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iText 7: Converting HTML to PDF with pdfHTML

converted XHTML (data) and CSS (styles) to PDF, mapping HTML tags such as <p>, <img>, and <li> to iText 5 objects

Chapter 4: Creating reports using pdfHTML

, but the form creation is complex, and XFA is deprecated since PDF 2.0. You can convert HTML and CSS to PDF using pdfHTML

How to make a particular sub-string Bold when converting HTML to PDF?

I am using iText in Java to convert a HTML to PDF. I want a particular paragraph which has some words as Bold and some as Bold

How to set up a table display?

I have an application that I want to print an invoice like document in a table setup. Does anyone have a piece of code to use

Can I convert an HTML form to a PDF?

There is limited support for converting HTML forms to a PDF document. If you have an HTML file with text fields that you want

Scaling large HTML content to render onto smaller PDF page sizes

There are often instances where you need to convert HTML content that is larger then the default page size of your PDF

Chapter 1: Hello HTML to PDF

In this chapter, we'll convert a simple HTML file to a PDF document in many different ways. The content of the HTML file

Use cases

explain how a combination of PDF/A-3 with an XML file that follows the Cross-Industry Invoice (CII) standard, makes a great

Chapter 7: Creating PDF/UA and PDF/A documents

PdfAConformanceLevel.PDF_A_1B into PdfAConformanceLevel.PDF_A_1A in line 3. We've made the PdfADocument a Tagged PDF (line 8) and we've a

Chapter 3: Generating PDF based on Media Queries

https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfhtml did a great job converting the HTML to PDF: Figure 3.2: the SXSW HTML page as PDF docume

Chapter 7: Creating PDF/UA and PDF/A documents | .NET

and PDF/A, and even about other sub-standards. For instance: there's a German standard for invoicing called ZUGFeRD

How to convert HTML containing Arabic/Hebrew characters to PDF?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/resources/htmlsamples/html/say_peace.html HTML file to PDF. Say Peace in HTM

How to generate and design PDFs with iText or iTextSharp?

design? Originally I thought that I would use HTML markup to generate a PDF, but why even use a HTML markup or a template file

Blockchain for PDF Documents

such as: the ETDA workshop for e-Tax Invoice https://youtu.be/0iV6hsES5k4?t=3422 (Thailand), the PDF Days Washington DC

How to parse multiple HTML files into one PDF?

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i7js-examples/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/htmlsamples/chapter07/C07E01_CombineHtml

Release iText 7.0.0

and support for the ZUGFeRD digital invoicing standard. “iText 7 has also been designed with PDF 2.0 in mind,” adds Mr. Lowagie

When Contracts aren't Smart Contracts

, offers a way to create invoices that can either be read by human beings in the form of an PDF/A-3 document, or processed

How to convert an A4 size PDF to a PDF booklet?

How to convert A3 PDFs into a booklet that will fold when printed. I need a variation on the example given in answer

Does my HTML have to be valid XML?

into the pdfHTML add-on, so that you don't need to call it separately. All HTMLs are cleaned up before converting them to PDF. Take

pdfHTML: Support for generating cross references for TOC creation with target-counter, target-counters CSS properties

pdfHTML to then convert our above HTML into a valid PDF document as follows: Resources: Then, when we are finished, we are left

Basic Concepts (Glossary)

Electronic Signatures (PAdES) ZUGFeRD: a standard for invoices that combines PDF/A-3 and the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice (CII

pdfHTML: Support for overflow-wrap, word-break CSS Properties

> The following is the code snippet for converting the above HTML snippet to PDF: Below is our resultant PDF document: word-break

How to convert colored images to black and white?

let's ignore the fact that this won't work for other PDFs. What you really care about are steps 2 and 3. Step 2: converting

How to convert an ASP or JSP page to PDF?

the HTML. The pdfHTML add-on will gladly accept that HTML for conversion to PDF. faq pdfhtml

How to convert an existing A4 PDF document to an A3 booklet?

I want to convert an existing A4 PDF document into an A3 PDF using Java. Since I am new to the iText API, I wonder if anyone

How to render certain HTML entities (such as arrows) to PDF?

. Special characters in a PDF The HTML code uses HTML entities to represent these special symbols: public static final String HTML

Release iText 7.1.6

extraction. The example below is using enclosed PDF file.. [DEVSIX-2774] : HTML anchor links not working for destinations assigned

Release pdfHTML 3.0.3

in HTML. Previously when converting HTML code to PDF we supported either Base64 encoded images or images given by URL. Now

Do we need a browser engine to render HTML+CSS to PDF?

No, pdfHTML does all the work parsing the HTML and CSS, and mapping them to iText objects and styles. Then the iText engine

pdf2Data: Grouping of extracted values in XML

. In the screenshot below you can see we have two different invoices: image2020-10-13_12-49-44.png The extraction of the invoice

pdfHTML: Support for the CSS object-fit Property

at this https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_object-fit.asplink. object-fit in Practice: Attached is a PDF converted with pdfHTML which con

How do the measurement systems in HTML relate to the measurement system in PDF?

. and 60%. The result shown in the browser is very similar to the result shown in the PDF created from this HTML file using pdfHTML

Why can't I extract text added using a Type3 font correctly from a PDF?

was meant. It is only normal that you get a question mark. One of the following reasons applies for a PDF that contains Type 3 fonts

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive

-level objects (e.g. a Paragraph) or low-level instructions (e.g. lineTo(), moveTo(), stroke()), iText converted everything to PDF

Chapter 4: Making a PDF interactive | .NET

), and signature fields. It’s tempting to compare a PDF form with a form in HTML, but that would be wrong. When text doesn’t fit

Advantages of using Blockchain for Signing PDF documents

: a document that is registered as an invoice with status "unpaid" by the CRM system of a vendor, can be registered

Which languages are supported in pdfHTML?

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i7js-examples/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/htmlsamples/chapter07/C07E13_Peace.java

Why iText and Blockchain?

over paper. Today, this mission seems almost accomplished: Digital invoices are legally binding in many countries, On January 1

Chapter 3: Using ILeafElement implementations

. JPEG images are stored inside a PDF as-is. It isn't necessary for iText to convert the image bytes into another image format. PNG

How does iText Group count processes/files?

for purposes of our volume licensing: Opening a PDF file and extracting the text on the second page. Creating a single invoice

.pdfHTML: Fixed Behavior for <input> Tags with Negative Numbers vLatest

Introduction The <input> tag is essentially a text box in html, and the value that the tag contains is displayed in that text

Release iText 7.0.4

] - NullPointerException thrown when converting HTML to PDF [DEVSIX-1441 https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1441] - Digital Signa

How to right-align text in a PdfPCell?

I have a C# application that generates a PDF invoice. In this invoice is a table of items and prices. This is generated using

How to convert PdfStamper to a byte array?

the existing pdf is like a template. I am using iText jar for adding barcode. I want to know the possibilities of converting PdfStamper

Release iText 7.1.7

in converted PDF Html2Pdf and SVG: Pre-set baseUri is not transferred from html to inner svg PdfCleanupTool changing Text color

Release pdfHTML 3.0.1

: <object> tag in HTML referring SVG with inner resource doesn't resolve resources correctly eBooks iText 7: Converting HTML to PDF

Chapter 5: Custom tag workers and CSS appliers

>August 4, 2017</date></p> </body> </html> We convert this HTML file to PDF in the C05E02_Invitation.java

pdfHTML: Fixed Behavior for <input> Tags with Negative Numbers

Introduction The <input> tag is essentially a text box in html, and the value that the tag contains is displayed in that text

Why do I have to pay for pdfhtml during my upgrade, when I already have XML Worker in iText?

XML Worker was created with the intention of converting very small and basic HTML into a PDF as a black-box method. pdfHTML

Chapter 5: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 2)

developers use iText to convert the result set of a database query into a report in PDF. They create a Table of which every row

Volume Counter FAQs

or its add-ons: core sweep html pdfOCR-ocr pdfOCR-pdf pdfOCR-pdfa pdfRender pdf2Data If you want to know more details about

Release pdfHTML 3.0.2

conversion eBooks iText 7: Converting HTML to PDF with pdfHTML

Chapter 6: Using fonts in pdfHTML

Up until now, we haven't spent much attention to the fonts that were used when we converted HTML to PDF. We know

Chapter 7: Frequently Asked Questions about pdfHTML

Over the years, we've received many questions about converting PDF to HTML. In this chapter, we'll answer those questions

pdfRender: BufferedImage as output format

able to convert PDF pages to JPG, PNG or other image file formats. As of pdfRender 1.0.2 this has been extended to include

Manipulating existing PDFs

the order of Optional Content Groups? How to crop out a part of PDF file? How to convert PdfStamper to a byte array? Why does PdfStamper

What does TextPositioning in pdfOCR do?

to OCR, and what you want to do with it. In a nutshell, if you're OCRing an invoice for instance, BY_WORDS would make sense

Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document | .NET

In the examples for chapter 1 to 3, we've always created a new PDF document from scratch with iText. In the last couple

pdfHTML: Using emojis in iText

. How it works When converting HTML files to PDF documents the process to include emojis is simple and straightforward; we need

Chapter 5: Manipulating an existing PDF document

In the examples for chapter 1 to 3, we've always created a new PDF document from scratch with iText. In the last couple

Can pdfHTML render Base64 images to PDF?

in the createPdf()/CreatePdf() method. public void createPdf(String html, String dest) throws IOException { HtmlConverter.convertToPdf

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents | .NET

document (line 2); and we create a PdfDocument instance that will read an existing PDF document (line 3). We get a PdfPage

Release pdfXFA 2.0.7

https://itextpdf.com/en/blog/technical-notes/how-modify-xfa-documents-flattening iText DITO: An alternative to PDF forms

What is the size limit of pdf file?

