iText in Action: Creating and Manipulating PDF

by Bruno Lowagie

Imagine a publisher who wants to "stamp" his ebooks on the fly with the name of the buyer (to discourage sharing). Such a publisher would (and we know one who does) use iText for the task. Developers looking to enhance web- and other applications with dynamic PDF document generation and/or manipulation will find this book unique in content and readability. Based on ongoing examples that encourage learning "in action," they will finally understand PDF and learn how to build applications that produce professional, high-quality PDF documents. While the basic functionality of iText is easy to acquire, iText in Action lowers the learning curve for more advanced functionality. It explains how to use iText to create/manipulate PDF documents on-the-fly in one or more of the following

Genres: Programming, Technology, Nonfiction

656 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2006

Reviews

[Leonora Minton]

A must read books for evrey software engineer or wannabe software engineers. The advice in the book is general enough to benefit any PROEFSSIONAL pursuing their careers in any field and who aspire to be the best at what they do. Loved it!

[Bill]

Very complete and a must for developing dynamic java PDF documents.

[Laurent]

The bible on iText

[Eric]

Great library. Great reference book. Gets you up and running and into advanced class for all your pdf needs.