Class PDDocumentInformation

java.lang.Object
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocumentInformation
All Implemented Interfaces:
COSObjectable

public class PDDocumentInformation extends Object implements COSObjectable
This is the document metadata. Each getXXX method will return the entry if it exists or null if it does not exist. If you pass in null for the setXXX method then it will clear the value.
Author:
Ben Litchfield, Gerardo Ortiz
  • Constructor Details

    • PDDocumentInformation

      public PDDocumentInformation()
      Default Constructor.
    • PDDocumentInformation

      public PDDocumentInformation(COSDictionary dic)
      Constructor that is used for a preexisting dictionary.
      Parameters:
      dic - The underlying dictionary.
  • Method Details

    • getCOSObject

      public COSDictionary getCOSObject()
      This will get the underlying dictionary that this object wraps.
      Specified by:
      getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable
      Returns:
      The underlying info dictionary.
    • getPropertyStringValue

      public Object getPropertyStringValue(String propertyKey)
      Return the properties String value.

      Allows to retrieve the low level date for validation purposes.

      Parameters:
      propertyKey - the dictionaries key
      Returns:
      the properties value
    • getTitle

      public String getTitle()
      This will get the title of the document. This will return null if no title exists.
      Returns:
      The title of the document.
    • setTitle

      public void setTitle(String title)
      This will set the title of the document.
      Parameters:
      title - The new title for the document.
    • getAuthor

      public String getAuthor()
      This will get the author of the document. This will return null if no author exists.
      Returns:
      The author of the document.
    • setAuthor

      public void setAuthor(String author)
      This will set the author of the document.
      Parameters:
      author - The new author for the document.
    • getSubject

      public String getSubject()
      This will get the subject of the document. This will return null if no subject exists.
      Returns:
      The subject of the document.
    • setSubject

      public void setSubject(String subject)
      This will set the subject of the document.
      Parameters:
      subject - The new subject for the document.
    • getKeywords

      public String getKeywords()
      This will get the keywords of the document. This will return null if no keywords exists.
      Returns:
      The keywords of the document.
    • setKeywords

      public void setKeywords(String keywords)
      This will set the keywords of the document.
      Parameters:
      keywords - The new keywords for the document.
    • getCreator

      public String getCreator()
      This will get the creator of the document. This will return null if no creator exists.
      Returns:
      The creator of the document.
    • setCreator

      public void setCreator(String creator)
      This will set the creator of the document.
      Parameters:
      creator - The new creator for the document.
    • getProducer

      public String getProducer()
      This will get the producer of the document. This will return null if no producer exists.
      Returns:
      The producer of the document.
    • setProducer

      public void setProducer(String producer)
      This will set the producer of the document.
      Parameters:
      producer - The new producer for the document.
    • getCreationDate

      public Calendar getCreationDate()
      This will get the creation date of the document. This will return null if no creation date exists.
      Returns:
      The creation date of the document.
    • setCreationDate

      public void setCreationDate(Calendar date)
      This will set the creation date of the document.
      Parameters:
      date - The new creation date for the document.
    • getModificationDate

      public Calendar getModificationDate()
      This will get the modification date of the document. This will return null if no modification date exists.
      Returns:
      The modification date of the document.
    • setModificationDate

      public void setModificationDate(Calendar date)
      This will set the modification date of the document.
      Parameters:
      date - The new modification date for the document.
    • getTrapped

      public String getTrapped()
      This will get the trapped value for the document. This will return null if one is not found.
      Returns:
      The trapped value for the document.
    • getMetadataKeys

      public Set<String> getMetadataKeys()
      This will get the keys of all metadata information fields for the document.
      Returns:
      all metadata key strings.
      Since:
      Apache PDFBox 1.3.0
    • getCustomMetadataValue

      public String getCustomMetadataValue(String fieldName)
      This will get the value of a custom metadata information field for the document. This will return null if one is not found.
      Parameters:
      fieldName - Name of custom metadata field from pdf document.
      Returns:
      String Value of metadata field
    • setCustomMetadataValue

      public void setCustomMetadataValue(String fieldName, String fieldValue)
      Set the custom metadata value.
      Parameters:
      fieldName - The name of the custom metadata field.
      fieldValue - The value to the custom metadata field.
    • setTrapped

      public void setTrapped(String value)
      This will set the trapped of the document. This will be 'True', 'False', or 'Unknown'.
      Parameters:
      value - The new trapped value for the document.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the parameter is invalid.