Class PdfReader

java.lang.Object
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader
All Implemented Interfaces:
PdfViewerPreferences
Direct Known Subclasses:
FdfReader
public class PdfReader extends Object implements PdfViewerPreferences
Reads a PDF document.
Author:
Paulo Soares, Kazuya Ujihara

  • Field Details

    • unethicalreading

      public static boolean unethicalreading
      The iText developers are not responsible if you decide to change the value of this static parameter.
      Since:
      5.0.2

    • debugmode

      public static boolean debugmode

    • tokens

      protected PRTokeniser tokens

    • xref

      protected long[] xref

    • objStmMark

      protected HashMap<Integer, IntHashtable> objStmMark

    • objStmToOffset

      protected LongHashtable objStmToOffset

    • newXrefType

      protected boolean newXrefType

    • xrefObj

      protected ArrayList<PdfObject> xrefObj

    • trailer

      protected PdfDictionary trailer

    • catalog

      protected PdfDictionary catalog

    • pageRefs

      protected com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader.PageRefs pageRefs

    • acroForm

      protected PRAcroForm acroForm

    • acroFormParsed

      protected boolean acroFormParsed

    • encrypted

      protected boolean encrypted

    • rebuilt

      protected boolean rebuilt

    • freeXref

      protected int freeXref

    • tampered

      protected boolean tampered

    • lastXref

      protected long lastXref

    • eofPos

      protected long eofPos

    • pdfVersion

      protected char pdfVersion

    • decrypt

      protected PdfEncryption decrypt

    • password

      protected byte[] password

    • certificateKey

      protected Key certificateKey

    • certificate

      protected Certificate certificate

    • certificateKeyProvider

      protected String certificateKeyProvider

    • externalDecryptionProcess

      protected ExternalDecryptionProcess externalDecryptionProcess

    • strings

      protected ArrayList<PdfString> strings

    • sharedStreams

      protected boolean sharedStreams

    • consolidateNamedDestinations

      protected boolean consolidateNamedDestinations

    • remoteToLocalNamedDestinations

      protected boolean remoteToLocalNamedDestinations

    • rValue

      protected int rValue

    • pValue

      protected long pValue

    • COUNTER

      protected static Counter COUNTER

  • Constructor Details

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(String filename) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      filename - the file name of the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(ReaderProperties properties, String filename) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      properties - the properties which will be used to create the reader
      filename - the file name of the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(String filename, byte[] ownerPassword) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      filename - the file name of the document
      ownerPassword - the password to read the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(String filename, byte[] ownerPassword, boolean partial) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      filename - the file name of the document
      ownerPassword - the password to read the document
      partial - indicates if the reader needs to read the document only partially
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(byte[] pdfIn) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      pdfIn - the byte array with the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(byte[] pdfIn, byte[] ownerPassword) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      pdfIn - the byte array with the document
      ownerPassword - the password to read the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(String filename, Certificate certificate, Key certificateKey, String certificateKeyProvider) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      filename - the file name of the document
      certificate - the certificate to read the document
      certificateKey - the private key of the certificate
      certificateKeyProvider - the security provider for certificateKey
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(String filename, Certificate certificate, ExternalDecryptionProcess externalDecryptionProcess) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      filename - the file name of the document
      certificate -
      externalDecryptionProcess -
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(byte[] pdfIn, Certificate certificate, ExternalDecryptionProcess externalDecryptionProcess) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      pdfIn - the document as a byte array
      certificate -
      externalDecryptionProcess -
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(InputStream inputStream, Certificate certificate, ExternalDecryptionProcess externalDecryptionProcess) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      inputStream - the PDF file
      certificate -
      externalDecryptionProcess -
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(URL url) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      url - the URL of the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(URL url, byte[] ownerPassword) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      url - the URL of the document
      ownerPassword - the password to read the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(InputStream is, byte[] ownerPassword) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      is - the InputStream containing the document. The stream is read to the end but is not closed
      ownerPassword - the password to read the document
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(InputStream is) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      is - the InputStream containing the document. The stream is read to the end but is not closed
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(ReaderProperties properties, InputStream is) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      properties - the properties which will be used to create the reader
      is - the InputStream containing the document. The stream is read to the end but is not closed
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(ReaderProperties properties, RandomAccessFileOrArray raf) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a PDF document.
      Parameters:
      properties - the properties which will be used to create the reader
      raf - the document location
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(RandomAccessFileOrArray raf, byte[] ownerPassword) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a pdf document. Contrary to the other constructors only the xref is read into memory. The reader is said to be working in "partial" mode as only parts of the pdf are read as needed.
      Parameters:
      raf - the document location
      ownerPassword - the password or null for no password
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(RandomAccessFileOrArray raf, byte[] ownerPassword, boolean partial) throws IOException
      Reads and parses a pdf document.
      Parameters:
      raf - the document location
      ownerPassword - the password or null for no password
      partial - indicates if the reader needs to read the document only partially. See PdfReader(RandomAccessFileOrArray, byte[])
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • PdfReader

