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<?php
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// File name   : example_010.php
// Begin       : 2008-03-04
// Last Update : 2011-04-26
//
// Description : Example 010 for TCPDF class
//               Text on multiple columns
//
// Author: Nicola Asuni
//
// (c) Copyright:
//               Nicola Asuni
//               Tecnick.com s.r.l.
//               Via Della Pace, 11
//               09044 Quartucciu (CA)
//               ITALY
//               www.tecnick.com
//               info@tecnick.com
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/**
 * Creates an example PDF TEST document using TCPDF
 * @package com.tecnick.tcpdf
 * @abstract TCPDF - Example: Text on multiple columns
 * @author Nicola Asuni
 * @since 2008-03-04
 */

require_once('../config/lang/eng.php');
require_once('../tcpdf.php');


/**
 * Extend TCPDF to work with multiple columns
 */
class MC_TCPDF extends TCPDF {

	/**
	 * Print chapter
	 * @param $num (int) chapter number
	 * @param $title (string) chapter title
	 * @param $file (string) name of the file containing the chapter body
	 * @param $mode (boolean) if true the chapter body is in HTML, otherwise in simple text.
	 * @public
	 */
	public function PrintChapter($num, $title, $file, $mode=false) {
		// add a new page
		$this->AddPage();
		// disable existing columns
		$this->resetColumns();
		// print chapter title
		$this->ChapterTitle($num, $title);
		// set columns
		$this->setEqualColumns(3, 57);
		// print chapter body
		$this->ChapterBody($file, $mode);
	}

	/**
	 * Set chapter title
	 * @param $num (int) chapter number
	 * @param $title (string) chapter title
	 * @public
	 */
	public function ChapterTitle($num, $title) {
		$this->SetFont('helvetica', '', 14);
		$this->SetFillColor(200, 220, 255);
		$this->Cell(180, 6, 'Chapter '.$num.' : '.$title, 0, 1, '', 1);
		$this->Ln(4);
	}

	/**
	 * Print chapter body
	 * @param $file (string) name of the file containing the chapter body
	 * @param $mode (boolean) if true the chapter body is in HTML, otherwise in simple text.
	 * @public
	 */
	public function ChapterBody($file, $mode=false) {
		$this->selectColumn();
		// get esternal file content
		$content = file_get_contents($file, false);
		// set font
		$this->SetFont('times', '', 9);
		$this->SetTextColor(50, 50, 50);
		// print content
		if ($mode) {
			// ------ HTML MODE ------
			$this->writeHTML($content, true, false, true, false, 'J');
		} else {
			// ------ TEXT MODE ------
			$this->Write(0, $content, '', 0, 'J', true, 0, false, true, 0);
		}
		$this->Ln();
	}
} // end of extended class

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// EXAMPLE
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// create new PDF document
$pdf = new MC_TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);

// set document information
$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);
$pdf->SetAuthor('Nicola Asuni');
$pdf->SetTitle('TCPDF Example 010');
$pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
$pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');

// set default header data
$pdf->SetHeaderData(PDF_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, PDF_HEADER_TITLE.' 010', PDF_HEADER_STRING);

// set header and footer fonts
$pdf->setHeaderFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_MAIN, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_MAIN));
$pdf->setFooterFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_DATA, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_DATA));

// set default monospaced font
$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);

//set margins
$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
$pdf->SetHeaderMargin(PDF_MARGIN_HEADER);
$pdf->SetFooterMargin(PDF_MARGIN_FOOTER);

//set auto page breaks
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, PDF_MARGIN_BOTTOM);

//set image scale factor
$pdf->setImageScale(PDF_IMAGE_SCALE_RATIO);

//set some language-dependent strings
$pdf->setLanguageArray($l);

// ---------------------------------------------------------

// print TEXT
$pdf->PrintChapter(1, 'LOREM IPSUM [TEXT]', '../cache/chapter_demo_1.txt', false);

// print HTML
$pdf->PrintChapter(2, 'LOREM IPSUM [HTML]', '../cache/chapter_demo_2.txt', true);

// ---------------------------------------------------------

//Close and output PDF document
$pdf->Output('example_010.pdf', 'I');

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