Java API Reference

The Adobe PDF Library Java API provides comprehensive PDF document creation and manipulation capabilities. Browse classes, enumerations, and interfaces organized by functional area.

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Instantiating the Library

The Library object must be instantiated on each thread before any of the PDFL objects are used. If the Library object is instantiated on any thread, it must also at least be instantiated on the main thread. In addition, for cleanup purposes, the Delete methodbe called on the Library object before the thread is terminated.

The Library object can be instantiated without specifying flags or a list of Resource locations. User resources will be placed first in the search list.

Activating a License-Managed version

To use an activation key, thestatic method of theclass can be set to a valid activation keyto instantiating the library.