Package com.itextpdf.text

Class Version

  • public final class Version
extends java.lang.Object
    This class contains version information about iText. DO NOT CHANGE THE VERSION INFORMATION WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OF ITEXT. Changing the version makes it extremely difficult to debug an application. Also, the nature of open source software is that you honor the copyright of the original creators of the software.

    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static java.lang.String AGPL
      String that will indicate if the AGPL version is used.
      private java.lang.String iText
      This String contains the name of the product.
      private java.lang.String iTextVersion
      This String contains the iText version as shown in the producer line.
      private java.lang.String key
      The license key.
      private java.lang.String release
      This String contains the version number of this iText release.
      private static java.lang.Object staticLock  
      private static Version version
      The iText version instance.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Version()  

    • Field Detail

      • staticLock

        private static final java.lang.Object staticLock

      • AGPL

        public static java.lang.String AGPL
        String that will indicate if the AGPL version is used.

      • version

        private static volatile Version version
        The iText version instance.

      • iText

        private final java.lang.String iText
        This String contains the name of the product. iText is a registered trademark by iText Group NV. Please don't change this constant.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • release

        private final java.lang.String release
        This String contains the version number of this iText release. For debugging purposes, we request you NOT to change this constant.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values

      • iTextVersion

        private java.lang.String iTextVersion
        This String contains the iText version as shown in the producer line. iText is a product developed by iText Group NV. iText Group requests that you retain the iText producer line in every PDF that is created or manipulated using iText.

      • key

        private java.lang.String key
        The license key.

    • Constructor Detail

      • Version

        public Version()

    • Method Detail

      • getInstance

        public static Version getInstance()
        Gets an instance of the iText version that is currently used. Note that iText Group requests that you retain the iText producer line in every PDF that is created or manipulated using iText.

      • dependsOnTheOldLicense

        private static boolean dependsOnTheOldLicense()

      • getProduct

        public java.lang.String getProduct()
        Gets the product name. iText Group NV requests that you retain the iText producer line in every PDF that is created or manipulated using iText.
        Returns:
        the product name

      • getRelease

        public java.lang.String getRelease()
        Gets the release number. iText Group NV requests that you retain the iText producer line in every PDF that is created or manipulated using iText.
        Returns:
        the release number

      • getVersion

        public java.lang.String getVersion()
        Returns the iText version as shown in the producer line. iText is a product developed by iText Group NV. iText Group requests that you retain the iText producer line in every PDF that is created or manipulated using iText.
        Returns:
        iText version

      • getKey

        public java.lang.String getKey()
        Returns a license key if one was provided, or null if not.
        Returns:
        a license key.

      • isAGPLVersion

        public static boolean isAGPLVersion()
        Checks if the AGPL version is used.
        Returns:
        returns true if the AGPL version is used.

      • atomicSetVersion

        private static Version atomicSetVersion​(Version newVersion)