Java For Reading PDF Files

**Sheenas** · 18-01-2010

Hello, I have recently started using of Java Programming Language. I want to know the steps from which I can able to read the PDF files with the help of java programming language. If anyone is having idea regarding the same, then please give me reply for the same.

**Praetor** · 18-01-2010

You may need to open you java first. Then you can able to create PDF file by the use of code line below:
Code:
```
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument(one)
```
Now you will need a reader for reading so use the code line below:
Code:
```
PdfReader reader = PdfReader.fileReader("<filename.pdf")
```
Where "Title of pdf.pdf" is, insert the file name if the PDF you wish to read.

For displaying content of document use the code below:

Code:

System.out.println("Number of pages in Title of pdf.pdf is " + doc.getPageCount());

Close all the other streams related to the file.
Code:
```
reader.dispose();
```

**Katty** · 18-01-2010

You can make use of the steps below to get the solution for raeading pdf fiels in java:

The Java Developer's Resource
1000 Java Tips (Alexandre Patchine, Dr. Heinz M. Kabutz)
Java Data Objects (Robin Roos)
Java Testing and Design (Frank Cohen)

**kelfro** · 18-01-2010

Use the code below to read the pdf files from your java :

Code:

PdfReader pr = PdfReader.fileReader("doc.pdf");
PdfDocument pd = new PdfDocument(r);
System.out.println("No. of pages isn doc.pdf is " + pd.getPageCount());
pr.dispose();

**Zecho** · 18-01-2010

You can simply use the JPedal for reading the pdf files in java. It is having following features:

It is having large size of font technologies.
It can provide you support for the color spaces as DeviceRGB, CalRGB, DeviceGRAY, CalGRAY, ICC, indexed, DeviceCMYK and DeviceN.
You can also able to view the tiff, jpg and gif file formats.
You can able to perform extraction.
You can able to search in your pdf file though it.

**Reegan** · 18-01-2010

Follow the steps for reading the pdf files in java:

First thing you need to do is to create a pdf file with the help of PdfDocument class.
Then for reading the pdf file you need to make use of the method asfileReader which is provided by the class PdfReader.
Now for reading the content make use of the total number of pages by the method of getPageCount().
Now just close all the streams of the pdf file by dispose() method.