Deprecated API

Contents

• Classes
• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors

Classes

Class	Description
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.PDEncryptionDictionary	Use PDEncryption instead

Fields

Field	Description
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSNumber.ONE	Use the COSInteger.ONE constant instead
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSNumber.ZERO	Use the COSInteger.ZERO constant instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY_ART_BOX	use PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY_BLEED_BOX	use PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY_CROP_BOX	use PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY_MEDIA_BOX	use PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY_TRIM_BOX	use PDViewerPreferences.BOUNDARY instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE_USE_NONE	use PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE_USE_OPTIONAL_CONTENT	use PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE_USE_OUTLINES	use PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE_USE_THUMBS	use PDViewerPreferences.NON_FULL_SCREEN_PAGE_MODE instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.READING_DIRECTION_L2R	use PDViewerPreferences.READING_DIRECTION instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.READING_DIRECTION_R2L	use PDViewerPreferences.READING_DIRECTION instead

Methods

Method	Description
org.apache.pdfbox.contentstream.PDFStreamEngine.registerOperatorProcessor(String, OperatorProcessor)	Use PDFStreamEngine.addOperator(OperatorProcessor) instead
org.apache.pdfbox.contentstream.PDFStreamEngine.showFontGlyph(Matrix, PDFont, int, String, Vector)	use PDFStreamEngine.showFontGlyph(Matrix, PDFont, int, Vector) instead
org.apache.pdfbox.contentstream.PDFStreamEngine.showGlyph(Matrix, PDFont, int, String, Vector)	use PDFStreamEngine.showGlyph(Matrix, PDFont, int, Vector) instead
org.apache.pdfbox.contentstream.PDFStreamEngine.showType3Glyph(Matrix, PDType3Font, int, String, Vector)	use PDFStreamEngine.showType3Glyph(Matrix, PDType3Font, int, Vector) instead
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDictionary.getDictionaryObject(String[])	Will be removed in 3.0. A value may have to keys, the regular one and sometimes an additional abbreviation. More than 2 values doesn't make sense.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDictionary.getInt(String[], int)	Will be removed in 3.0. A value may have to keys, the regular one and sometimes an additional abbreviation. More than 2 values doesn't make sense.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDictionary.getLong(String[], long)	Will be removed in 3.0. A value may have to keys, the regular one and sometimes an additional abbreviation. More than 2 values doesn't make sense.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDictionary.mergeInto(COSDictionary)	This method should no longer be used and will be removed in 3.0 because it could also merge attributes that should not be merged (filter and length) in a COSStream.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDocument.getCatalog()	use PDDocument.getDocumentCatalog() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSFloat.doubleValue()	will be removed in a future release
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSInteger.doubleValue()	will be removed in a future release
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSNumber.doubleValue()	will be removed in a future release
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSObjectKey.fixGeneration(int)	will be removed in the next major release
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream.createFilteredStream()	Use COSStream.createRawOutputStream() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream.createUnfilteredStream()	Use COSStream.createOutputStream() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream.getFilteredStream()	Use COSStream.createRawInputStream() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream.getString()	Use COSStream.toTextString() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream.getUnfilteredStream()	Use COSStream.createInputStream() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSStream.setFilters(COSBase)	Use COSStream.createOutputStream(COSBase) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFMergerUtility.mergeDocuments()	use PDFMergerUtility.mergeDocuments(org.apache.pdfbox.io.MemoryUsageSetting)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.COSArrayList.toList()	use COSArrayList.getCOSArray() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.filespecification.PDComplexFileSpecification.setEmbeddedFileDos(PDEmbeddedFile)	This method is obsolescent and should not be used by conforming writers.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.filespecification.PDComplexFileSpecification.setEmbeddedFileMac(PDEmbeddedFile)	This method is obsolescent and should not be used by conforming writers.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.filespecification.PDComplexFileSpecification.setEmbeddedFileUnix(PDEmbeddedFile)	This method is obsolescent and should not be used by conforming writers.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.filespecification.PDComplexFileSpecification.setFileDos(String)	This method is obsolescent and should not be used by conforming writers.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.filespecification.PDComplexFileSpecification.setFileMac(String)	This method is obsolescent and should not be used by conforming writers.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.filespecification.PDComplexFileSpecification.setFileUnix(String)	This method is obsolescent and should not be used by conforming writers.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.function.PDFunction.eval(COSArray)	Replaced by PDFunction.eval(float[] input)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDStream.addCompression()	This method is inefficient. To copying an existing InputStream, use PDStream(PDDocument, InputStream, COSName) instead, with COSName.FLATE_DECODE as the final argument. Otherwise, to write new compressed data, use PDStream.createOutputStream(COSName), with COSName.FLATE_DECODE as the argument.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDStream.getStream()	use PDStream.getCOSObject()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.documentinterchange.logicalstructure.PDStructureTreeRoot.getKArray()	use PDStructureTreeRoot.getK() only. /K can be a dictionary or an array, and the next level can also be a dictionary. See file 054080.pdf in PDFBOX-4417 and read "Entries in the structure tree root" in the PDF specification.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.AccessPermission.canPrintDegraded()	use AccessPermission.canPrintFaithful()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.AccessPermission.setCanPrintDegraded(boolean)	use AccessPermission.setCanPrintFaithful(boolean)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.PDCryptFilterDictionary.getCOSDictionary()	use PDCryptFilterDictionary.getCOSObject()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.PDEncryption.getCOSDictionary()	use PDEncryption.getCOSObject()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFontFactory.createDefaultFont()	use PDType1Font.HELVETICA
