Create and change pdf meta data - Java PDF

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Description

Create and change pdf meta data

Demo Code


import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Map;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;

public class MetaData {

    public static final String RESULT1 = "E:/pdf_metadata.pdf";

    public static final String RESULT2 = "E:/pdf_metadata_changed.pdf";

    public void createPdf(String filename) throws IOException,
            DocumentException {//from   ww w.ja  v  a  2  s.c o m

        Document document = new Document();

        PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(filename));

        document.addTitle("Hello World example");
        document.addAuthor("Danish");
        document.addSubject("add metadata");
        document.addKeywords("Metadata, PDF");
        document.addCreator("My program using opensource library");
        document.open();

        document.add(new Paragraph("Hello World"));

        document.close();
    }

    public void manipulatePdf(String src, String dest) throws IOException,
            DocumentException {
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(
                dest));
        Map<String, String> info = reader.getInfo();
        info.put("Title", "Hello World stamped");
        info.put("Subject", "Hello World with changed metadata");
        info.put("Keywords", "In Action, PdfStamper");
        info.put("Creator", "projectMMS");
        info.put("Author", "Khan DanishMohd");
        stamper.setMoreInfo(info);
        stamper.close();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException,
            DocumentException {
        MetaData metadata = new MetaData();
        metadata.createPdf(RESULT1);
        metadata.manipulatePdf(RESULT1, RESULT2);
    }
}

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