itextsharp using pdfptable as a 2x2 matrix

Question

how do i use pdfptable as a real table (A x B) instead of just (A x A)

declaring it this way gives me just one row:

Dim datatable As PdfPTable = New PdfPTable(4)

how can i declare it so that it has multiple rows and multiple columns?

Answer 1

You already are declaring it with multiple columns. The rows are automatic. With your current setup, you're declaring a table with four columns. Now what you need to do is add cells. They will add across until they hit your column count and then they will start a new row.

So:

Dim table As New PdfPTable(4)
For i As Integer = 0 To 12
    Dim cell As New PdfPCell("cell " & i)
    table.Add(cell)
Next

Should yield a 3x4 table.