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFontLike.getHeight(int)	Use getBoundingBox().getHeight() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDTrueTypeFont.loadTTF(PDDocument, File)	Use PDType0Font.load(PDDocument, File) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDICCBased.setNumberOfComponents(int)	it's probably not safe to use this, this method will be removed in 3.0.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.image.CCITTFactory.createFromRandomAccess(PDDocument, RandomAccess)	Use CCITTFactory.createFromFile(PDDocument, File) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.image.PDInlineImage.getColorKeyMask()	inline images don't have a color key mask.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.PDXObject.getCOSStream()	use PDXObject.getCOSObject()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.PDXObject.getPDStream()	Use PDXObject.getStream() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.state.PDGraphicsState.getNonStrokeAlphaConstants()	use PDGraphicsState.getNonStrokeAlphaConstant()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.state.PDGraphicsState.setNonStrokeAlphaConstants(double)	use PDGraphicsState.setNonStrokeAlphaConstant(double)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionLaunch.setOpenInNewWindow(boolean)	use PDActionLaunch.setOpenInNewWindow(OpenMode)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionLaunch.shouldOpenInNewWindow()	use PDActionLaunch.getOpenInNewWindow()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionMovie.getS()	use PDAction.getSubType().
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionMovie.setS(String)	use PDAction.setSubType(java.lang.String).
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionRemoteGoTo.getS()	use PDAction.getSubType().
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionRemoteGoTo.setOpenInNewWindow(boolean)	use PDActionRemoteGoTo.setOpenInNewWindow(OpenMode)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionRemoteGoTo.setS(String)	use PDAction.setSubType(java.lang.String).
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionRemoteGoTo.shouldOpenInNewWindow()	use PDActionRemoteGoTo.getOpenInNewWindow()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionSound.getS()	use PDAction.getSubType().
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionSound.setS(String)	use PDAction.setSubType(java.lang.String).
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionURI.getS()	use PDAction.getSubType().
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.action.PDActionURI.setS(String)	use PDAction.setSubType(java.lang.String).
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationFileAttachment.setAttachementName(String)	use PDAnnotationFileAttachment.setAttachmentName(java.lang.String).
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.PDSeedValue.setReasonsd(List<String>)	use PDSeedValue.setReasons(java.util.List)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDFTemplateBuilder.createAffineTransform(byte[])	use PDFTemplateBuilder.createAffineTransform(java.awt.geom.AffineTransform)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDFTemplateBuilder.createFormatterRectangle(byte[])	use createFormatterRectangle(int[])
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDFTemplateStructure.getTemplateAppearanceStream()	This will be removed in 2.1 because the method name is misleading and confusing, and the work done rather belongs into the calling class: COSDocument visualSignature = structure.getVisualSignature(); ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); COSWriter writer = new COSWriter(baos); writer.write(visualSignature); writer.close(); structure.getTemplate().close(); ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray());
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDVisibleSigBuilder.createAffineTransform(byte[])	use PDVisibleSigBuilder.createAffineTransform(java.awt.geom.AffineTransform)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDVisibleSigBuilder.createFormatterRectangle(byte[])	use createFormatterRectangle(int[])
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDVisibleSignDesigner.affineTransformParams(byte[])	use PDVisibleSignDesigner.transform(java.awt.geom.AffineTransform).
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDVisibleSignDesigner.formatterRectangleParams(byte[])	use formatterRectangleParameters(int[])
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDVisibleSignDesigner.getAffineTransformParams()	use PDVisibleSignDesigner.getTransform().
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.digitalsignature.visible.PDVisibleSignDesigner.getFormatterRectangleParams()	use getFormatterRectangleParameters()
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.documentnavigation.destination.PDPageDestination.findPageNumber()	This method has inconsistent behavior (see returns), use PDPageDestination.retrievePageNumber() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDButton.setPushButton(boolean)	use PDPushButton instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDButton.setRadioButton(boolean)	use PDRadioButton instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDSignatureField.setSignature(PDSignature)	Use PDSignatureField.setValue(PDSignature) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDTerminalField.getWidget()	Fields may have more than one widget, call PDTerminalField.getWidgets() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.setNonFullScreenPageMode(String)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.setPrintArea(String)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.setPrintClip(String)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.setReadingDirection(String)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.setViewArea(String)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.viewerpreferences.PDViewerPreferences.setViewClip(String)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument.addSignatureField(List<PDSignatureField>, SignatureInterface, SignatureOptions)	The method is misleading, because only one signature may be added in a document. The method will be removed in the future.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.addBezier31(float, float, float, float)	Use PDPageContentStream.curveTo1(float, float, float, float) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.addBezier312(float, float, float, float, float, float)	Use PDPageContentStream.curveTo(float, float, float, float, float, float) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.addBezier32(float, float, float, float)	Use PDPageContentStream.curveTo2(float, float, float, float) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.addLine(float, float, float, float)	Use moveto(xStart,yStart) followed by lineTo(xEnd,yEnd).