      public PdfReader(PdfReader reader)
      Creates an independent duplicate.
      Parameters:
      reader - the PdfReader to duplicate

  • Method Details

    • getCounter

      protected Counter getCounter()

    • getSafeFile

      public RandomAccessFileOrArray getSafeFile()
      Gets a new file instance of the original PDF document.
      Returns:
      a new file instance of the original PDF document

    • getPdfReaderInstance

      protected com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReaderInstance getPdfReaderInstance(PdfWriter writer)

    • getNumberOfPages

      public int getNumberOfPages()
      Gets the number of pages in the document. Partial mode: return the value stored in the COUNT field of the pageref Full mode: return the total number of pages found while loading in the entire document.
      Returns:
      the number of pages in the document

    • getCatalog

      public PdfDictionary getCatalog()
      Returns the document's catalog. This dictionary is not a copy, any changes will be reflected in the catalog.
      Returns:
      the document's catalog

    • getAcroForm

      public PRAcroForm getAcroForm()
      Returns the document's acroform, if it has one.
      Returns:
      the document's acroform

    • getPageRotation

      public int getPageRotation(int index)
      Gets the page rotation. This value can be 0, 90, 180 or 270.
      Parameters:
      index - the page number. The first page is 1
      Returns:
      the page rotation

    • getPageSizeWithRotation

      public Rectangle getPageSizeWithRotation(int index)
      Gets the page size, taking rotation into account. This is a Rectangle with the value of the /MediaBox and the /Rotate key.
      Parameters:
      index - the page number. The first page is 1
      Returns:
      a Rectangle

    • getPageSizeWithRotation

      public Rectangle getPageSizeWithRotation(PdfDictionary page)
      Gets the rotated page from a page dictionary.
      Parameters:
      page - the page dictionary
      Returns:
      the rotated page

    • getPageSize

      public Rectangle getPageSize(int index)
      Gets the page size without taking rotation into account. This is the value of the /MediaBox key.
      Parameters:
      index - the page number. The first page is 1
      Returns:
      the page size

    • getPageSize

      public Rectangle getPageSize(PdfDictionary page)
      Gets the page from a page dictionary
      Parameters:
      page - the page dictionary
      Returns:
      the page

    • getCropBox

      public Rectangle getCropBox(int index)
      Gets the crop box without taking rotation into account. This is the value of the /CropBox key. The crop box is the part of the document to be displayed or printed. It usually is the same as the media box but may be smaller. If the page doesn't have a crop box the page size will be returned.
      Parameters:
      index - the page number. The first page is 1
      Returns:
      the crop box

    • getBoxSize

      public Rectangle getBoxSize(int index, String boxName)
      Gets the box size. Allowed names are: "crop", "trim", "art", "bleed" and "media".
      Parameters:
      index - the page number. The first page is 1
      boxName - the box name
      Returns:
      the box rectangle or null

    • getInfo

      public HashMap<String,String> getInfo()
      Returns the content of the document information dictionary as a HashMap of String.
      Returns:
      content of the document information dictionary

    • getNormalizedRectangle

      public static Rectangle getNormalizedRectangle(PdfArray box)
      Normalizes a Rectangle so that llx and lly are smaller than urx and ury.
      Parameters:
      box - the original rectangle
      Returns:
      a normalized Rectangle

    • isTagged

      public boolean isTagged()
      Checks if the PDF is a tagged PDF.

