Book description
iText in Action, Second Edition is an entirely revised new version of the popular first edition. It introduces the latest version of iText, and it lowers the learning curve to its advanced features. Following its innovative, practical examples, you'll master new form types, including AcroForm, explore the XML Forms Architecture (XFA), and discover techniques for linking documents, creating a PDF based on records in a database, and much more.
Written by the creator of iText, this new edition covers the latest version of iText and Java 5. The examples can be easily adapted to .NET using iTextSharp.
About the Technology
Search for "Java PDF" and what do you think you'll find in the #1 position? Why, iText, of course. Ever since its launch in 2000, this open source Java library has been the most popular and most broadly used tool for programmatic creation and manipulation of PDF. With it you too can easily transform static PDF into live, interactive applications.
About the Book
What's Inside
- Automate static and dynamic XFA forms
- How to generate dynamic PDF from XML or a database
- How to add digital signatures
- Covers iText 5
About the Reader
About the Author
Bruno Lowagie is the original developer and current maintainer of iText. He works for Ghent University and lives in Ghent, Belgium, with his wife and two sons.
Quotes
Deep coverage of both iText and PDF - indispensable.
- Kevin Day, Trumpet, Inc.
The classic, revised with practical code everyone can use.
- John S. Griffin, Overstock.com
Masterful, comprehensive.
- Saicharan Manga, Services and Solutions
Invaluable examples... what you need is here.
- Paulo Soares, Glintt Business Solutions
The canonical source on iText.
- Michael Kilnk, AuthentiDate International AG
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Praise for the First Edition
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgments
- About this Book
- About the Title
- About the Cover Illustration
- Part 1. Creating PDF documents from scratch
- Chapter 1. Introducing PDF and iText
- Chapter 2. Using iText’s basic building blocks
- Chapter 3. Adding content at absolute positions
- Chapter 4. Organizing content in tables
- Chapter 5. Table, cell, and page events
- Part 2. Manipulating existing PDF documents
- Chapter 6. Working with existing PDFs
- Chapter 7. Making documents interactive
- Chapter 8. Filling out interactive forms
- Part 3. Essential iText skills
- Chapter 9. Integrating iText in your web applications
- Chapter 10. Brightening your document with color and images
- Chapter 11. Choosing the right font
- Chapter 12. Protecting your PDF
- Part 4. Under the hood
- Chapter 13. PDFs inside-out
- Chapter 14. The imaging model
- Chapter 15. Page content and structure
- Chapter 16. PDF streams
- A. Bibliography
- Appendix B. Useful links
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
Product information
- Title: iText in Action, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2010
- Publisher(s): Manning Publications
- ISBN: 9781935182610
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