I am using iTextSharp in a web application to generate PDF files. These PDF files contain .tiff images taken from a folder

Chapter 6: Reusing existing PDF documents

for the first page of the existing PDF (line 3), and we get its dimensions (line 4). We then add three pages to the new PDF document: We

Best iText 7 Questions on StackOverflow

PDF in general, high-level iText objects, low-level functionality, fonts, forms, page events, tables, HTML, and much more

Chapter 4: Adding AbstractElement objects (part 1)

: in chapter 2, we've used the Paragraph class to convert a text file to PDF by creating a Paragraph object for each line

How to create a complex PDF document?

and convenient way of doing that? I have tried XSL to PDF conversion HTML to PDF conversion using itext. the crude Java way

Migration guide from iText 5 to iText 7

to rendering HTML to PDF (which in iText 5 was possible using XMLWorker). XMLWorker, which was originally intended to convert

What does PDF 2.0 stand for?

processes for converting paper or electronic documents to the PDF file format; specific technical design, user interface

How to send a 'success' response back to Acrobat Reader from a java servlet?

application, you'll have to use option (2) or (3), because Adobe Reader / Acrobat can't interpret HTML and will throw an exception

Can I generate a PDF from a URL instead of from a file on disk?

You can generate a PDF from any HTML InputStream. In most of the examples, we have used a FileOutputStream, but in chapter 4

PDF Portfolios

, and PowerPoint presentations. Files added to a PDF Portfolio are not converted to PDF, and you can edit or modify them in their native

Why do I get an "InvalidPdfException: PDF header signature not found"?

from a server, where the server returned a 404 message in HTML instead of a PDF file ;-) Whenever that exception happens, you

pdfHTML: Line Height property support

. In pdfHTML 3.x, you will notice that the contents are properly aligned within the elements. Below is an example demonstrating the new

How to add a page number in the header of a PDF/A Level A file?

tagged? I am trying to create a document that conforms with PDF/A-1 level A. As long as I don't introduce a header or a footer

Core SVG: Support <pattern> element

"/> </svg> </body> </html> The pdfHTML code for generating the PDF from HTML remains the same: 7_1_14_example pdfhtml example

When is the content flushed to a PDF File by iTextSharp?

() method, this content is converted into PDF syntax that is appended to the content stream of a page. As soon as the page is full

Support for a symbol element in SVG

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Element/symbol. From now on you can convert any SVG containing <symbol> e.g: <?xml versi

How to create an uncompressed PDF file?

their internals easily. I can always convert the finished PDF with various utilities but that takes an extra step that would

Fix for when a link occupies more than two areas, a NullPointerException is thrown

" data-show-upload="false" data-hide-execute="true" data-max-uploads="3" data-max-file-size="5000000"> <div data-script-type="java

How do I rotate a PDF page to an arbitrary angle?

I need to rotate a PDF page by an arbitrary angle, but it seems that the functionality to rotate pages is restricted

Release iText 7.1.11

will now be portrait oriented by default (if you prefer landscape, you just need to specify it); the rendering of HTML as PDF

Chapter 2: Adding content to a Canvas or a Document

. 1. PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(new PdfWriter(dest)); 2. PdfPage page = pdf.addNewPage(); 3. PdfCanvas pdfCanvas = new

How to reorder pages in an existing PDF file?

the order is 1, 13, 14, 15, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 now. Click How to reorder pages in an existing PDF file? if you

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers | .NET

http://wiki.itextsupport.com/content/itext-7-jump-start-tutorial/examples/chapter-3#c03e01_newyorktimes.cs example shows how this is done

Chapter 3: Using renderers and event handlers

https://kb.itextpdf.com/display/IT7KB/iText+7+jump-start+tutorial+%3A+Chapter+3#iText7jump-starttutorial:Chapter3

How can I generate a PDF/UA compatible PDF with iText?

this, is simple. You are using a version of iText that is 3 years older than the PDF/UA standard. Also: in the version you

How does a PdfPCell's height relate to the font size?

PdfPCell and font size? I am making a PDF with pages of size A3, A4 and A5. I need to know the relation between Font size

How to create a PDF with font information and embed the actual font while merging the files into a single PDF?

I would like to create PDFs which only embed font information, not the full font. Then when I merge these PDFs into a single

Release iText 7.1.2

https://www.nuget.org/packages/itext7.pdfhtml/2.0.2 Added support for html elements: [blockcode]<select>[/blockcode], [blockcode]<option>

How to get the UserUnit from a PDF file?

What do I need to do to get the user unit for each page so I can then get the page dimensions in pixels? I have a bunch of PDF

How To find internal links in a PDF file?

I am using ItextSharp for searching internal links in a PDF file. This is already done with External Links. //Get the current

PDF/A-3

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/pdfa/cmp_pdf_a3.pdf>cmp_pdf_a3.pdf</a><br/></div> xml_worker itext_7

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using iTextSharp?

as an XML file. The process of flattening an XFA form to an ordinary PDF requires that you parse the XML and convert the XML syntax

How to flatten a XFA PDF Form using pdfXFA

is stored as an XML file. The process of flattening an XFA form to an ordinary PDF requires that you parse the XML and convert

PDF and Digital Signatures

can be added to the PDF in a DSS. See figure 3 where we add missing certificates and missing revocation information. Figure 3

.PDF/A-3 vLatest

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/pdfa/cmp_pdf_a3.pdf>cmp_pdf_a3.pdf</a><br/></div> xml_worker itext_7

Chapter 2: Defining styles with CSS

="www.imdb.com/title/tt4680182">IMDB</a></font> </body> </html> The HTML page and the PDF that were created based on this HTML page are sh

How to watermark PDFs using text or images?

in the resulting PDFs: In the first screen shot (showing page 3 and 4 of the resulting PDF of TransparentWatermark2), the page

Which image types are supported by iText?

, iText will convert it to an image type that is defined in the PDF specification. JPEG images are kept as is by iText. You can take

Release pdf2Data 2.1.8

to be recognized: result-edited.png In the image above, we have an invoice using a table without any borders. Some details have been

How to reorder the pages of a PDF file?

. Suppose that I have 16 pages in my PDF and that the TOC starts from page 13 and ends on page 15. I want to move the TOC

Digital signatures - chapter 3

These examples were written in the context of Chapter 3 - "Certificate Authorities, certificate revocation and time stamping

Chapter 6: Creating actions, destinations, and bookmarks

("."); document.add(p); In line 2 and 3, we use the createGoToR() method to create a link to a remote PDF document. The first parameter

Argument not specified in iTextSharp

to convert iText code into iTextSharp code. Here is your code in Java adapted to iText 7: Table table = new Table(3); table.addCell

pdfHTML: Support for linearGradient in CSS and SVG

to HTML input for this PDF: linearGradient.html Link to resultant PDF: CSSOutput.pdf This code yields the following resultant

pdfOCR: How to OCR an Image to PDF/A-3u?

With our open source tool, pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr, it is possible to OCR an image to a PDF

How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF?

I am using java and iText to create a pdf. Is it possible to add a map with a pointer on it so the user will know where

Why is my font not applied when I create a PDF document?

I am generating PDF documents with iText. When I try to include the "Agenda Tabular Light" font, iText ignores my choice

Chapter 1: Introducing fonts

Stevenson. I made a first example turning a plain text file into a PDF eBook and I liked the result. When I discovered how many movies

How to stamp image on existing PDF and create an anchor?

, but I would also like to make this image clickable: when a user clicks on the image I would like the PDF to go to the last page

How to add an image to an existing PDF using AffineTransform?

(data.image); If I use the commented line without the transform it works perfectly: the image is added to the PDF

pdfHTML: Responsive Design

This is an example of how pdfHTML is able to reflow the contents of generated PDF documents using responsive design. The code

Release pdfRender 1.0.2

. This means it is now possible to create an in memory image object when converting from PDF using PdfRender, which in some

.Create booklet from A4 document vLatest

This example was written in response to questions such as: Click How to convert an existing A4 PDF document to an A3 booklet

Create booklet from A4 document

This example was written in response to questions such as: Click How to convert an existing A4 PDF document to an A3 booklet

How to crop out a part of PDF file?

