Create PDF via Java

Native and high-performance PDF file creation without Adobe Acrobat installation using Java

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How to generate PDF File via Java

In order to create a PDF file, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for Java API which is a feature-rich, powerful, and easy-to-use conversion API for the Java platform. You can download its latest version directly from Maven and install it within your Maven-based project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.

Repository

<repository>
    <id>AsposeJavaAPI</id>
    <name>Aspose Java AP</name>
    <url>https://releases.aspose.com/java/repo/</url>
</repository>

Dependency

<dependency>
<groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
<artifactId>aspose-pdf</artifactId>
<version>version of aspose-pdf API</version>
</dependency>

How to Create PDF via Java

It is easy for the developers to create, load, modify and convert PDF files directly from Java application in just a few lines of code.

  1. Include the namespace in your class file
  2. Initialize the Document class object.
  3. Add a page using Pages.Add() method.
  4. Create a new TextFragment object and set its text.
  5. Add TextFragment to the Paragraphs collection of the page.
  6. Save the PDF using Save(String) method.

Following source code shows how to create a PDF file using Java.

This sample code shows how to create PDF using Java


    // Initialize document object
    Document document = new Document();

    //Add page
    Page page = document.getPages().add();

    // Add text to new page
    page.getParagraphs().add(new TextFragment("Hello World!"));

    // Save updated PDF
    document.save("HelloWorld_out.pdf");