All Classes

Class	Description
AbstractBarGraph	An abstract superclass for all Bar Graphs.
AbstractLineGraph	The abstract superclass for all graphs plotting continuous data (as opposed to bar graphs, which are for plotting discrete data).
AcrobatSignatureHandlerFactory	An implementation of SignatureHandlerFactory that returns handlers suitable for signing documents for use with Acrobat 6.0 or later.
AnnotationFile	A subtype new PDFAnnotation that allows files to be attached to the PDF.
AnnotationLink	A subtype new PDFAnnotation that performs the specified action when clicked.
AnnotationMarkup	This class represents the type of PDFAnnotation created by the "Text Edit" option in Acrobat 6.
AnnotationNote	This class represents the type of PDFAnnotation created by the "Note Tool" in Acrobat.
AnnotationRichMedia	This class is a type of PDFAnnotation that acts as a container for interactive media such as video.
AnnotationShape	Creates an annotation based on the specified Shape.
AnnotationSound	A subtype of PDFAnnotation that allows audio samples to be attached to the PDF.
AnnotationStamp	A "Rubber-Stamp" annotation, which can also contain a longer message in an associated pop-up window.
AnnotationText	This class represents the type of PDFAnnotation created by the "Text Markup" tool in Acrobat.
AreaGraph	Plot a Line graph that has the area below the line filled in.
ArlingtonModelIssue	This interface represents an "issue" reported by comparing a PDF against the Arlington Model, a formal description of the PDF file format described at https://github.com/pdf-association/arlington-pdf-model.
AxesGraph	An Axes Graph covers every Graph that is plotted against an Axes.
BarCode	This class allows the creation of various bar code symbols.
BarGraph	A concrete subclass of AbstractBarGraph that handles the simplest type of Bar Graph - a single row of bars, running across the X axis.
BoundingBox	A BoundingBox is a simple cube which is used to define the "Bounding Box", or the smallest cube that contains a object, on a Canvas.
Cache	This interface represents a structure which can be used to store parts of a PDF to disk, a database or some other secondary storage, to reduce the amount of memory required to generate a PDF.
Cache.Entry	Represents a single entry in the Cache.
CMYKColorSpace	A subclass of ColorSpace representing the uncalibrated (device-dependent) CMYK color space available in PDF documents.
CurrencyFormatter	The CurrencyFormatter formats a value according to the currency format of the specified locale.
Curve	The abstract superclass for all curves.
DataCurve	A type of curve that represents data samples.
DateFormatter	A subclasss of Formatter that deals with dates and times.
DepthBarGraph	A concrete subclass of AbstractBarGraph that describes Bar Graphs with X and Z axes - i.e. they go both across and "into" the screen.
DeviceNColorSpace	This class represents a "Device N" ColorSpace, which is a ColorSpace with N individual inks - the SpotColorSpace class is a special case of this class where there is only one ink.
DeviceNColorSpace.Builder	The Builder subclass allows the creation of a custom DeviceN ColorSpace, by specifying first the fallback ColorSpace, then the individual inks.
DiscreteFormatter	The DiscreteFormatter treats it's double argument as an index into a list of String values, and returns the matching String.
DiskCache	A general purpose Cache which optionally writes closed streams to files on disk.
DocumentPart	A DocumentPart represents a contiguous list of pages from a PDF.
EGIZSignatureHandler	The EGIZSignatureHandler SignatureHandler provides the framework for signing documents according to the requirements set by http://www.egiz.gv.at/.
EGIZSignatureHandler.Factory	An implementation of this Factory is required to create and control the EGIZSignatureHandler
EmbeddedFile	This class represents a file which may be embedded into a PDF document, either by using the AnnotationFile class, the getAssociatedFiles list on PDFPage or PDFAnnotation, by adding to the StructureTree, or (most typically) through the PDF.getEmbeddedFiles() map.
EncryptionHandler	An EncryptionHandler is the abstract superclass of all algorithms that are used to encrypt a PDF document before saving.
Event	Enumeration class for listing the various types of event that can occur while a PDF document is being loded in Acrobat.
FDF	A class representing an FDF object.
FloatingBarGraph	A type of Bar graph where the bars float above the axis.
FloatingPointFormatter	The FloatingPointFormatter is the default formatter that is used if any values on the axis contain a decimal point.