I have to remove the top part of each page from a PDF. I managed to do this with CROPBOX, but the problem

pdfOCR: How to OCR an Image to PDF?

With our open source tool, pdfOCR https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/pdfocr, it is possible to OCR an image to a PDF

Support for linearGradient Color Scheme in Layout, CSS and SVG

The following addLinearGradientAsElementBackground function example generates a PDF paragraph object colored with a linearGradient which

What is the difference between iText, JasperReports and Adobe LC?

I want to know the difference or comparison between different PDF creation / generation techniques. For Example: iText, Adobe

How to use a Digital Signing Service (DSS) such as GlobalSign, with iText 7

Introduction When we want to sign a PDF with a digital signature, we need to generate a hash from the document’s data and sign

How do I use pdfRender in a .NET environment?

to specify the location of your pdfRender license file. The following is a list of the image file types which a PDF can be rendered

Image examples

cell? How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF? How to generate 2D barcode as vector image? How to create unique images

How to fix the orientation of a PDF page in order to scale it?

of an existing PDF document. This works fine if the pages aren't rotated, but I don't succeed in rotating pages correctly

Why do I get a "getOutputStream() has already been called for this response" error in JSP?

and then I use iText to create a PDF file which can be downloaded on client machine. The application is coded in HTML/JSP and runs

How can I convert a CSV file to a table with a repeating header row?

I am generating a PDF file from CSV using iText. I need to format the file such that the header row (which occurs

How to create a link to launch an external program?

I am using iTextSharp to create PDF files. Can I use iTextSharp to create a link in pdf that will allow me to launch a program

How to introduce a rowspan?

I am adding a table to a PDF file. I have 3 rows and 3 columns. I want the first column to appear only once as a single cell

How to create a custom dashed line separator?

hyphens like '---------------------' as separator in a PdfPCell? Posted on StackOverflow on Jan 3, 2015

Release pdfXFA 2.0.8

https://itextpdf.com/en/blog/technical-notes/how-modify-xfa-documents-flattening iText DITO: An alternative to PDF forms

Tagged PDF: Adding Alt to the Structure Tree

">cmp_add_alt_tags.pdf</a><br/></div> </div> </div> pdf_tagging xml_worker itext_7_suite itext_7_core itext_7_community Converted from

iText 7 Building Blocks - Chapter 3: ILeafElement examples

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/blob/develop/cmpfiles/chapter03/cmp_jekyll_hyde_tabs1.pdf>cmp_jekyll_hyde_tabs1.pdf</a><br/></div

How to continue field output on a second page?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/acroforms/AddExtraPage.java, where I have

How to create hierarchical bookmarks?

How can I create a hierarchical bookmark structure in PDF using iText? I have data in ArrayList like below : ArrayList tree

XFDF examples

="https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/acroforms/cmp_listInSetField.pdf" target="_blank">cmp_listInSetFiel

How to use System Font in iTextSharp with VB.net?

Can someone help me with writing the code to use a system font? I'm using Itextsharp to convert text files to PDF documents

How to underline a portion of text in a text field?

I have an application that uses iText to fill PDF form fields. One of these fields has some text with tags. I need the text

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks

When I created iText back in the year 2000, I tried to solve two very specific problems. In the nineties, most PDF documents

Chapter 1: Introducing basic building blocks | .NET

When I created iText back in the year 2000, I tried to solve two very specific problems. In the nineties, most PDF documents

iText 7: Jump-Start Tutorial for Java

. It's called a Jump-Start Tutorial because it gives you a quick overview of the basic iText functionality, limited to PDF creation

iText 7: Jump-Start Tutorial for .NET

. It’s called a Jump-Start Tutorial because it gives you a quick overview of the basic iText functionality, limited to PDF creation

Release iText Core 7.1.14

Release date: January 14, 2021 iText Core 7.1.14 is the latest release of your favorite PDF library for Java and .NET

How to create a table in which the cells have different widths?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/5684405/mcs So you want to use iText to create a table that looks like this: Table with cells of differen

How to reuse a page from one PDF document into another PDF document?

How can I create an element from an existing PDF, so that I can place it in my new PDF? I'm trying to add an image that I have

How to update a PDF without creating a new PDF?

I need to change the value of a field in an existing PDF file. I am using PdfReader, PdfStamper and AcroFields and that's

Is it safe to remove XFA?

Are there any issues that can come up of removing the XFA format from a PDF form? If I don't drop XFA, I can see the fields

How to change the order of Optional Content Groups?

I have a PDF file with a hierarchy of layers. How do I modify this data in order to copy it into new file? I have a PDF file

Questions about PDF in general

What does Not LTV-enabled mean? How to protect a PDF with a username and password? How to hide the Adobe floating toolbar when

.Support for Beveled, Underline and Inset form field border styles vLatest

In iText 7 Core 7.1.14 we've implemented some border styles for PDF form fields which we were previously missing. The styles

How to create a table with complex borders?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/tables/NestedTableRoundedBorder.java examp

Why do PDFs change when processing them?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26773266/when-changing-a-pdf-and-then-removing-the-change-the-hashes-of-the-restored-fil by brian htt

How to attach files to a PDF?

I am struggling with attaching files to a PDF that I am generating at runtime. I manage to attach a file to the PDF, but I

Release iText 7.1.3

ways to include SVGs in HTML documents. Support for the new event mechanism. Added support for background on html and body tags

How to change the color of a circle annotation?

I am adding a SquareCircle annotation to an already existing PDF using iTextSharp in C#. Now I want to change the Fill Color

How to divide a page in N parts so we can fill each with a different source?

would be in French like this: In the future they might ask for 3rd language also, but maximum 3. Right now each page would have

How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks?

I am merging multiple PDFs together into one PDF and I need to build bookmarks for the final PDF. For example, I have three

Inspect a PDF

Why is the page size of a PDF always the same, no matter if it's landscape or portrait? How to get the author of a free text

How to modify the size of annotations and make them read-only?

people to add annotations. Once the PDF is encrypted, you'll notice that the entries in the drop-down list are limited. (See How

Why are PDF files different even if the content is the same?

Can someone please explain to me what kind of differences there are between files and the reason why the PDF format has

Is iText PDF a PDF viewer?

The iText SDK does not include a pdf viewer. Our SDK helps automate the generation and manipulation of pdf files. itext_7

Chapter 7: Handling events; setting viewer preferences and printer properties

the settings of the PdfWriter, for instance to create a PDF of a version that is different from the default PDF version used

Why are the AcroFields in my document empty?

your PDF in iText 7 using this code sample: Java C# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(imgSrc

How to extract a page number from a PDF file?

We explored many API's like Tika, PdfBox and iText to extract page numbers from a PDF file, but we weren't able to meet

Which PDF filters are used to encode data?

I am very keen to know which PDF filters are used by iTextSharp to encode the data so that it can decode the data properly

Why aren't images added sequentially?

the document.add() method. Why is this? I am working on a pdf report that contains topics and images (charts). The document is formatted

How to protect a PDF with a username and password?

How do I encrypt a PDF? Let's say I have a private teaching forum, where each user has a username and an encrypted password

How to display barcodes in a matrix-like structure?

in the same PDF page in three columns each one containing 4 bar codes (in other words it's 4 by 3 matrix). Posted on StackOverflow on Feb

Does a PDF file have styles, headers and footers?

Does a PDF file have styles, headers and footers information as is the case with docx files that have separate xml files

Support for Beveled, Underline and Inset form field border styles

In iText 7 Core 7.1.14 we've implemented some border styles for PDF form fields which we were previously missing. The styles

How can I load a font from /WEB-INF/resources/fonts/foobar.ttf?

. There are several ways to get it to work: 1. Convert the web resource path to an absolute disk file system path with help

How to generate 2D barcode as vector image?

are placed into the PDF document as raster images, hence reducing the quality of the barcode on low resolution printers. As a result

How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?

generating a PDF. I'm mostly using paragraphs for inserting some static text into my PDF report. Here is some sample code I used

How to create a new PDF file if a file name already exists?

How can I create a new PDF file without appending or overwriting the original data of the first user? I need to create simple

What does "Not LTV-enabled" mean?

objects be as they do conform to section 3 Syntax of the PDF Reference. Arguing along this line, therefore, a PDF v1.4

pdfRender: WEBP format support added

-uploads="3" data-max-file-size="5000000"> <div data-script-type="java">import com.itextpdf.licensekey.LicenseKey; import

How to create a TOC when merging documents?

of the source PDFs. I'm doing the following: Document document = new Document(); PdfCopy copy = new PdfCopy(document, outputStream

Release iText Core 7.1.12

The iText Core 7.1.12 release is the third quarterly release of 2020 of our innovative PDF library. This Core release brings

How to avoid an exception when importing a TIFF file?