    • readPdf

      protected void readPdf() throws IOException
      Parses the entire PDF
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readPdfPartial

      protected void readPdfPartial() throws IOException
      Partially parses the pdf
      Throws:
      IOException

    • getPdfObjectRelease

      public static PdfObject getPdfObjectRelease(PdfObject obj)
      Parameters:
      obj -
      Returns:
      a PdfObject

    • getPdfObject

      public static PdfObject getPdfObject(PdfObject obj)
      Reads a PdfObject resolving an indirect reference if needed.
      Parameters:
      obj - the PdfObject to read
      Returns:
      the resolved PdfObject

    • getPdfObjectRelease

      public static PdfObject getPdfObjectRelease(PdfObject obj, PdfObject parent)
      Reads a PdfObject resolving an indirect reference if needed. If the reader was opened in partial mode the object will be released to save memory.
      Parameters:
      obj - the PdfObject to read
      parent -
      Returns:
      a PdfObject

    • getPdfObject

      public static PdfObject getPdfObject(PdfObject obj, PdfObject parent)
      Parameters:
      obj -
      parent -
      Returns:
      a PdfObject

    • getPdfObjectRelease

      public PdfObject getPdfObjectRelease(int idx)
      Parameters:
      idx -
      Returns:
      a PdfObject

    • getPdfObject

      public PdfObject getPdfObject(int idx)
      Parameters:
      idx -
      Returns:
      aPdfObject

    • resetLastXrefPartial

      public void resetLastXrefPartial()

    • releaseLastXrefPartial

      public void releaseLastXrefPartial()

    • releaseLastXrefPartial

      public static void releaseLastXrefPartial(PdfObject obj)
      Parameters:
      obj -

    • addPdfObject

      public PRIndirectReference addPdfObject(PdfObject obj)
      Parameters:
      obj -
      Returns:
      an indirect reference

    • readPages

      protected void readPages() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readDocObjPartial

      protected void readDocObjPartial() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readSingleObject

      protected PdfObject readSingleObject(int k) throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readOneObjStm

      protected PdfObject readOneObjStm(PRStream stream, int idx) throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • dumpPerc

      public double dumpPerc()
      Returns:
      the percentage of the cross reference table that has been read

    • readDocObj

      protected void readDocObj() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readObjStm

      protected void readObjStm(PRStream stream, IntHashtable map) throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • killIndirect

      public static PdfObject killIndirect(PdfObject obj)
      Eliminates the reference to the object freeing the memory used by it and clearing the xref entry.
      Parameters:
      obj - the object. If it's an indirect reference it will be eliminated
      Returns:
      the object or the already erased dereferenced object

    • readXref

      protected void readXref() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readXrefSection

      protected PdfDictionary readXrefSection() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readXRefStream

      protected boolean readXRefStream(long ptr) throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • rebuildXref

      protected void rebuildXref() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readDictionary

      protected PdfDictionary readDictionary() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readArray

      protected PdfArray readArray() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • readPRObject

      protected PdfObject readPRObject() throws IOException
      Throws:
      IOException

    • FlateDecode

      public static byte[] FlateDecode(byte[] in)
      Decodes a stream that has the FlateDecode filter.
      Parameters:
      in - the input data
      Returns:
      the decoded data

    • decodePredictor

      public static byte[] decodePredictor(byte[] in, PdfObject dicPar)
      Parameters:
      in -
      dicPar -
      Returns:
      a byte array

