import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
public class RowSpanExample { 

        public static void main(String[] args) throws DocumentException { 
                System.out.println("Table in cells"); 
        // step1 
        Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 50, 50, 50, 50); 
        
            try { 
                                // step2 
                                PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("c:\\TableInCell.pdf")); 
                        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { 
                                // TODO Auto-generated catch block 
                                e.printStackTrace(); 
                        } catch (DocumentException e) { 
                                // TODO Auto-generated catch block 
                                e.printStackTrace(); 
                        } 
            // step3 
            document.open(); 
           PdfPTable pt=new PdfPTable(2);
           PdfPTable nested1=new PdfPTable(1);
           PdfPTable nested2=new PdfPTable(3);
           PdfPCell cellnest11=new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("cell1"));
           PdfPCell cellnest21=new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("cell2"));
           PdfPCell cellnest22=new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("cel13"));
           PdfPCell cellnest23=new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("cel14"));
           nested1.addCell(cellnest11);
           nested2.addCell(cellnest21);
           nested2.addCell(cellnest22);
           nested2.addCell(cellnest23);
           nested2.addCell(cellnest21);
           nested2.addCell(cellnest22);
           nested2.addCell(cellnest23);
           pt.addCell(nested1);
           pt.addCell(nested2);
           document.add(pt);
           document.close(); 
        } 
}