When I try to convert a specific tiff file to PDF, the following exception occurs: java.lang.RuntimeException: Scanline must

Release iText 7.1.10

https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7/itext-7-core now has some improved memory usage, specifically if you are reading big PDF

What are the extra characters in the font name of my PDF?

Why does it happen only for a few PDF file? While extracting font name from PDF, I get some junk characters followed by plus

How to encrypt PDF using a certificate?

We need to encrypt a PDF with a certificate. I've found something using iText some months ago, but I cannot find it any more

pdfHTML: Added full background support

In release version 3.0.3 of the pdfHTML add-on, we have added full support for the background property, this includes HTML

How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password?

I need to remove the security/encryption from some PDF documents, preferably with the iText library. This used to be possible

How to prevent the resizing of pages in PDF?

I create a PDF where I define absolute measurements. However, when I print this PDF, the measurements aren't correct. I want

How to add a new form from an existing PDF template?

I want create a PDF template from another template. The resulting PDF should still be a template that I can fill out with data

How do I add XMP metadata to each page of an existing PDF?

So far all the examples seem to involve adding metadata while creating a new Document. I want to take an existing PDF and add

Creating and editing PDF 2.0 Documents

In July 2017 PDF 2.0 was released which added a bunch of useful features to PDFs such as AES-256 encryption, unicode passwords

How to insert a "linked rectangle" with iText?

I want to insert a hyperlink into an existing PDF at a position I know in advance: I already have the coordinates

Why does iText enter a cross symbol when CheckType style is check mark?

When filling in a PDF programmatically, how can I show check marks instead of cross checks? I have an existing PDF that I am

How to extract text and anchor information from a PDF?

I am looking for a method to extract the text as well as anchor information using iText. For example: the PDF content is "You

Removing Items from a PDF's Outline Tree

-execute="true" data-max-uploads="3" data-max-file-size="5000000"> <div data-script-type="java">package support.JiraArticles

How to preserve high resolution images in PDF?

Is there any way to add a big image to an A4 page without losing quality? I'm trying to put high quality images into PDF (one

How to move the content inside a rectangle inside an existing PDF?

My goal is to move text in a PDF around, which is within a certain rectangular area. All content matching the area

Release iText 7.0.2

server (Java) https://repo.itextsupport.com/webapp/#/artifacts/browse/simple/General/releases/com/itextpdf/html2pdf. New HTML

How to add blank pages while concatenating several PDFs using PdfSmartCopy

I'm trying to concatenate a huge number of PDF files to create a print-ready file, so that I don't have to print them one

How to rotate and scale pages in an existing PDF?

= pdfDoc.getNumberOfPages(); PdfDictionary page; for (int p = 1; p Given an original PDF pages.pdf

How to make an image a qualified mask candidate in itext?

and I used one as mask for the other, resulting in a rather spooky PDF: jpg_mask.pdf

Why does using ColumnText result in "The document has no pages" exception?

is added to the PDF and rather than showing an empty page, iText throws an exception saying: there are no pages! You didn't add

Why do I get a font embedding error when creating PDFA/1a?

Chunk("Test 3", font1))); document.add(list); document.close(); } } Posted on StackOverflow on Sep 2, 2015

Page events for headers and footers

How to create a table with 2 rows that can be used as a footer? Click How to add HTML headers and footers to a page

Installing iText 7 pdfHTML for .NET developers

How to install pdfHTML .NET version Thank you for your interest in our HTML and CSS to PDF converter add-on - pdfHTML, we hope

Can I create a Reader-enabled PDF using iText?

I want my PDF to have extra usage rights for people opening the document in Adobe Reader, but I can't find how to achieve

pdfCalligraph: Support wrapping at word boundaries for languages which don't use spaces for word separation

:1.7.28" data-csharp-libs="itext7:latest.release" data-show-upload="false" data-hide-execute="true" data-max-uploads="3" data-max

Release iText 7.0.5

, but they are deprecated and will be removed in iText 7.1 PDF/A: we are now more strict on color space enforcement Barcodes: support

How to close a PDF file to recreate it? (File in use problem)

If I don't close the file I get an error. How can I fixed this problem? I have the Java application that can create a PDF file

How to load a PDF from a stream and add a file attachment?

When I save stream to file, the resulting PDF is not correct. The file attachment will always be an XML file, which I need

How to add multiple images into a single PDF?

How do I update my code in order to add all the images into the exported PDF instead of only the last one? I have

How to rename named destinations in existing PDF files?

I would like the named destinations in all the documents to be the same. I've been using named destinations in PDF files

.How to create a table based on a two-dimensional array? vLatest

of the list. PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3); // 3 columns. PdfPCell cell1 = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Cell 1")); PdfPCell cell2

How to create a table based on a two-dimensional array?

of the list. PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3); // 3 columns. PdfPCell cell1 = new PdfPCell(new Paragraph("Cell 1")); PdfPCell cell2

How to add blank pages to an existing PDF in java?

I have a normal PDF file, I want to insert blank pages at the end of this PDF using iText, without changing the existing PDF

How to get the image DPI in PDF?

scanned images that are saved into PDF files through iText (using Java). I can get width and height (either through Matrix

How to merge PDFs from ByteArrayOutputStreams?

I have two PDF files, each one in a ByteArrayOutputStream. I want to merge the two PDFs, and I want to use iText, but I don't

How to hide the Adobe floating toolbar when showing a PDF in browser?

I am generating a PDF document and displaying it in a Web browser (the current version of IE is the most important target). I

How can I serve a PDF to a browser without storing a file on the server side?

How can I serve the PDF file to the client without storing the file on the server side and allow the client side to directly

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content

When we talk about low-level content in iText documentation, we always refer to PDF syntax that is written to a PDF content

How to add an image watermark to a PDF file?

My problem is that in some PDF files no watermark is added although the file size increased. Why is that? I'm using C

How to add a cover page to an existing PDF document?

I need to add an existing cover page (a single-page PDF) to another existing PDF document. How can this be done? Posted

How to send a file to the server through a PDF?

Is there a way to create some kind of Input File, File Chooser, etc, and attach it on the generated PDF file? And then send

How to define spacing and leading in PdfPCell objects?

Is it possible to add space between the elements of a cell (rows) in C#? I'm creating a PDF in visual studio 2012 and wanted

How to draw lines on an image?

(ColorConstants.GREEN). setLineWidth(3). moveTo(width * .25f, height * .25f). lineTo(width * .75f, height * .75f). moveTo(width * .25f, he

How to set the zoom level of a PDF using iTextSharp?

I need to set the zoom level to 75% in a PDF file using iTextSharp. I am using following code to set the zoom level. PdfReader

How to only read text from a constant location on PDF pages?

How do I read only a specific part of each PDF page where information on each page is located at a constant position? I have

How to use a dotted line as a cell border?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/sandbox/tables/DottedLineCell.java. The resulting

Creating a simple PDF/UA document

This example was written in answer to the question How can I generate a PDF/UA compatible PDF with iText

How to remove text from a PDF?

Is it possible to remove all text occurrences contained in a specified area (red color rectangle area) of ??a pdf document? I

How to read PDFs created with an unknown random owner password?

How do I bypass the owner password? Requirement is to process a batch of PDFs one at a time and on success encrypt each

Installing iText 7 pdfHTML for Java developers

How to install pdfHTML Java version Thank you for your interest in our HTML and CSS to PDF converter add-on pdfHTML, we hope

Release pdfXFA 2.0.9

7_1_14_suite_release Converted from version 'Latest'.

How to create a PDF with a Cartesian grid?

left corner on a PDF of page size "Letter"? (max X = 8.5 Inches; max Y = 11 Inches) Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 10, 2014

How can I set the zoom level of a PDF using iText 7?

A simple iText 7 example showing how to set a specific magnification level for a PDF. You can use setOpenAction to open

How can I read Roman page numbers?

https://github.com/itext/i7js-book/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/book/part4/chapter13/Listing_13_11_PageLabelExample.ja

How to calculate the height of an element?

I am generating PDF files from XML data. I calculate the height of a paragraph element like this: float paraWidth = 0.0f

What is the difference between getPageLabels and getPageLabelFormats?

most of the time, but occasionally this is NOT the case. I have an example. It's a 150Mb PDF file which appears to have 4670

Chapter 2: Adding low-level content | .NET

When we talk about low-level content in iText documentation, we always refer to PDF syntax that is written to a PDF content

How to get specific types from AcroFields? Like PushButtonField, RadioCheckField, etc

); This returned false every time. To better explain my scenario: I have an existing PDF (I am NOT generating this file

How to add alternative text for an image in Tagged PDF?

I know that iText can generate tagged PDF documents from scratch, but is it possible to insert alternative text for images

How to rotate a page while creating a PDF document?

->top. I want to produce a PDF with pages in landscape. While I can set the size of the page to landscape using

How to enable LTV for a timestamp signature?

