars" preProcessor="#{customizedDocumentsView.preProcessPDF}" /> </h:commandLink> <p:dataTable id="tbl2" var="car" value="#{customizedDocumentsView.cars2}" paginatorTemplate="{CurrentPageReport} {FirstPageLink} {PreviousPageLink} {PageLinks} {NextPageLink} {LastPageLink} {Exporters}" paginator="true" rows="10" style="margin-top: 25px;"> <f:facet name="{Exporters}"> <div style="float:right"> <h:commandLink> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/excel.png" width="24"/> <p:dataExporter type="xls" target="tbl2" fileName="cars" options="#{customizedDocumentsView.excelOpt}" /> </h:commandLink> <h:commandLink> <p:graphicImage name="/demo/images/pdf.png" width="24"/> <p:dataExporter type="pdf" target="tbl2" fileName="cars" options="#{customizedDocumentsView.pdfOpt}" /> </h:commandLink> </div> </f:facet> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Id" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.id}" /> </p:column> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Year" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.year}" /> </p:column> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Brand" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.brand}" /> </p:column> <p:column> <f:facet name="header"> <h:outputText value="Color" /> </f:facet> <h:outputText value="#{car.color}" /> </p:column> </p:dataTable> </h:form>
@Named @RequestScoped public class CustomizedDocumentsView implements Serializable { private List<Car> cars; private List<Car> cars2; private ExcelOptions excelOpt; private PDFOptions pdfOpt; @Inject private CarService service; @PostConstruct public void init() { cars = service.createCars(100); cars2 = service.createCars(100); customizationOptions(); } public void customizationOptions() { excelOpt = new ExcelOptions(); excelOpt.setFacetBgColor("#F88017"); excelOpt.setFacetFontSize("10"); excelOpt.setFacetFontColor("#0000ff"); excelOpt.setFacetFontStyle("BOLD"); excelOpt.setCellFontColor("#00ff00"); excelOpt.setCellFontSize("8"); excelOpt.setFontName("Verdana"); pdfOpt = new PDFOptions(); pdfOpt.setFacetBgColor("#F88017"); pdfOpt.setFacetFontColor("#0000ff"); pdfOpt.setFacetFontStyle("BOLD"); pdfOpt.setCellFontSize("12"); pdfOpt.setFontName("Courier"); } public List<Car> getCars() { return cars; } public List<Car> getCars2() { return cars2; } public ExcelOptions getExcelOpt() { return excelOpt; } public void setExcelOpt(ExcelOptions excelOpt) { this.excelOpt = excelOpt; } public PDFOptions getPdfOpt() { return pdfOpt; } public void setPdfOpt(PDFOptions pdfOpt) { this.pdfOpt = pdfOpt; } public void setService(CarService service) { this.service = service; } public void postProcessXLS(Object document) { HSSFWorkbook wb = (HSSFWorkbook) document; HSSFSheet sheet = wb.getSheetAt(0); HSSFRow header = sheet.getRow(0); HSSFCellStyle cellStyle = wb.createCellStyle(); cellStyle.setFillForegroundColor(HSSFColor.HSSFColorPredefined.GREEN.getIndex()); cellStyle.setFillPattern(FillPatternType.SOLID_FOREGROUND); for(int i=0; i < header.getPhysicalNumberOfCells();i++) { HSSFCell cell = header.getCell(i); cell.setCellStyle(cellStyle); } } public void preProcessPDF(Object document) throws IOException, BadElementException, DocumentException { Document pdf = (Document) document; pdf.open(); pdf.setPageSize(PageSize.A4); ExternalContext externalContext = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext(); String logo = externalContext.getRealPath("") + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "demo" + File.separator + "images" + File.separator + "prime_logo.png"; pdf.add(Image.getInstance(logo)); } }
@Named @ApplicationScoped public class CarService { private final static String[] colors; private final static String[] brands; static { colors = new String[10]; colors[0] = "Black"; colors[1] = "White"; colors[2] = "Green"; colors[3] = "Red"; colors[4] = "Blue"; colors[5] = "Orange"; colors[6] = "Silver"; colors[7] = "Yellow"; colors[8] = "Brown"; colors[9] = "Maroon"; brands = new String[10]; brands[0] = "BMW"; brands[1] = "Mercedes"; brands[2] = "Volvo"; brands[3] = "Audi"; brands[4] = "Renault"; brands[5] = "Fiat"; brands[6] = "Volkswagen"; brands[7] = "Honda"; brands[8] = "Jaguar"; brands[9] = "Ford"; } public List<Car> createCars(int size) { List<Car> list = new ArrayList<Car>(); for(int i = 0 ; i < size ; i++) { list.add(new Car(getRandomId(), getRandomBrand(), getRandomYear(), getRandomColor(), getRandomPrice(), getRandomSoldState())); } return list; } private String getRandomId() { return UUID.randomUUID().toString().substring(0, 8); } private int getRandomYear() { return (int) (Math.random() * 50 + 1960); } private String getRandomColor() { return colors[(int) (Math.random() * 10)]; } private String getRandomBrand() { return brands[(int) (Math.random() * 10)]; } private int getRandomPrice() { return (int) (Math.random() * 100000); } private boolean getRandomSoldState() { return (Math.random() > 0.5) ? true: false; } public List<String> getColors() { return Arrays.asList(colors); } public List<String> getBrands() { return Arrays.asList(brands); } }