Form	The Form class represents the interactive Form that may be included as part of a PDF document.
Formatter	A Formatter controls how the values displayed on the axis of a graph are displayed - as integers, floating point, percentages, dates etc.
FormBarCode	A type of form element representing a BarCode.
FormButton	A type of FormElement representing a "Push Button", of the kind used to trigger an action like submitting or resetting a form.
FormCheckbox	A type of form element representing a Check Box, which can be either "checked" or "cleared" (on or off), in the same way as the HTML "checkbox" input type.
FormChoice	A "ListBox" type of form element, where the user can select an entry off a list of several predefined options.
FormElement	The FormElement class is the baseclass for all elements which may be added to a Form.
FormRadioButton	A type of form element representing a Radio Button, which can be either "checked" or "cleared" (on or off), in the same way as the HTML "radiobutton" input type.
FormSignature	This class represents a public key "Digital Signature" which can be used to sign a PDF document.
FormText	A type of form element representing a Text Field.
FunctionCurve	A Function Curve is the abstract superclass of any curves that represent a mathematical function.
GlobalSignDSSManager	This class creates a SignatureHandlerFactory that makes use of GlobalSign's Digital Signing Service to sign documents remotely.
Graph	The abstract base class for all Graphs in the org.faceless.graph package.
HtmlDerivation	The HtmlDerivation class can be used to derive an HTML document from PDF.
ICCColorSpace	A pure Java version of ICC_ColorSpace and ICC_Profile, this class avoids the many issues with the use of those classes in a multi-threaded environment.
IntegerFormatter	The IntegerFormatter is the default formatter that's used if none of the values on the graph contains any decimal places.
JakartaPDFFilter	The JakartaPDFFilter class is an implementation of the Servlet 6 Filter interface, which automatically converts an XML report into a PDF which is returned to the client.
JakartaPDFProxyServlet	The JakartaPDFProxyServlet is a basic servlet which accepts a request, reads an XML report from another URL and turns it into a PDF to be returned to the client.
LabColorSpace	Represents the CIE 1976 (L*, a*, b*) or "CIELAB" device-independent ColorSpace.
LayoutBox	A LayoutBox is a box for laying out text, which allows a great deal more control over positioning than the standard drawText method.
LinearizedException	This exception is thrown when there is a problem completing the load of a Linearized PDF.
LineGraph	A subclass of AbstractLineGraph that plots one or more separate curves - a typical Line Graph.
LoadState	An interface which can be used to query the progress of a load of a page in a Linearized PDF.
Matrix	A simple class defining a mathematical matrix.
MeshGradient	A MeshGradient is a "Coons Patch Array" based shading pattern, which can be used to give photorealistic shading to a fill.
MeshGradient.Builder	A Builder used for creating a MeshGradient.
MetaHandler	The MetaHandler interface allows a small measure of interaction between the XML document being parsed and the parent process.
MultiBarGraph	A concrete subclass of AbstractBarGraph that describes Bar Graphs with multiple datasets plotted next to eachother on a single X axis.
NullFormatter	The NullFormatter always returns an empty String as it's formatted value, and an emtpy array as it's list of steps.
OpenTypeFont	A subclass of PDFFont that represents an OpenType font.
OpenTypeFont.Palette	A Palette defines the color palette used for Color OpenType fonts with the SVG or COLR tables (although only COLR is currently supported).
OptionalContentDescriptor	An OptionalContentDescriptor is either an OptionalContentLayer or a logical expression containing one or two OptionalContentDescriptors.
OptionalContentLayer	This class represents an optional content layer in the PDF.
OptionalContentLayer.When	The "When" enum can be used to set under what conditions a layer is printed/exported.
Output	The Output class is the abstract base class for all Output canvases in the graph Library.
OutputIntent	The OutputIntent class represents an intended output device for PDF.
OutputProfile	An OutputProfile defines a variation on the PDF specification which a document must adhere to.
OutputProfile.Extension	Describes an extension to the PDF specification, as recorded in the "Extensions" item of the PDF catalog.
OutputProfile.Feature	An OutputProfile is made up of Features, which may be required or denied.
OutputProfile.Separation	Represents an individual "ink" used in the PDF.
OutputProfiler	An OutputProfiler is used to create an OutputProfile for a PDF or to attempt to apply a new OutputProfile, modifying the PDF in the process.