. This is illustrated in figure 3. On the other hand, according to Adobe (as written by their PDF evangelist Leonard Rosenthol

How to create Persian content in PDF?

have problem with UNICODE character showing in PDF file. There is a solution for this that it is not very efficient for me

How to add a printable or non-printable bitmap stamp to a PDF?

I would like to add a bitmap stamp to a PDF file, that would be either printable or non-printable depending on the actual

Why is the text I extract from an English PDF page garbled?

I'm trying to extract and print English text out of a PDF on the console. Extraction is done through iText's PdfTextExtractor

How to define the data encoding when submitting a PDF form using AcroForm technology?

When I create a PDF form (for instance using Acrobat) that contains text fields in AcroForm format (PDF dictionaries, no XFA

How to get the page number of an arbitrary PDF object?

I am trying to find the page number of a PDF object using iText's Java API. The following code reads in the PDF file, and gets

How to delete attachments in PDF using iText?

at the Attachments panel of the resulting PDF, we see an attachment test.txt with description "some test file": Attachment shown in Adobe

How to merge forms from different files into one PDF?

and a PdfStamper that I am using to fill out a form. I now have to add another PDF to the end of the form I have been filling out

.How to create a PDF with a Cartesian grid? vLatest

left corner on a PDF of page size "Letter"? (max X = 8.5 Inches; max Y = 11 Inches) Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 10, 2014

How to protect an already existing PDF with a password?

How do I set a password for an existing PDF? Posted on StackOverflow on Dec 2, 2014

Adding a cover page to an existing PDF

These examples were written in answer to the question Click How to add a cover page to an existing PDF document? addcover1

How to extend the page size of a PDF to add a watermark?

the page dictionary. It has plenty of information about a specific page in the PDF. We are only looking at one entry

How to fill out a PDF file programmatically? (Dynamic XFA)

https://github.com/itext/i7js-book/blob/develop/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/samples/book/part2/chapter08/Listing_08_28_XfaMovies.java: Jav

How to allow a Unicode subscript symbol in a PDF without using setTextRise()?

trying to create PDF files using iText. I have found that Superscript (0,4,5,6,7,8,9) and Subscript (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Why does the function to concatenate / merge PDFs cause issues in some cases?

? I'm using the following code to merge PDFs together using iText: public static void concatenatePdfs(ListFile> listOfPdfFiles

How to shrink pages in an existing PDF?

https://stackoverflow.com/users/2178702/butani-vijay Scaling a PDF to make pages larger is easy. This is shown

pdfHTML: Accessible PDF Creation

A simple example showcasing the creation of a Tagged PDF with pdfHTML, and the configuration to include the metadata

How to get the page width and height of a PDF document?

I have a PDF, and I want to get the width and height of each page using iTextSharp. This is what I have so far: string source

How to set the OCG state of an existing PDF?

I need to turn off a specific layer (OCG object) in an exisiting PDF that was created in Autocad and that sets the default

Release iText 7.1.4

https://developers.itextpdf.com/content/license-key-frequently-asked-questions/volume-counter-faq to 3.0.4. In addition, we're also relea

How to add text to an image?

the table, my pdf PDF document has 3 pages. Now I want to add a signature image and add some text on that signature image using

Release pdfCalligraph 2.0.7

these changes. You can compare the differences in the following example: <html> <head> <style> div { width: 100px; margin: left

How can I add a new AcroForm field to a PDF?

I have used iText to fill data into existing AcroForm fields in a PDF. I am now looking for a solution to add new AcroForm

Release iText 7.1.9

attribute pdfHTML: Explicitly setting dir="ltr" distorts the result of HTML to PDF conversion if pdfCalligraph is loaded

.How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape? vLatest

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i5js-sandbox/master/cmpfiles/objects/cmp_shaded_fill.pdf PDF: https://itextpdf.com/sites/default/

How to add a shading pattern to a custom shape?

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i5js-sandbox/master/cmpfiles/objects/cmp_shaded_fill.pdf PDF: https://itextpdf.com/sites/default/

How to add an inner table surrounded by text?

the problem. Here is what I am expecting: ********************* * Hello World * * +++++++++++++++++ * * + Goodbye World + * these 3

How to calculate/set font line distance?

() - 20, 0); I need to add 3 lines, but I don't find how to calculate the distance between the lines. Each line has different

How to nest tables without extending the inner table?

table to the bottom? I am using iTextSharp in a .NET project to generate a PDF file. I have a PdfPTable with two cells in one row

How to prevent splitting a table?

How to ensure the entire table goes on the same page. I'm developing an app that generates PDF using iText. I have a table

How to show an image at a text field position?

I have a PDF document which has AcroForm text fields. Now I want to insert a signature image in one of the those fields. I

Release pdfOCR 1.0.0

into fully ISO-compliant PDF or PDF/A-3u files, making it possible to access and process the text they contain. Given that we rely

Page numbers and PDF/A

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to add a page number in the header of a PDF/A Level A file

Clipping pages in an existing PDF

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to crop out a part of PDF file? clippdf <div data-pym-src

How can I add an image to all pages of my PDF?

); PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream(Server.MapPath("~/pdf/" + fname), FileMode.Create)); doc.Open

.Clipping pages in an existing PDF vLatest

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to crop out a part of PDF file? clippdf <div data-pym-src

Adding page numbers to an existing PDF

In this example, we use ColumnText to add page numbers to an existing PDF document. stamppagexofy <div data-pym-src

Changing page sizes of existing PDFs

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to extend the page size of a PDF to add a watermark

Installing iText 7 pdfRender for Java developers

How to install pdfRender Java version Thank you for your interest in our renderer of PDFs as images, we hope you will enjoy

How to allow page extraction when setting password security?

Is it possible to create a PDF with password security enabled that also allows extraction of pages? I haven't found any

Ebooks

Converted from version 'Latest'.

.Changing page sizes of existing PDFs vLatest

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to extend the page size of a PDF to add a watermark

Installation guidelines

installation Converted from version 'Latest'.

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for .NET

of this library. You might also need to update your license-files as well https://demo.itextsupport.com/license-key/. 3

iText 7.1 - Migration guide for Java

https://demo.itextsupport.com/license-key/. 3. Accessibility changes In order to create a PDF/UA document, you need to explicitly call #a

Release pdf2Data 2.1.10

7_1_14_suite_release Converted from version 'Latest'.

Installing iText free trial for Java and .NET developers

Thank you for your interest in our PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using our product and share your experiences with us

How to get the color properties of an AcroForm field?

I have 20 AcroForm text fields in my pdf with different color fill properties. I'm not able to read these properties

Installing iText 7 pdfOptimizer for .NET developers

. installation pdfoptimizer itext_7 net Converted from version 'Latest'.

pdfOCR: Is handwriting recognition supported

strong suit, so handwritten recognition is not supported at this stage. pdfocr faq Converted from version 'Latest'.

How to add a border to a PDF page?

); Why am I not able to add border to my PDF page even after enabling borders for all sides? I've set border and its color too

.Encrypting / Decrypting PDFs vLatest

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password

Encrypting / Decrypting PDFs

These examples were written in answer to questions such as: Click How to decrypt a PDF document with the owner password

What's an easy to print "first right, then down"?

and add them to the PDF Document in the right (row-major) order. This seems rather inelegant, so I wanted to check if there's

How to tell iText which fields to flatten first?

How do I change the order on the page of these fields with iText? I have a PDF with text form fields at are layered one on top

How can I crop the pages of an existing PDF document?

How can I crop the pages of an existing PDF document? if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 5. page_size

How do I insert a hyperlink to another page in an existing PDF?

I would like to add a link to an existing pdf that jumps to a coordinate on another page. I am able to add a rectangle using

.How to add a border to a PDF page? vLatest

); Why am I not able to add border to my PDF page even after enabling borders for all sides? I've set border and its color too

How should I interpret the coordinates of a rectangle in PDF?

to the question "Where is the origin (x,y) of a PDF page?" The main thing is that the origin of the coordinate system is (0, 0). Positive

Installing the iText license key and license key library for Java and .NET

Thank you for your interest in our PDF library, we hope you will enjoy using our product and share your experiences with us

pdfOCR: Who provided TESS_DATA_DIRECTORY?

https://api.itextpdf.com/pdfOCR/dotnet/latest/classi_text_1_1_pdfocr_1_1_tesseract4_1_1_tesseract4_ocr_engine_properties.html#a2ba097abad

How to generate a report with dynamic header in PDF using iText 7?

I'm generating a PDF report with iTextSharp, the header of the report has the information of the customer. In the body

How to create a table with rounded corners?

().getX() + 1.5f, getOccupiedAreaBBox().getY() + 1.5f, getOccupiedAreaBBox().getWidth() - 3, getOccupiedAreaBBox().getHeight() - 3

How to define different border types for a single cell?

: dotted_line_cell2.pdf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itext/i5js-sandbox/master/cmpfiles/tables/cmp_dotted_line_cell2.pdf Table

How to format a String resulting in a two-column display?