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.addPolygon(float[], float[])	Use PDPageContentStream.moveTo(float, float) and PDPageContentStream.lineTo(float, float) methods instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.appendCOSName(COSName)	Usage of this method is discouraged.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.appendRawCommands(String)	Usage of this method is discouraged.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.beginMarkedContentSequence(COSName)	Use PDPageContentStream.beginMarkedContent(org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.clipPath(int)	Use PDPageContentStream.clip() or PDPageContentStream.clipEvenOdd() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.closeSubPath()	Use PDPageContentStream.closePath() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.concatenate2CTM(double, double, double, double, double, double)	Use PDPageContentStream.transform(org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.drawInlineImage(PDInlineImage, float, float)	Use PDPageContentStream.drawImage(PDInlineImage, float, float) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.drawLine(float, float, float, float)	Use moveto(xStart,yStart) followed by lineTo(xEnd,yEnd) followed by stroke().
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.drawPolygon(float[], float[])	Use PDPageContentStream.moveTo(float, float) and PDPageContentStream.lineTo(float, float) methods instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.drawString(String)	Use PDPageContentStream.showText(java.lang.String) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.drawXObject(PDXObject, float, float, float, float)	Use PDPageContentStream.drawImage(org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.image.PDImageXObject, float, float) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.endMarkedContentSequence()	Use PDPageContentStream.endMarkedContent() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.fill(int)	Use PDPageContentStream.fill() or PDPageContentStream.fillEvenOdd() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.fillPolygon(float[], float[])	Use PDPageContentStream.moveTo(float, float) and PDPageContentStream.lineTo(float, float) methods instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.fillRect(float, float, float, float)	Use PDPageContentStream.addRect(float, float, float, float) followed by PDPageContentStream.fill() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.moveTextPositionByAmount(float, float)	Use PDPageContentStream.newLineAtOffset(float, float) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setLeading(double)	use setLeading(float)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setNonStrokingColor(float[])	Use PDPageContentStream.setNonStrokingColor(PDColor) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setNonStrokingColorSpace(PDColorSpace)	Use PDPageContentStream.setNonStrokingColor(PDColor) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setStrokingColor(float[])	Use PDPageContentStream.setStrokingColor(PDColor) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setStrokingColorSpace(PDColorSpace)	Use PDPageContentStream.setStrokingColor(org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDColor) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setTextMatrix(double, double, double, double, double, double)	Use PDPageContentStream.setTextMatrix(Matrix) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setTextRotation(double, double, double)	Use PDPageContentStream.setTextMatrix(Matrix) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setTextScaling(double, double, double, double)	Use PDPageContentStream.setTextMatrix(Matrix) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.setTextTranslation(double, double)	Use PDPageContentStream.setTextMatrix(Matrix) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.extractScaling()	This method is due to be removed, please contact us if you make use of it.
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.extractTranslating()	This method is due to be removed, please contact us if you make use of it.
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.getTranslatingInstance(float, float)	Use Matrix.getTranslateInstance(float, float) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.getValuesAsDouble()	Use Matrix.getValues() instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.getXPosition()	Use Matrix.getTranslateX() instead
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.getYPosition()	Use Matrix.getTranslateY() instead
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.multiply(Matrix, Matrix)
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.reset()	This method will be removed.
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix.setFromAffineTransform(AffineTransform)	Use the Matrix(AffineTransform) constructor instead.

Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.apache.pdfbox.pdfparser.PDFStreamParser(PDStream)	Use PDFStreamParser(PDContentStream) instead.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdfparser.PDFXRefStream()	use PDFXRefStream(org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSDocument)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdfwriter.COSStandardOutputStream(OutputStream, int)	use COSStandardOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream, long)
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.PDEncryptionDictionary()	Use PDEncryption instead
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDICCBased(COSArray)	This will be private in 3.0. Please use PDICCBased.create(org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSArray, org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDResources) instead, which supports caching.
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream(PDDocument, PDPage, boolean, boolean)	use PDPageContentStream(PDDocument, PDPage, PDPageContentStream.AppendMode, boolean)
org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix(COSArray)	use Matrix.createMatrix(COSBase) instead