    • FlateDecode

      public static byte[] FlateDecode(byte[] in, boolean strict)
      A helper to FlateDecode.
      Parameters:
      in - the input data
      strict - true to read a correct stream. false to try to read a corrupted stream
      Returns:
      the decoded data

    • ASCIIHexDecode

      public static byte[] ASCIIHexDecode(byte[] in)
      Decodes a stream that has the ASCIIHexDecode filter.
      Parameters:
      in - the input data
      Returns:
      the decoded data

    • ASCII85Decode

      public static byte[] ASCII85Decode(byte[] in)
      Decodes a stream that has the ASCII85Decode filter.
      Parameters:
      in - the input data
      Returns:
      the decoded data

    • LZWDecode

      public static byte[] LZWDecode(byte[] in)
      Decodes a stream that has the LZWDecode filter.
      Parameters:
      in - the input data
      Returns:
      the decoded data

    • isRebuilt

      public boolean isRebuilt()
      Checks if the document had errors and was rebuilt.
      Returns:
      true if rebuilt.

    • getPageN

      public PdfDictionary getPageN(int pageNum)
      Gets the dictionary that represents a page.
      Parameters:
      pageNum - the page number. 1 is the first
      Returns:
      the page dictionary

    • getPageNRelease

      public PdfDictionary getPageNRelease(int pageNum)
      Parameters:
      pageNum -
      Returns:
      a Dictionary object

    • releasePage

      public void releasePage(int pageNum)
      Parameters:
      pageNum -

    • resetReleasePage

      public void resetReleasePage()

    • getPageOrigRef

      public PRIndirectReference getPageOrigRef(int pageNum)
      Gets the page reference to this page.
      Parameters:
      pageNum - the page number. 1 is the first
      Returns:
      the page reference

    • getPageContent

      public byte[] getPageContent(int pageNum, RandomAccessFileOrArray file) throws IOException
      Gets the contents of the page.
      Parameters:
      pageNum - the page number. 1 is the first
      file - the location of the PDF document
      Returns:
      the content
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • getPageContent

      public static byte[] getPageContent(PdfDictionary page) throws IOException
      Gets the content from the page dictionary.
      Parameters:
      page - the page dictionary
      Returns:
      the content
      Throws:
      IOException - on error
      Since:
      5.0.6

    • getPageResources

      public PdfDictionary getPageResources(int pageNum)
      Retrieve the given page's resource dictionary
      Parameters:
      pageNum - 1-based page number from which to retrieve the resource dictionary
      Returns:
      The page's resources, or 'null' if the page has none.
      Since:
      5.1

    • getPageResources

      public PdfDictionary getPageResources(PdfDictionary pageDict)
      Retrieve the given page's resource dictionary
      Parameters:
      pageDict - the given page
      Returns:
      The page's resources, or 'null' if the page has none.
      Since:
      5.1

    • getPageContent

      public byte[] getPageContent(int pageNum) throws IOException
      Gets the contents of the page.
      Parameters:
      pageNum - the page number. 1 is the first
      Returns:
      the content
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • killXref

      protected void killXref(PdfObject obj)

    • setPageContent

      public void setPageContent(int pageNum, byte[] content)
      Sets the contents of the page.
      Parameters:
      pageNum - the page number. 1 is the first
      content - the new page content

    • setPageContent

      public void setPageContent(int pageNum, byte[] content, int compressionLevel)
      Sets the contents of the page.
      Parameters:
      pageNum - the page number. 1 is the first
      content - the new page content
      compressionLevel - the compressionLevel
      Since:
      2.1.3 (the method already existed without param compressionLevel)

    • setPageContent

      public void setPageContent(int pageNum, byte[] content, int compressionLevel, boolean killOldXRefRecursively)
      Sets the contents of the page.
      Parameters:
      pageNum - the page number. 1 is the first
      content - the new page content
      compressionLevel - the compressionLevel
      killOldXRefRecursively - if true, old contents will be deeply removed from the pdf (i.e. if it was an array, all its entries will also be removed). Use careful when a content stream may be reused. If false, old contents will not be removed and will stay in the document if not manually deleted.
      Since:
      5.5.7 (the method already existed without param killOldXRefRecursively)

