PDFBox change color of a line

Question

I work with pdfbox 1.8.5 and I try to draw a colored Line using PDPageContentStream.drawLine() .

I tried it with PDPageContentStream.setNonStrokingColor( 255, 0, 0 ); but it doesn't work. I also didn´t find any examples or HowTos concerning Line Color.

Does anyone know, how I can change the Line Color?

Answer 1

Try this method. It's working for me.

contentStream.setStrokingColor(229, 13, 209);

Answer 2

For PDFBox 2.x you'll need to use contentStream.stroke() in place of contentStream.drawLine() .

Example:

contentStream.moveTo(xStart, yStart);
contentStream.lineTo(xEnd, yEnd);
contentStream.stroke();

You can also set the stroke color using the setStrokingColor method.