How to use

getContent

method

in

com.itextpdf.text.Chunk

/**
 * Returns the content of this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @return a <CODE>String</CODE>
 */
@Override
public String toString() {
  return getContent();
}

/**
 * Returns the content of this <CODE>Chunk</CODE>.
 *
 * @return a <CODE>String</CODE>
 */
@Override
public String toString() {
  return getContent();
}

private static Element discardNewline(Element sub) {
  if (sub instanceof Chunk) {
    Chunk c = (Chunk) sub;
    String content = c.getContent();
    if (content.endsWith("\n") && content.length() < 2) {
      return new Chunk(" ");
    }
  }
  return sub;
}

  @Override
  public String getContent()
  {
    return pageNumberChunk ? String.valueOf( ownerDocument.getPageNumber() ) : super.getContent();
  }
}

/**
 * Constructs a <CODE>PdfOutline</CODE>.
 * <P>
 * This is the constructor for an <CODE>outline entry</CODE>.
 *
 * @param parent the parent of this outline item
 * @param action the <CODE>PdfAction</CODE> for this outline item
 * @param title the title of this outline item
 * @param open <CODE>true</CODE> if the children are visible
 */
public PdfOutline(PdfOutline parent, PdfAction action, Paragraph title, boolean open) {
  super();
  StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
  for (Chunk chunk: title.getChunks()) {
    buf.append(chunk.getContent());
  }
  this.action = action;
  initOutline(parent, buf.toString(), open);
}

/**
 * Constructs a <CODE>PdfOutline</CODE>.
 * <P>
 * This is the constructor for an <CODE>outline entry</CODE>.
 *
 * @param parent the parent of this outline item
 * @param destination the destination for this outline item
 * @param title the title of this outline item
 * @param open <CODE>true</CODE> if the children are visible
 */
public PdfOutline(PdfOutline parent, PdfDestination destination, Paragraph title, boolean open) {
  super();
  StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
  for (Object element : title.getChunks()) {
    Chunk chunk = (Chunk) element;
    buf.append(chunk.getContent());
  }
  this.destination = destination;
  initOutline(parent, buf.toString(), open);
}

/**
 * Constructs a <CODE>PdfOutline</CODE>.
 * <P>
 * This is the constructor for an <CODE>outline entry</CODE>.
 *
 * @param parent the parent of this outline item
 * @param action the <CODE>PdfAction</CODE> for this outline item
 * @param title the title of this outline item
 * @param open <CODE>true</CODE> if the children are visible
 */
public PdfOutline(PdfOutline parent, PdfAction action, Paragraph title, boolean open) {
  super();
  StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
  for (Chunk chunk: title.getChunks()) {
    buf.append(chunk.getContent());
  }
  this.action = action;
  initOutline(parent, buf.toString(), open);
}

/**
 * Constructs a <CODE>PdfOutline</CODE>.
 * <P>
 * This is the constructor for an <CODE>outline entry</CODE>.
 *
 * @param parent the parent of this outline item
 * @param destination the destination for this outline item
 * @param title the title of this outline item
 * @param open <CODE>true</CODE> if the children are visible
 */
public PdfOutline(PdfOutline parent, PdfDestination destination, Paragraph title, boolean open) {
  super();
  StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
  for (Object element : title.getChunks()) {
    Chunk chunk = (Chunk) element;
    buf.append(chunk.getContent());
  }
  this.destination = destination;
  initOutline(parent, buf.toString(), open);
}

value = chunk.getContent();
    attributes.put(Chunk.GENERICTAG, chunk.getContent());

value = chunk.getContent();
    attributes.put(Chunk.GENERICTAG, chunk.getContent());

/**
 * Gets the width of the Chunk in points.
 *
 * @return a width in points
 */
public float getWidthPoint() {
  if (getImage() != null) {
    return getImage().getScaledWidth();
  }
  return font.getCalculatedBaseFont(true).getWidthPoint(getContent(),
      font.getCalculatedSize())
      * getHorizontalScaling();
}

/**
 * Gets the width of the Chunk in points.
 *
 * @return a width in points
 */
public float getWidthPoint() {
  if (getImage() != null) {
    return getImage().getScaledWidth();
  }
  return font.getCalculatedBaseFont(true).getWidthPoint(getContent(),
      font.getCalculatedSize())
      * getHorizontalScaling();
}

String c = chunk.getContent();
if (font != null && !font.isStandardFont()) {
  f = font.difference(chunk.getFont());
        && (f == null
        || f.compareTo(previous.getFont()) == 0)
        && !"".equals(previous.getContent().trim())
        && !"".equals(c.trim())) {
      previous.append(c);

String c = chunk.getContent();
if (font != null && !font.isStandardFont()) {
  f = font.difference(chunk.getFont());
        && (f == null
        || f.compareTo(previous.getFont()) == 0)
        && !"".equals(previous.getContent().trim())
        && !"".equals(c.trim())) {
      previous.append(c);