    • decodeBytes

      public static byte[] decodeBytes(byte[] b, PdfDictionary streamDictionary) throws IOException
      Decode a byte[] applying the filters specified in the provided dictionary using default filter handlers.
      Parameters:
      b - the bytes to decode
      streamDictionary - the dictionary that contains filter information
      Returns:
      the decoded bytes
      Throws:
      IOException - if there are any problems decoding the bytes
      Since:
      5.0.4

    • decodeBytes

      public static byte[] decodeBytes(byte[] b, PdfDictionary streamDictionary, Map<PdfName, FilterHandlers.FilterHandler> filterHandlers) throws IOException
      Decode a byte[] applying the filters specified in the provided dictionary using the provided filter handlers.
      Parameters:
      b - the bytes to decode
      streamDictionary - the dictionary that contains filter information
      filterHandlers - the map used to look up a handler for each type of filter
      Returns:
      the decoded bytes
      Throws:
      IOException - if there are any problems decoding the bytes
      Since:
      5.0.4

    • getStreamBytes

      public static byte[] getStreamBytes(PRStream stream, RandomAccessFileOrArray file) throws IOException
      Get the content from a stream applying the required filters.
      Parameters:
      stream - the stream
      file - the location where the stream is
      Returns:
      the stream content
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • getStreamBytes

      public static byte[] getStreamBytes(PRStream stream) throws IOException
      Get the content from a stream applying the required filters.
      Parameters:
      stream - the stream
      Returns:
      the stream content
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • getStreamBytesRaw

      public static byte[] getStreamBytesRaw(PRStream stream, RandomAccessFileOrArray file) throws IOException
      Get the content from a stream as it is without applying any filter.
      Parameters:
      stream - the stream
      file - the location where the stream is
      Returns:
      the stream content
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • getStreamBytesRaw

      public static byte[] getStreamBytesRaw(PRStream stream) throws IOException
      Get the content from a stream as it is without applying any filter.
      Parameters:
      stream - the stream
      Returns:
      the stream content
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • eliminateSharedStreams

      public void eliminateSharedStreams()
      Eliminates shared streams if they exist.

    • isTampered

      public boolean isTampered()
      Checks if the document was changed.
      Returns:
      true if the document was changed, false otherwise

    • setTampered

      public void setTampered(boolean tampered)
      Sets the tampered state. A tampered PdfReader cannot be reused in PdfStamper.
      Parameters:
      tampered - the tampered state

    • getMetadata

      public byte[] getMetadata() throws IOException
      Gets the XML metadata.
      Returns:
      the XML metadata
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • getLastXref

      public long getLastXref()
      Gets the byte address of the last xref table.
      Returns:
      the byte address of the last xref table

    • getXrefSize

      public int getXrefSize()
      Gets the number of xref objects.
      Returns:
      the number of xref objects

    • getEofPos

      public long getEofPos()
      Gets the byte address of the %%EOF marker.
      Returns:
      the byte address of the %%EOF marker

    • getPdfVersion

      public char getPdfVersion()
      Gets the PDF version. Only the last version char is returned. For example version 1.4 is returned as '4'.
      Returns:
      the PDF version

    • isEncrypted

      public boolean isEncrypted()
      Returns true if the PDF is encrypted.
      Returns:
      true if the PDF is encrypted

    • getPermissions

      public long getPermissions()
      Gets the encryption permissions. It can be used directly in PdfWriter.setEncryption().
      Returns:
      the encryption permissions

    • is128Key

      public boolean is128Key()
      Returns true if the PDF has a 128 bit key encryption.
      Returns:
      true if the PDF has a 128 bit key encryption

    • getTrailer

      public PdfDictionary getTrailer()
      Gets the trailer dictionary
      Returns:
      the trailer dictionary