I'm trying to print in PDF two columns of information that contain some strings that the user inputs. This is my code so far

How can I create a Reader enabled PDF with a signature field that can be signed in Adobe Reader

Software. The technology that is used to enable a PDF document is based on public-key cryptography, where the viewer

Where is the origin (x,y) of a PDF page?

, so you'll find it in every PDF. /CropBox: the region that is visible when displayed or printed. The /CropBox is equal

How to add a background image to a cell?

; TextAlignment alignment; switch (position) { case TOP_LEFT: x = getOccupiedAreaBBox().getLeft() + 3; y = getOccupiedAreaBBox

.Replacing images vLatest

This example was written in response to the question Click How to convert colored images to black and white? replaceimage <div

Replacing images

This example was written in response to the question Click How to convert colored images to black and white? replaceimage <div

How to solve an UnsupportedCharsetException when using itext-asian.jar?

to answer this question in iText 7. faq Converted from version 'Latest'.

Creating a custom Type 3 font

logo <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

How do we define an application?

for a loan, opening an account, or obtaining a copy of a monthly statement, that could be considered 3 applications

iText 7 jump-start tutorial : Chapter 3

c03e01_newyorktimes <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

Fonts and merging documents

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to create a PDF with font information and embed the actual font

Tables

to maintain a paragraph's indentation inside a table cell? What is the PdfPTable.DefaultCell property used for? How can I convert

Render data as table

convert a CSV file to a table with a repeating header row? arraytotable <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext

How to choose the optimal size for a font?

glyphWidth = font.getWidth("WHAT IS THE WIDTH OF THIS STRING?"); Now we can convert these 'normalized 1000 units' to an actual size

How to rotate a single line of text?

How do I rotate text using the central point? I'm converting a document which is created with a online editor. I need

Actions and annotations

How to add an In Reply To annotation? How to attach files to a PDF? How to rename named destinations in existing PDF files

How to create unique images with Image.getInstance()?

(ImageDataFactory.create(1, 1, 3, 8, new byte[]{(byte) 255, (byte) 0, (byte) 0}, null)); red.scaleToFit(30, 30); Image green = new Image

Can I change the page count by changing internal metadata?

Where can I read more about the internal structure of a PDF document? Some days ago I started to play with the internal

Release iText Core 7.1.13

Release date: October 22, 2020 The iText Core 7.1.13 release is the fourth quarterly release for 2020 of our innovative PDF

PNG Image Handling

images to a PDF. Details When we use iText to add a PNG image to a document, in a few use cases we end up with a PDF file which

iText 7

iText 7 is the latest version of iText's powerful PDF Toolkit for PDF generation, PDF programming, handling & manipulation

How to extract embedded streams?

I have embedded a byte array into a PDF file, more specifically an AVI file in a RichMedia annotation. Now I am trying

Interactive forms

? How can I find the maximum character limit for a text field? How can I create a Reader enabled PDF that can be signed in Adobe

Content parsing, extraction and redaction of text

What are the extra characters in the font name of my PDF? How to get the co-ordinates of an image? How to create and apply

General questions about iText

NoClassDefFoundError? How to create an uncompressed PDF file? How to create a list without indentation? Which PDF filters are used

Examples for the iText 7 jump-start tutorial | .NET

All the examples used in the iText 7 jump-start tutorial are available from here: chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 3, chapter 4

Examples for the iText 7 jump-start tutorial

All the examples used in the iText 7 jump-start tutorial are available from here: chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 3, chapter 4

Where do I get tech support?

Commercially licensed users who have an active support and maintenance subscription can have up to 3 named users of our

How to disable the save button and hide the menu bar in Adobe Reader?

I am serving a PDF to a browser via a Servlet. I need to disable the "save" and "print" option in the Adobe Reader menu bar

Release pdfRender 1.0.3

from password-protected PDFs (if you know the password, of course). pdfRender is a closed-source add-on and is currently only

pdfCalligraph: Support for Myanmar script

Myanmar script. This functionality will allow users to easily render Myanmar script within their PDFs. Below is an quick example

How to add inline spacing in a PdfPCell?

):" from "Priceless", but it's not clear to me what you want to happen if there is more than one line, so I'm proposing 3 options

How to precisely position an image on top of a Table?

= Math.max(this.getOccupiedAreaBBox().getX() + this.getOccupiedAreaBBox().getWidth() / 3 - image.getWidth(), 0); float y = Math.max

How to introduce rounded cells with a background color?

, rect.getHeight() - 5, 6) .setStrokeColorCmyk(cmykColor[0], cmykColor[1], cmykColor[2], cmykColor[3]) .setLineWidth(1.5f

Absolute positioning of lines and shapes

How to draw vertical gradient in iTextSharp? How to add an image to an existing PDF using AffineTransform? How to fill

How to add an In Reply To annotation?

I am trying to add a sticky note reply to in pdf using iTextSharp. I am able to create a new annotation in the pdf. But I

Font examples

a PDF document? How to create a PDF with font information and embed the actual font while merging the files into a single PDF? How

How to create a document with unequal page sizes?

I have the option to specify the page size, but I want different page sizes for different pages in my PDF. Is that possible? I

How to check if a font is bold?

I have an application, that extracts headings out of pdf files. The documents that the application is supposed to work

How to superimpose pages from existing documents into another document?

I need to add existing pages from different PDFs under an existing page in another PDF. This is the code I have so far

How to use the full size of a page?

I managed to set the size of the PDF document I'm creating to the size I need (~3cm x ~7cm), but the content inside the page

Building blocks : Examples

Chapter 1: Introducing fonts Chapter 2: Adding content to a Canvas or a Document Chapter 3: Using ILeafElement implementations

Which version of the license key library should I use?

If you're using iText 7, or iText 5.5.13 (or newer) you'll need to use version 3.x.y of the license key library. If you're

How to add JPEG images that are multi-stage filtered (DCTDecode and FlateDecode)?

Recently I am tasked with reducing the file sizes of PDF generated from blank office documents. The images are mostly blank

Getting started

How to generate and design PDFs with iText or iTextSharp? How to underline text with a dotted line? How to add a full line

Release iText 7.1.0

for iText 7 Core and Community, focusing on PDF 2.0 support. iText 7.1 brings new improvements, and some changes to our

I upgraded to iText 7, how do I use my license?

iText 5 license You need to use the license key library version 3.x.y license_key installation upgrade_to_7 itext_7_suite

How to add text at an absolute position on the top of the first page?

How can I add text automatically to the 1st page, instead of the last? I have a script that creates a PDF file and writes

How to change the text color of an AcroForm field?

When I change the text color for a field it does not change. Why is that? I have a PDF with named fields I created with Adobe

How to fill XFA form using iText without breaking usage rights?

there is no error in the XML. This is my code: using (FileStream pdf = new FileStream("C:/test.pdf", FileMode.Open)) using (FileStream xm

How to open an MS Word attachment by clicking an image?

How can I make an image clickable so that an attached MS word document opens? I have some PDFs here where there are some

pdfHTML: Custom ResourceRetriever

-libs="itext7:latest.release" data-show-upload="false" data-hide-execute="true" data-max-uploads="3" data-max-file-size="5000000

How to set the page size to Envelope size with Landscape orientation?

I create a PDF document using iTextSharp and this code: Document pdfDoc = new Document(PageSize.A4.Rotate(), 10f, 10f, 100f

Why is iText embedding a font even when I specify not to embed?

Why does NOT_EMBEDDED option still embed the font ? I am using Noto fonts to create a PDF and evaluating embedding versus

Page events

to a paragraph? How to introduce multiple PdfPageEventHelper instances? How to add a page number in the header of a PDF/A Level A file? H

How to define the width of a cell?

float[] { 1, 3 }); If the width of table is 288, the width of the first column will now be 72 and the width of the second column

What is the PdfPTable.DefaultCell property used for?

don't understand this. Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 3, 2014

Before we start: Overview of the classes and interfaces

interface is only implemented by the Table class. The basic building blocks make it very easy for you to create tagged PDF. Tagged

How to add a table on a form (and maybe insert a new page)?

) and then stamp the table onto the existing PDF. I have two parts to my java project. I need to populate the fields of a PDF I

Why do I get an error saying that "use of extended features is no longer available"?

What do I do when I get an error message about reader extensions. I am stamping text on an existing PDF document using

Release iText 7.0.3

Javascript in Javadocs DEVSIX-1094 https://jira.itextsupport.com/browse/DEVSIX-1094: PdfSweep mangles the .pdf DEVSIX-1145

How to merge documents correctly?

to have it fit to page? I would like to add a link to an existing pdf that jumps to a coordinate on another page. I have

iText 7 Building Blocks - Chapter 5: AbstractElement examples (part 2)

.pdf</a><br/></div> <div><a class="result-file" href

How do I load a license key?

