iTextSharp table width 100% of page

Question

I'm trying to add a table to a document using iTextSharp. Here is an example:

Document document = new Document(PageSize.LETTER,72, 72, 72, 72);
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream("C:\\test.pdf", FileMode.Create));

document.Open();
Table table = new Table ( 2, 1 );
table.Width = document.RightMargin - document.LeftMargin;

// Cell placeholder
Cell cell = new Cell ( new Paragraph ( "Some Text" ) );
table.AddCell ( cell );
cell = new Cell ( new Paragraph ( "More Text" ) );
table.AddCell ( cell );
document.Add ( table );
document.Close ( );

I'm setting the width of the table so that it should extend the margin of the page. But when the pdf is created the table only takes about 80% of the space between the margin's. Am I doing something incorrectly here?

score 56 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '10 at 15:02

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In iTextSharp latest version (5.0.4) the PdfPTable has a WidthPercentage property.

To set a static value the property is TotalWidth.

answered Oct 18 '10 at 15:02

Jla

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[5.5.9] TotalWidth is not a static value - it's just object property. – MaLiN2223 May 03 '16 at 21:11

Kyle · Answer 2 · 2016-01-07T12:43:36.197

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Figured it out. Apparently table.Width is a percent and not the width in pixels. So using:

table.Width = 100;

Worked like a charm.

edited Jan 07 '16 at 12:43

answered Sep 26 '09 at 12:56

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I had no option for just width so I used table.WidthPercentage = 100f; – Aneeq Azam Khan Aug 28 '18 at 05:27

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 12 '18 at 15:11

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Users can also set table width by Percentage.

t.WidthPercentage = 100f;

edited Jan 12 '18 at 15:11

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answered May 26 '17 at 11:19

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Kols · Answer 4 · 2019-02-05T12:06:51.197

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The WidthPercentage property is no longer available in iText7. Use the following instead

table.SetWidth(new UnitValue(UnitValue.PERCENT, 100));

edited Feb 05 '19 at 12:06

answered Sep 17 '18 at 10:25

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Sachin Poreyana · Answer 5 · 2019-08-01T12:01:56.287

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In Java table.setWidthPercentage(100); Works in 5.5.8 version

edited Aug 01 '19 at 12:01

answered Jul 31 '19 at 09:57

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The question and the other answers focus on itext for .Net in c# syntax. You use itext for java in java syntax. That's all the difference. – mkl Jul 31 '19 at 13:46

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 17 '21 at 16:01

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In c# for itext7

Table details = new Table(4, false).UseAllAvailableWidth();

answered Aug 17 '21 at 16:01

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 04 '22 at 14:20

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table.setWidthPercentage(100f);

will work

answered Sep 04 '22 at 14:20

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