OutputProfiler.AutoEmbeddingFontAction	The AutoEmbeddingFontAction class is an implementation of OutputProfiler.FontAction that will replace unembedded fonts with embedded ones via a "best fit" algorithm.
OutputProfiler.ColorAction	An action that can be set on an OutputProfiler to replace Colors.
OutputProfiler.FontAction	An action that can be set on an OutputProfiler to replace one font with another in the PDF.
OutputProfiler.ImageAction	An action that can be used to resample or recompress bitmap images.
OutputProfiler.ImageType	ImageType constants are passed in to the setMaxImageDPI method
OutputProfiler.ProcessColorAction	The ProcessColorAction class is an implementation of OutputProfiler.ColorAction which will convert any process colors (i.e.
OutputProfiler.RasterizingAction	An action that will rasterize a page to a bitmap if required.
OutputProfiler.RenderingIntent	RenderingIntent constants are passed in to the OutputProfiler.ProcessColorAction.setRenderingIntent(org.faceless.pdf2.OutputProfiler.RenderingIntent) method
OutputProfiler.SimpleImageAction	An implementation of OutputProfiler.ImageAction that implements the functionality that was available via the OutputProfiler.setMaxImageDPI(org.faceless.pdf2.OutputProfiler.ImageType, float, float) method.
OutputProfiler.Strategy	The Strategy enum determines how a PDF is repaired when an OutputProfile is applied to it - for example, are invalid fields in the metadata deleted?
PageExtractor	This class enables the extraction of text and images from a PDFPage.
PagePainter	The PagePainter class renders a page of a PDF to a Graphics2D object - typically to a bitmap image or a printer.
PasswordException	A subclass of IOException that's thrown by the PDFReader class when loading a PDF
PDF	A PDF describes a single document in Adobe's Portable Document Format.
PDF2Output	This class renders the graph to a PDF document defined using the Big Faceless PDF library, our companion product available from http://big.faceless.org/products/pdf.
PDFAction	An action tells the PDF viewer how to navigate around the document.
PDFAnnotation	A PDFAnnotation allows the user to interact with the generated PDF document, by adding / viewing rubber-stamps, popup notes hyperlinks and so on.
PDFBookmark	This class describes the Bookmark or Outline part of a PDF document - the "Table of Contents" structure that allows easy navigation through the document.
PDFCanvas	This class represents a the visible content of a page, annotation or similar.
PDFDrawable	This interface is implemented by PDFPage and PDFDrawable, and covers all of the operations common to both used to place content (graphics, images and text) onto the output.
PDFFilter	The PDFFilter class is an implementation of the Servlet 2.3 Filter interface, which automatically converts an XML report into a PDF which is returned to the client.
PDFFont	The PDFFont is the abstract superclass for all Fonts in a PDF document.
PDFGlyphVector	A PDFGlyphVector is a sequence of glyphs in a particular font.
PDFImage	The PDFImage class encapsulates a bitmap image, like a JPEG or PNG file, which can be inserted directly into the PDF document.
PDFImageSet	The PDFImageSet class is a thin wrapper around a multi-page image format (currently only TIFF images).
PDFPage	Represents a Page in a PDF document.
PDFParser	The PDFParser class can be used to parse the contents of a PDF document, for example converting it to an Image, writing to TIFF, printing it and so on.
PDFPattern	Create a new "pattern" fill to paint with.
PDFProxyServlet	The PDFProxyServlet is a basic servlet which accepts a request, reads an XML report from another URL and turns it into a PDF to be returned to the client.
PDFReader	The PDFReader class adds the ability to load an existing PDF to the library.
PDFSound	A PDFSound represents an audio sample in a PDF document.
PDFStyle	A PDFStyle controls the colors, font and many other aspects of the actual display of elements on a PDF page.
PercentageFormatter	A formatter that returns it's input formatted as a percentage
PieGraph	The PieGraph is the only type of Graph that doesn't subclass AxesGraph, and is ideal for proportional data.
PKCS7SignatureHandler	This class represents the subclass of digital signatures that rely on Public/Private key pairs and that meet the requirements laid down in the document "PDF Public-Key Digital Signature and Encryption Specification", published by Adobe.
PKCS7SignatureHandler.OCSPResponse	An OCSP response relating to the validity of a digital signature.