, or iText 5.5.13 (or newer) you'll need to use version 3.x.y of the license key library. If you're using iText 5.5.12 (or earlier

How to draw a borderless table in iTextSharp?

on the PdfPTable class to set the borders of all its contained cells in one statement? Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 3, 2014

Could not find a glyph corresponding to Unicode character

-upload="false" data-hide-execute="true" data-max-uploads="3" data-max-file-size="5000000"> <div data-script-type="java"> final

Release pdfRender 1.0.0

We are proud to announce the first release of pdfRender, a new add-on for iText 7 Core which enables you to render PDFs

Large Image examples

These examples were written in the context of the Help, I only see blank pages in my PDF

How to change the author name for comments?

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Script-Change-Author-Name-Comments-159987.S.5984062085800144899 by Paul Tredoux Take a look at the code b

What is the connection between LTV and document timestamps?

How do I make a PDF document LTV enabled without using timestamps? I have read the paper, discussions but there is one thing

Release RUPS 7.1.14

Release date: January 14, 2021 We always release our PDF debugging tool RUPS together with iText 7 Core

iText 7 Building Blocks - Chapter 2: RootElement examples

>cmp_jekyll_hyde_v1.pdf</a><br/></div><div><a class='result-file' href

Adding watermarks to images

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/images/cmp_watermarked_images1.pdf>cmp_watermarked_images1.pdf</a><b

How to read text from a specific position?

I have a problem using iTextSharp when reading data from PDF File. What I want to achieve is to read only specific part of PDF

Superimposing content from one PDF into another PDF

Example written in answer to the question Click How to superimpose pages from existing documents into another document? superimpose <div

How to align two paragraphs to the left and right on the same line?

solution: Table table = new Table(3); table.addCell(getCell("Text to the left", TextAlignment.LEFT)); table.addCell(getCell

How to fill a rectangle with color?

, stroke color,...) Create path Fill and/or stroke path You can switch step 1 and 2, but step 3 always needs to be last. So you

How to introduce superscript?

") .add(nd) .add(" and the 3") .add(rd) .add(" of June"); document.add(second); Paragraph fourth = new Paragraph() .add("The 4") .add

Why doesn't FontFactory.GetFont() work for all fonts?

"); var georgia = FontFactory.GetFont("Georgia", 20f); Why is that? Posted on StackOverflow on Jun 3, 2014

.Merging documents with bookmarks vLatest

This example was originally written in answer to the question Click How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks? for iText5. The code

Merging documents with bookmarks

This example was originally written in answer to the question Click How to merge PDFs and add bookmarks? for iText5. The code

Header and footer examples

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/stamper/cmp_stamp_header1.pdf>cmp_stamp_header1.pdf</a><br/></div><d

Watermark examples

to watermark PDFs using text or images? transparentwatermark <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext' data-java-url

How to change the line spacing of text?

In my PDF the default space between the lines is slightly greater than I consider ideal. I'm creating a PDF document

How to use the font Verdana in PdfStamper?

Why doesn't exchanging the Part BaseFont.HELVETICA with "Verdana" work? I want to use Verdana as a font while stamping a PDF

How to get the number of characters in a field?

I am trying to find out which format a date of birth should have in a empty field in a PDF using iText. I can stamp the field

.Scaling and rotating pages vLatest

and scale pages in an existing PDF? Click How to shrink pages in an existing PDF? Click How to fix the orientation of a PDF page

Scaling and rotating pages

and scale pages in an existing PDF? Click How to shrink pages in an existing PDF? Click How to fix the orientation of a PDF page

Before we start: installing iText 7

to import iText 7 in Eclipse to create a Hello World PDF? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxArv-GskLc& How to import iText 7

.Reordering pages vLatest

Read the following Q&As for more info: Click How to reorder pages in an existing PDF file? Click How to reorder the pages

.Cut and paste content in a page vLatest

Example in answer to the question Click How to move the content inside a rectangle inside an existing PDF? cutandpaste <div

Cut and paste content in a page

Example in answer to the question Click How to move the content inside a rectangle inside an existing PDF? cutandpaste <div

Reordering pages

Read the following Q&As for more info: Click How to reorder pages in an existing PDF file? Click How to reorder the pages

How to get the current page count?

When I try to count the total number of pages, I don't get the current amount. Why is that? I have to create a PDF document

pdfHTML: Creation and/or merging of outlines for documents

When we generate a PDF file from iText that contains outlines, clicking such outlines should redirect to the corresponding contents

.Using forms for reporting vLatest

How to merge forms from different files into one PDF? Click How to merge documents correctly? mergeforms <div data-pym-src

Using forms for reporting

How to merge forms from different files into one PDF? Click How to merge documents correctly? mergeforms <div data-pym-src

How to create and apply redactions?

Is there any way to implement PDF redaction using iText? Working with the Acrobat SDK API I found that redactions also just

iText 7 Building Blocks - Chapter 4: AbstractElement examples (part 1)

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/blob/develop/cmpfiles/chapter04/cmp_jekyll_hyde_overviewV1.pdf>cmp_jekyll_hyde_overviewV1.pdf</a>

.Superimposing content from one PDF into another PDF vLatest

Example written in answer to the question Click How to superimpose pages from existing documents into another document? superimpose <div

.How to add "continue on next page" / "continued from next page" to a table? vLatest

https://itextpdf.com/sites/default/files/AUtS4_3.png Page 3 As you can see, there is no header on the first page, there is only

How to add "continue on next page" / "continued from next page" to a table?

https://itextpdf.com/sites/default/files/AUtS4_3.png Page 3 As you can see, there is no header on the first page, there is only

How to change the zoom factor in link annotations?

); } reader.close(); Now I'm stuck, because this doesn't change the zoom factor. Posted on StackOverflow on Apr 3, 2014

Is it possible to attach multiple layout events to a PdfPCell?

, rect.getBottom() + 2f) .lineTo(rect.getLeft() + 40f, rect.getBottom() + 2f); break; } case (3): { canvas .setStrokeColor

Why does my header overlap with my content?

("Header row 1"); table.addCell("Header row 2"); table.addCell("Header row 3"); TableRenderer renderer = (TableRenderer

How do I create a separate OCR layer?

:latest.release" data-show-upload="false" data-hide-execute="true" data-max-uploads="3" data-max-file-size="5000000"> <div data-script

.Tiling and N-upping vLatest

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/resources/pdfs/links1.pdf>links1.pdf</a><br/><a class='resource-file' href

Tiling and N-upping

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/src/main/resources/pdfs/links1.pdf>links1.pdf</a><br/><a class='resource-file' href

How to draw a line every 25 words?

I create a PDF using iText. The content consists of text and I need to draw a line to delimit this text every 25 words

How to give an image rounded corners?

into a PDF. Now I want to get the image width and height (while getting the image from disk) and make the edges of image curved

How to print mathematical characters like ?, ?, ?, ?, ? ?, ??

I am using iText for PDF generation. I have some characters/symbols to print like ∈, ∩, ∑, ∫, ? (Mathematical symbols

What is causing syntax errors in a page created with iText 7?

The document prints fine, so why do I get an error? I am getting the following error when I want to print a PDF generated

How to align AcroFields?

I'm using iText to populate the data to PDF templates, which are created in OpenOffice. The form is populating fine; I'm

Why does PdfStamper create a file with 0 bytes?

When attempting to encrypt a pdf, I get a zero size file as a result. Any ideas what is causing this? File f = new File("C

Why do I get a BouncyCastle NoClassDefFoundError?

I want to encrypt my PDF but there seems to be an error. Here is the code: PdfReader reader = new PdfReader("my.pdf

How to check a check box?

" for the possible values. You need to use a value that is stored in the PDF. Try the CheckBoxValues

How to make a single letter bold within a word?

is to write a program that colorizes existing PDF files without changing the structure of the PDF. Do you think this approach

Parsing PDFs

Examples written in answer to questions such as: Click How to use a text extraction strategy after applying a location extraction

PDF/A-1

pdfa1a_images <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

PDF/A-2

hellopdfa2a <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

Colspan and rowspan

>cmp_simple_table11.pdf</a><br/></div><div><a class='result-file' href

Table and cell events to draw borders

="https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/tables/cmp_custom_border2.pdf">cmp_custom_border2.pdf</a><br/></div

Embedded files

Examples for adding and removing embedded files in PDFs. These examples were written in answer to the question Click How

Multiline fields

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/acroforms/cmp_read_only_field2.pdf>cmp_read_only_field2.pdf</a><br/>

Removing content with pdfSweep

to questions such as Click How to remove text from a PDF? removecontentinrectangle <div data-pym-src

How can I find the border color of a field?

Is there anyway of finding the border color of a specific field in my PDF? I could get AcroField.Item, but I don't see

How to hyphenate text?

I generate a PDF file with iText in Java. My table columns have fixed widths. Text that is too long for one line is wrapped

How to write a table header if part of a table is forwarded to the next page?

. I am using PdfWriter to create a PDF document. I am adding a PdfPTable to the PDF document. This table has header row

How to rotate a paragraph?

