How to use

convertToBytes

method

in

com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfEncodings

/**
 * Changes the content of this <CODE>PdfObject</CODE>.
 *
 * @param content    the new content of this <CODE>PdfObject</CODE>
 */
protected void setContent(String content) {
  bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(content, null);
}

/** Sets the text that will form the barcode. This text is converted
 * to bytes using the encoding Cp437.
 * @param s the text that will form the barcode
 */    
public void setText(String s) {
  this.text = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(s, "cp437");
}

/**
 * Constructs a <CODE>PdfObject</CODE> of a certain <VAR>type</VAR>
 * with a certain <VAR>content</VAR>.
 *
 * @param type     type of the new <CODE>PdfObject</CODE>
 * @param content  content of the new <CODE>PdfObject</CODE> as a
 *   <CODE>String</CODE>.
 */
protected PdfObject(int type, String content) {
  this.type = type;
  bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(content, null);
}

/** Sets the text that will form the barcode. This text is converted
 * to bytes using the encoding Cp437.
 * @param s the text that will form the barcode
 */    
public void setText(String s) {
  this.text = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(s, "cp437");
}
 

/**
 * Constructs a <CODE>PdfObject</CODE> of a certain <VAR>type</VAR>
 * with a certain <VAR>content</VAR>.
 *
 * @param type     type of the new <CODE>PdfObject</CODE>
 * @param content  content of the new <CODE>PdfObject</CODE> as a
 *   <CODE>String</CODE>.
 */
protected PdfObject(int type, String content) {
  this.type = type;
  bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(content, null);
}

/**
 * Constructs a <CODE>PdfObject</CODE> of a certain <VAR>type</VAR>
 * with a certain <VAR>content</VAR>.
 *
 * @param type     type of the new <CODE>PdfObject</CODE>
 * @param content  content of the new <CODE>PdfObject</CODE> as a
 *   <CODE>String</CODE>.
 */
protected PdfObject(int type, String content) {
  this.type = type;
  bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(content, null);
}

protected void writeFontString(String s) {
  byte b[] = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(s, BaseFont.WINANSI);
  System.arraycopy(b, 0, outFont, fontPtr, b.length);
  fontPtr += b.length;
}
 

protected void writeFontString(String s) {
  byte b[] = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(s, BaseFont.WINANSI);
  System.arraycopy(b, 0, outFont, fontPtr, b.length);
  fontPtr += b.length;
}

protected void writeFontString(String s) {
  byte[] b = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(s, BaseFont.WINANSI);
  System.arraycopy(b, 0, outFont, fontPtr, b.length);
  fontPtr += b.length;
}
 

public byte[] getBytes() {
  if (bytes == null) {
    if (encoding != null && encoding.equals(TEXT_UNICODE) && PdfEncodings.isPdfDocEncoding(value))
      bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(value, TEXT_PDFDOCENCODING);
    else
      bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(value, encoding);
  }
  return bytes;
}
 

public byte[] getBytes() {
  if (bytes == null) {
    if (encoding != null && encoding.equals(TEXT_UNICODE) && PdfEncodings.isPdfDocEncoding(value))
      bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(value, TEXT_PDFDOCENCODING);
    else
      bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(value, encoding);
  }
  return bytes;
}

public byte[] getOriginalBytes() {
  if (originalValue == null)
    return getBytes();
  return PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(originalValue, null);
}

/**
 * @return The original bytes used to create this PDF string, or the bytes of our current value
 *         if the original bytes are missing.
 */
public byte[] getOriginalBytes() {
  if (originalValue == null)
    return getBytes();
  return PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(originalValue, null);
}
 

public byte[] getOriginalBytes() {
  if (originalValue == null)
    return getBytes();
  return PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(originalValue, null);
}
 

private void append(String s) {
  byte[] bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(s, "cp437");
  textCompaction(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
}    
 

private void append(int in, int len) {
  StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(len+1);
  sb.append(in);
  for(int i = sb.length(); i < len; i++) {
    sb.insert(0, "0");
  }

  byte[] bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(sb.toString(), "cp437");
  numberCompaction(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
}    
 

private void append(String s) {
  byte[] bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(s, "cp437");
  textCompaction(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
}    
 

public void toPdf(PdfWriter writer, OutputStream os) throws IOException {
  int n = writer.getNewObjectNumber(reader, number, generation);
  os.write(PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(new StringBuffer().append(n).append(" 0 R").toString(), null));
}

public void toPdf(PdfWriter writer, OutputStream os) throws IOException {
  int n = writer.getNewObjectNumber(reader, number, generation);
  os.write(PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(new StringBuffer().append(n).append(" 0 R").toString(), null));
}

/**
 * Decrypt an encrypted <CODE>PdfString</CODE>
 */
void decrypt(PdfReader reader) {
  PdfEncryption decrypt = reader.getDecrypt();
  if (decrypt != null) {
    originalValue = value;
    decrypt.setHashKey(objNum, objGen);
    bytes = PdfEncodings.convertToBytes(value, null);
    bytes = decrypt.decryptByteArray(bytes);
    value = PdfEncodings.convertToString(bytes, null);
  }
}