org.apache.pdfbox.examples.pdmodel

Class ReplaceString

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.examples.pdmodel.ReplaceString

public class ReplaceString
extends Object

This is an example that will replace a string in a PDF with a new one. The example is taken from the pdf file format specification.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReplaceString() Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	doIt(String inputFile, String outputFile, String strToFind, String message) Locate a string in a PDF and replace it with a new string.
static void	main(String[] args) This will open a PDF and replace a string if it finds it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReplaceString

public ReplaceString()

Constructor.

Method Detail

doIt

public void doIt(String inputFile,
        String outputFile,
        String strToFind,
        String message)
          throws IOException,
                 org.apache.pdfbox.exceptions.COSVisitorException

Locate a string in a PDF and replace it with a new string.

Parameters:

inputFile - The PDF to open.

outputFile - The PDF to write to.

strToFind - The string to find in the PDF document.

message - The message to write in the file.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing the data.

org.apache.pdfbox.exceptions.COSVisitorException - If there is an error writing the PDF.

main

public static void main(String[] args)

This will open a PDF and replace a string if it finds it.
see usage() for commandline

Parameters:

args - Command line arguments.