    • shuffleSubsetNames

      public int shuffleSubsetNames()
      Finds all the font subsets and changes the prefixes to some random values.
      Returns:
      the number of font subsets altered

    • createFakeFontSubsets

      public int createFakeFontSubsets()
      Finds all the fonts not subset but embedded and marks them as subset.
      Returns:
      the number of fonts altered

    • getNamedDestination

      public HashMap<Object, PdfObject> getNamedDestination()
      Gets all the named destinations as an HashMap. The key is the name and the value is the destinations array.
      Returns:
      gets all the named destinations

    • getNamedDestination

      public HashMap<Object, PdfObject> getNamedDestination(boolean keepNames)
      Gets all the named destinations as an HashMap. The key is the name and the value is the destinations array.
      Parameters:
      keepNames - true if you want the keys to be real PdfNames instead of Strings
      Returns:
      gets all the named destinations
      Since:
      2.1.6

    • getNamedDestinationFromNames

      public HashMap<String, PdfObject> getNamedDestinationFromNames()
      Gets the named destinations from the /Dests key in the catalog as an HashMap. The key is the name and the value is the destinations array.
      Returns:
      gets the named destinations
      Since:
      5.0.1 (generic type in signature)

    • getNamedDestinationFromNames

      public HashMap<Object, PdfObject> getNamedDestinationFromNames(boolean keepNames)
      Gets the named destinations from the /Dests key in the catalog as an HashMap. The key is the name and the value is the destinations array.
      Parameters:
      keepNames - true if you want the keys to be real PdfNames instead of Strings
      Returns:
      gets the named destinations
      Since:
      2.1.6

    • getNamedDestinationFromStrings

      public HashMap<String, PdfObject> getNamedDestinationFromStrings()
      Gets the named destinations from the /Names key in the catalog as an HashMap. The key is the name and the value is the destinations array.
      Returns:
      gets the named destinations

    • removeFields

      public void removeFields()
      Removes all the fields from the document.

    • removeAnnotations

      public void removeAnnotations()
      Removes all the annotations and fields from the document.

    • getLinks

      public ArrayList<PdfAnnotation.PdfImportedLink> getLinks(int page)
      Retrieves links for a certain page.
      Parameters:
      page - the page to inspect
      Returns:
      a list of links

    • makeRemoteNamedDestinationsLocal

      public void makeRemoteNamedDestinationsLocal()
      Replaces remote named links with local destinations that have the same name.
      Since:
      5.0

    • consolidateNamedDestinations

      public void consolidateNamedDestinations()
      Replaces all the local named links with the actual destinations.

    • duplicatePdfDictionary

      protected static PdfDictionary duplicatePdfDictionary(PdfDictionary original, PdfDictionary copy, PdfReader newReader)

    • duplicatePdfObject

      protected static PdfObject duplicatePdfObject(PdfObject original, PdfReader newReader)

    • close

      public void close()
      Closes the reader, and any underlying stream or data source used to create the reader

    • removeUnusedNode

      protected void removeUnusedNode(PdfObject obj, boolean[] hits)

    • removeUnusedObjects

      public int removeUnusedObjects()
      Removes all the unreachable objects.
      Returns:
      the number of indirect objects removed

    • getAcroFields

      public AcroFields getAcroFields()
      Gets a read-only version of AcroFields.
      Returns:
      a read-only version of AcroFields

    • getJavaScript

      public String getJavaScript(RandomAccessFileOrArray file) throws IOException
      Gets the global document JavaScript.
      Parameters:
      file - the document file
      Returns:
      the global document JavaScript
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • getJavaScript

      public String getJavaScript() throws IOException
      Gets the global document JavaScript.
      Returns:
      the global document JavaScript
      Throws:
      IOException - on error

    • selectPages

      public void selectPages(String ranges)
      Selects the pages to keep in the document. The pages are described as ranges. The page ordering can be changed but no page repetitions are allowed. Note that it may be very slow in partial mode.
      Parameters:
      ranges - the comma separated ranges as described in SequenceList