Library to automatize the creation of the Photobooks Hight Quality PDFs that are printed latter on. Adding the user uploaded

How to read bookmark titles?

I am working with a single PDF containing multiple documents. Each document has a bookmark. I need to read the bookmark names

How to resize an Image to fit it into a PdfPCell?

? If it's possible, where do have I to do this? Right after I load the image or when I put the image into my PDF table cell? When

How to get the author of a "free text" annotation?

: https://itextpdf.com/sites/default/files/hJlWA.png Annotations in a PDF You'll find this inside the PDF: https://itextpdf.com/sites/defa

.PDF/A-1 vLatest

pdfa1a_images <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

.PDF/A-2 vLatest

hellopdfa2a <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

.Replacing PDF objects vLatest

replacestream <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

.Splitting a PDF file vLatest

mergeandcount <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

Extracting objects from a PDF

Example written in answer to the question Click How to extract embedded streams? extractstreams <div

Replacing PDF objects

replacestream <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

Splitting a PDF file

mergeandcount <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

Reuse a font from an existing PDF

reusefont <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext'

Tables and fonts

">cmp_simple_table7.pdf</a><br/></div> <div><a class="result-file" href

How to add text as a header or footer?

There are no errors but my footer doesn't show up. I'm creating a pdf and want to add a footer. I did everything like the book

How to embed a font only partially?

Is partial embedding automatic? I am asked to include partial font into a PDF. I think I will use iText and I found how

How to align a label versus its content?

to the list. I have a label (e.g. "A list of stuff") and some content (e.g. an actual list). When I add all of this to a PDF, I get

How to set a fixed background image for all my pages?

Click, I generate 4 pages on my PDF, I added this image to provide a background image: string imageFilePath = parent + "/Images

How to set initial view properties?

I want to set the properties available under the Initial View tab in Adobe Acrobat for an existing PDF programmatically

Why is my content overlapping with my footer?

I want the content that overlaps to automatically move to the next page. I am using iTextSharp to generate PDF documents

Installing iText 7 pdf2Data for Java

PDF file to the first step of the process https://pdf2data.online/loadTemplate , use the data field editor to mark entities

Installing iText 7 pdf2Data for .NET

your template PDF file to the first step of the process https://pdf2data.online/loadTemplate, use the data field editor to mark

Do we license per functionality /feature?

signatures, or any feature you would need when programmatically working with PDFs. iText 7 add-ons provide robust functions

Core SVG: Added support of font-relative units for the font-size property of a text element

Core code for generating the PDF from SVG remains the same: 7_1_14_example pdfhtml example itext7

Where do I get the PDF library?

For download instructions go to: iText 5 Java version installation guide; iText 5 .NET version installation guide; iText 7 Java version

Why is my PDF missing several characters?

In spite of the abundance of documentation on how to use font files, and how to create documents with text in different languages, people

How can I log the number of documents / bytes I've processed?

"How can I count the number of PDF reads and writes in iText 7?" in the Volume Counter FAQs. Please take a look

.Custom Metadata entry vLatest

Example written in answer to Click How to add / delete / retrieve information from a PDF using a custom property

Drawing a Grid

Example written in the context of the question Click How to create a PDF with a Cartesian grid? grid <div data-pym-src

Underline and strike-through in a cell

>cmp_simple_table6.pdf</a><br/></div> xml_worker itext_7_suite itext_7_core itext_7_community

Unembed a font

How to unembed a font from a PDF unembedfont <div data-pym-src='https://itext.jdoodle.com/embed/itext' data-java-url

How is iText commercially licensed?

offer annual subscription licenses based on the number of PDFs generated annually. Your iText account manager or one of our

Nested tables

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/tables/cmp_nested_tables2.pdf>cmp_nested_tables2.pdf</a><br/></div><

How can I add titles of chapters in ColumnText?

Why can I only add a Chapter to the document body and not add a Chapter to create a TOC? I need to make a PDF like

How to draw a borderless rounded rectangle?

and shapes in PDF, you use path construction operators. The following method introduces an re (rectangle) operator to construct

Why isn't the Rupee symbol showing?

am using iText for creating PDF. I have read the answer to the question "How to display indian rupee symbol

.Drawing extra content on an image vLatest

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF? addpointer <div data-pym

.Multiple images vLatest

This example was written in response to the question Click How to add multiple images into a single PDF? multipleimages <div

Custom Metadata entry

Example written in answer to Click How to add / delete / retrieve information from a PDF using a custom property

Czech example

This example was originally written in answer to the question Click How to use Cyrillic characters in a PDF?. It was then used

Drawing extra content on an image

This example was written in answer to the question Click How to add a map with a pointer to a PDF? addpointer <div data-pym

How to add an image to an AcroForm field?

I'm trying to fill out a PDF form using the AcroFields class. I'm able to add text data perfectly, but I'm having issues

How to increase the accuracy of measurements in iTextSharp?

I want to resize a pdf to a specific size, but when I use scaling it loses accuracy because a float rounds the value. How can

How to rotate a page 90 degrees?

I am trying to use a PDF for stamping and need to rotate it 90 degrees to lay it on correctly? Anyone know how to do

Why is the page size of a PDF always the same, no matter if it's landscape or portrait?

If I call the getPageSize(), the value is always the same. Why isn't the value different for a page in landscape ? I have a PdfReader

Volume Counter installation guide

a Capacity Rental License). Requirements License Key Library version 3+ Core Logging dependency Volume AWS SDK iText 7.1.+ Volume

iText 7 Building Blocks - Chapter 6: actions, destinations, bookmarks

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/blob/develop/cmpfiles/chapter06/cmp_jekyll_hyde_toc1.pdf>cmp_jekyll_hyde_toc1.pdf</a><br/></div><

.How do I set parameters back to the default value? vLatest

I am using absolute positioning when writing text in a PDF document using iTextSharp. It only have a single BaseFont instance

.Named destinations vLatest

Examples in answer to questions such as: Click How to rename named destinations in existing PDF files? renamedestinations <div

Adding backgrounds using page events

Examples written in answer to questions such as: Click How to change the color of pages? How to draw a border for PDF pages

Adding fields to an existing form

Example to answer Click How can I add a new AcroForm field to a PDF? addfield <div data-pym-src

Digital signatures - chapter 1

Signatures for PDF documents https://itextpdf.com/en/resources/books/digital-signatures-pdf/intro eBook. c1_01_digestdefault <div

Digital signatures - chapter 4

These examples were written in the context of Chapter 4 - "Creating signatures externally" of the Digital Signatures for PDF

Digital signatures - chapter 5

These examples were written in the context of Chapter 5 - "Validation of signed documents" of the Digital Signatures for PDF

Multiple images

This example was written in response to the question Click How to add multiple images into a single PDF? multipleimages <div

Tables to show keys and values

="https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/tables/cmp_key_value_table2.pdf" title="Citrix">cmp_key_value_table

Page events for Paragraphs

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-examples/blob/develop/cmpfiles/sandbox/events/cmp_border_for_paragraph2.pdf>cmp_border_for_paragraph2.pdf</

How do I get an object if I have its indirect reference?

I would like to analyze the individual radio buttons. I am using iTextSharp to analyze a form enabled PDF. I know how

How do I set parameters back to the default value?

I am using absolute positioning when writing text in a PDF document using iTextSharp. It only have a single BaseFont instance

How much does it cost to upgrade iText 5 to iText 7?

PDF operators. Note that these changes and improvements mean you will not be able to simply replace dependencies and expect your

How to change the properties of an annotation?

I am adding Caret annotation in already existing PDF using iTextSharp in C#. Now I want to made some changes in the Annotation

How to change width of single column of table?

I am looking to change the width of a column to fit a longer word. hello I have created table in a PDF file using iText

How to find out which fields are required?

I'm starting with new functionality in my android application which will help to fill certain PDF forms. I found out

How to write a Zapfdingbats character at a specific location on a page?

I want to put a check mark using Zapfdingbats on a specific location in my PDF document. What I achieved so far is this: I can

How to make a field not required?

an existing PDF where you have required fields. It’s really simple to change the FF_REQUIRED flag in iText 7: public void

How to set background image in PdfPCell in iText?

I am currently using iText to generate PDF reports. I want to set a medium size image as a background in PdfPCell instead

How to set the export value of a check box?

I need to add a check box to an existing PDF. I also need set the export value of this check box. I saw that I can get

Why do I get a message saying 1.not.found.as.a.resource?

those metrics, you can't create a proper PDF. This explains what happens. Your question doesn't contain sufficient information

Release iText 7.1.5

Depth Transparent Image to PDF. [DEVSIX-1889] : NullPointerException on optional dictionary (PdfTextExtractor). [DEVSIX-2517

iText 7 Building Blocks - Chapter 7: events, viewer preferences, writer properties

=https://github.com/itext/i7js-highlevel/blob/develop/cmpfiles/chapter07/cmp_jekyll_hydeV1.pdf>cmp_jekyll_hydeV1.pdf</a><br/></div><div><a

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