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iText in Action: Creating and Manipulating PDF


By Bruno Lowagie
 
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Book Details:

Format:Paperback, 656 pages.
Publisher:Manning Publications 2006-12-08
ISBN:1932394796

Average Customer Rating:

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (7 reviews)

Editorial Reviews:

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, this book 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 situations:

  • Due to time or size, the PDF documents can't be produced manually
  • The content of the document must be calculated or based on user input.
  • The content needs to be customized or personalized.
  • The PDF content needs to be served in a web environment.
  • Documents are to be created in "batch process" mode.

    All the examples are written in Java, but they can be easily adapted to .NET by developers using one of the .NET ports: iTextSharp (C#) or iText.NET (#J). While iText is a free Java library and the examples are written from the point of view of the Java developer, nine out of ten examples can be run by .NET developers with only minimal changes.


  • Customer Reviews:

    Displaying 1 to 5 of 7 total reviews (Page 1 of 2):

    4 out of 5 stars Excellent tutorial, reference on a very useful software package

    If you plan to use iText, this book indespensible, and iText is a very powerful, flexible, yet simple Java library for managing PDF.

    The examples in the book are crisper and not domain specific, so are much more amenable to use than in the typical software tutorial.

    2 out of 5 stars book not match new release at the beginning

    I look at the first chapter and first example. It doesn't work. Also you can not download examples in one zip file. Those are in contradiction with the book instructions. pg. 11 and pg 12. Author should provide error list for this book, or it is going to be lose values quickly.

    For good part, itext is a good tool. Better download earlier version.

    5 out of 5 stars This is one of the best technique books I have ever read

    This is a best book I have ever seen. It has every details about how to use the iText. It's very clear in every technical aspects. iText is also a great API for Java programmer. It's also really easy to learn. I love iText.

    I love this book. I strongly recommand this book.

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding book. Valuable for every type of iText development.

    This is a great book for people developing or maintaining applications using iText. It covers every corner-case I've run into, typically offering various options on how to solve a problem. The writing is concise, with easily approachable chapters and examples.

    5 out of 5 stars Good book

    This is nice book, though most of the contents can be found online (I believe it is linked from the author's website). I have created some complex PDF files using iText following the examples on the book and online tutorials. This is the book from iText creator, surely it worth a 5 starts.

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