Class PdfContentReaderTool

java.lang.Object
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.parser.PdfContentReaderTool
public class PdfContentReaderTool extends Object
Tool that parses the content of a PDF document.
Since:
2.1.4

  • Constructor Details

    • PdfContentReaderTool

      public PdfContentReaderTool()

  • Method Details

    • getDictionaryDetail

      public static String getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic)
      Shows the detail of a dictionary. This is similar to the PdfLister functionality.
      Parameters:
      dic - the dictionary of which you want the detail
      Returns:
      a String representation of the dictionary

    • getDictionaryDetail

      public static String getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic, int depth)
      Shows the detail of a dictionary.
      Parameters:
      dic - the dictionary of which you want the detail
      depth - the depth of the current dictionary (for nested dictionaries)
      Returns:
      a String representation of the dictionary

    • getXObjectDetail

      public static String getXObjectDetail(PdfDictionary resourceDic) throws IOException
      Displays a summary of the entries in the XObject dictionary for the stream
      Parameters:
      resourceDic - the resource dictionary for the stream
      Returns:
      a string with the summary of the entries
      Throws:
      IOException
      Since:
      5.0.2

    • listContentStreamForPage

      public static void listContentStreamForPage(PdfReader reader, int pageNum, PrintWriter out) throws IOException
      Writes information about a specific page from PdfReader to the specified output stream.
      Parameters:
      reader - the PdfReader to read the page content from
      pageNum - the page number to read
      out - the output stream to send the content to
      Throws:
      IOException
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • listContentStream

      public static void listContentStream(File pdfFile, PrintWriter out) throws IOException
      Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the specified output stream.
      Parameters:
      pdfFile - a File instance referring to a PDF file
      out - the output stream to send the content to
      Throws:
      IOException
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • listContentStream

      public static void listContentStream(File pdfFile, int pageNum, PrintWriter out) throws IOException
      Writes information about the specified page in a PDF file to the specified output stream.
      Parameters:
      pdfFile - a File instance referring to a PDF file
      pageNum - the page number to read
      out - the output stream to send the content to
      Throws:
      IOException
      Since:
      2.1.5

    • main

      public static void main(String[] args)
      Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the specified file, or System.out.
      Parameters:
      args -