    • selectPages

      public void selectPages(List<Integer> pagesToKeep)
      Selects the pages to keep in the document. The pages are described as a List of Integer. The page ordering can be changed but no page repetitions are allowed. Note that it may be very slow in partial mode.
      Parameters:
      pagesToKeep - the pages to keep in the document

    • selectPages

      protected void selectPages(List<Integer> pagesToKeep, boolean removeUnused)
      Selects the pages to keep in the document. The pages are described as a List of Integer. The page ordering can be changed but no page repetitions are allowed. Note that it may be very slow in partial mode.
      Parameters:
      pagesToKeep - the pages to keep in the document
      removeUnused - indicate if to remove unsed objects. @see removeUnusedObjects

    • setViewerPreferences

      public void setViewerPreferences(int preferences)
      Sets the viewer preferences as the sum of several constants.
      Specified by:
      setViewerPreferences in interface PdfViewerPreferences
      Parameters:
      preferences - the viewer preferences
      See Also:

    • addViewerPreference

      public void addViewerPreference(PdfName key, PdfObject value)
      Adds a viewer preference
      Specified by:
      addViewerPreference in interface PdfViewerPreferences
      Parameters:
      key - a key for a viewer preference
      value - a value for the viewer preference
      See Also:

    • setViewerPreferences

      public void setViewerPreferences(PdfViewerPreferencesImp vp)

    • getSimpleViewerPreferences

      public int getSimpleViewerPreferences()
      Returns a bitset representing the PageMode and PageLayout viewer preferences. Doesn't return any information about the ViewerPreferences dictionary.
      Returns:
      an int that contains the Viewer Preferences.

    • isAppendable

      public boolean isAppendable()
      Getter for property appendable.
      Returns:
      Value of property appendable.

    • setAppendable

      public void setAppendable(boolean appendable)
      Setter for property appendable.
      Parameters:
      appendable - New value of property appendable.

    • isNewXrefType

      public boolean isNewXrefType()
      Getter for property newXrefType.
      Returns:
      Value of property newXrefType.

    • getFileLength

      public long getFileLength()
      Getter for property fileLength.
      Returns:
      Value of property fileLength.

    • isHybridXref

      public boolean isHybridXref()
      Getter for property hybridXref.
      Returns:
      Value of property hybridXref.

    • hasUsageRights

      public boolean hasUsageRights()
      Checks if this PDF has usage rights enabled.
      Returns:
      true if usage rights are present; false otherwise

    • removeUsageRights

      public void removeUsageRights()
      Removes any usage rights that this PDF may have. Only Adobe can grant usage rights and any PDF modification with iText will invalidate them. Invalidated usage rights may confuse Acrobat and it's advisable to remove them altogether.

    • getCertificationLevel

      public int getCertificationLevel()
      Gets the certification level for this document. The return values can be PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING and PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING_AND_ANNOTATIONS.

      No signature validation is made, use the methods available for that in AcroFields.

      Returns:
      gets the certification level for this document

    • isOpenedWithFullPermissions

      public final boolean isOpenedWithFullPermissions()
      Checks if the document was opened with the owner password so that the end application can decide what level of access restrictions to apply. If the document is not encrypted it will return true.
      Returns:
      true if the document was opened with the owner password or if it's not encrypted, false if the document was opened with the user password

    • getCryptoMode

      public int getCryptoMode()
      Returns:
      the crypto mode, or -1 of none

    • isMetadataEncrypted

      public boolean isMetadataEncrypted()
      Returns:
      true if the metadata is encrypted.

    • computeUserPassword

      public byte[] computeUserPassword()
      Computes user password if standard encryption handler is used with Standard40, Standard128 or AES128 encryption algorithm.
      Returns:
      user password, or null if not a standard encryption handler was used, if standard encryption handler was used with AES256 encryption algorithm, or if ownerPasswordUsed wasn't use to open the document.