PKCS7SignatureHandler.OCSPResponse.SingleResponse	Represents a SingleResponse item from the OCSP response
PKCS7SignatureHandler.SigningEngine	This interface defines the engine used to actually sign a PDF.
PKCS7SignatureHandler.SigningEngine.Type	An enum that determine which type of PKCS7 Signature structure will be embedded with a SigningEngine
Point	A Point represents a point in 3D space, and is the building block upon which the 3D representation of the Graphs is based.
Polynomial	Represents a Polynomial Curve of any degree > 2.
Portfolio	A "Portfolio PDF" is a PDF that primarily exists as a container for other documents, which are included as EmbeddedFile objects in the PDF.getEmbeddedFiles() map.
Portfolio.FieldType	The FieldType class determines which properties of an EmbeddedFile are presented in the user-interface.
ProfileComplianceException	This exception is thrown when an action is not allowed based on the OutputProfile that is applied to the PDF - for example, if the PDF only allows CMYK colors and an attempt is made to add RGB to the page.
PropertyManager	This interface defines an object which can be used to set values to be used to control the PDF library - turning on or off debug flags, controlling the location of additional software and so on.
PublicKeyEncryptionHandler	The PublicKeyEncryptionHandler can be used to encrypt and decrypt documents using public/private key Encryption, so documents can only be opened by someone in posession of the private key.
Redactor	The Redactor can be used to redact (completely remove) text and images from a PDF.
ReportHandler	A ContentHandler which will parse the Report Generator XML and creeate a PDF as a result.
ReportParser	The top level class for the Big Faceless Report Generator.
ServletContextPropertyManager	Defines a PropertyManager which checks the ServletContext.getInitParameter(java.lang.String) method for properties.
SignatureHandler	This class is the baseline handler for all digital signatures - it could theoretically be used for any type of signature, using biometrics, public/private key and so on.
SignatureHandler.Placeholder	A Placeholder can be used to mark a point in the PDF which needs to be updated after the signature has been applied
SignatureHandlerFactory	This interface defines a factory for creating SignatureHandler objects.
SignaturePolicy	A SignaturePolicy represents a policy against which digital signatures are verified.
SimpleCurve	A SimpleCurve is a curve that's just a wrapper around java functions like Math.sin or Math.tan
SimpleFormatter	Format values using a user defined java.text.DecimalFormat
Spline	Create a Spline Curve, or more accurately a sequence of spline curves which can be used to interpolate or approximate, or just plain "Smooth" a DataCurve.
SpotColorSpace	A type of ColorSpace dealing with Separation ("Spot") Colors.
StandardCJKFont	A subclass of PDFFont representing the "standard" Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts which are supplied by default with Acrobat 5.0 or later, or with a supplementary "language pack" for earlier releases.
StandardEncryptionHandler	Represents the standard Acrobat encryption algorithm, both 40-bit and 128-bit variants.
StandardFont	A concrete subclass of PDFFont representing the standard 14 fonts guaranteed to exist in all PDF readers.
Style	Styles control the colors, borders and fonts of an element.
TimeStampHandlerFactory	An implementation of SignatureHandlerFactory that returns a SignatureHandler suitable for adding a "Document Level Timestamp" to the PDF.
TowerBarGraph	A concrete subclass of AbstractBarGraph that describes "Towered" Bar Graphs - i.e. each bar consists of several colored blocks, stacked on top of eachother.
Type1Font	Create a new PostScript Type 1 font.
Type3Font	A Type3 font is an artificial font made up of shapes drawn directly to the PDF, rather than stored in a font file embedded in the PDF.
URLConnectionFactory	An interface that can be implemented to override or extend the Report Generators method of resolving URLs.
WidgetAnnotation	The WidgetAnnotation class represents the type of annotation used to represent the visual contents of a FormElement on the page.
XMP	The XMP class encapsulates the "Extensible Metadata Platform" format metadata which underpins all PDF metadata since PDF 1.4.
XMP.Property	A Property is a "key" for any values set on the XMP.
XMP.Schema	A Schema is a collection of properties and types, grouped together under a single XML namespace.
XMP.Type	A Type determines the underlying Type of a Property.
XMP.Value	A Value is a typed-value which is stored in the XMP against a XMP.Property.