com.lowagie.text.pdf.parser
Class PdfContentReaderTool

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.text.pdf.parser.PdfContentReaderTool

public class PdfContentReaderTool
extends Object

Tool that parses the content of a PDF document.

Since:

2.1.4

Constructor Summary

PdfContentReaderTool()

Method Summary

static String	getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic) Shows the detail of a dictionary.
static String	getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic, int depth) Shows the detail of a dictionary.
static void	listContentStream(File pdfFile, int pageNum, PrintWriter out) Writes information about the specified page in a PDF file to the specified output stream.
static void	listContentStream(File pdfFile, PrintWriter out) Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the specified output stream.
static void	listContentStreamForPage(PdfReader reader, int pageNum, PrintWriter out) Writes information about a specific page from PdfReader to the specified output stream.
static void	main(String[] args) Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the specified file, or System.out.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PdfContentReaderTool

public PdfContentReaderTool()

Method Detail

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

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 -