PDDocumentInformation (Apache PDFBox 1.8.12 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocumentInformation

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable
```
public class PDDocumentInformation
extends Object
implements COSObjectable
```
This is the document metadata. Each getXXX method will return the entry if it exists or null if it does not exist. If you pass in null for the setXXX method then it will clear the value.

Version:

$Revision: 1.12 $

Author:

Ben Litchfield, Gerardo Ortiz

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

PDDocumentInformation()
Default Constructor.

PDDocumentInformation(COSDictionary dic)
Constructor that is used for a preexisting dictionary.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`PDDocumentInformation()` Default Constructor.
`PDDocumentInformation(COSDictionary dic)` Constructor that is used for a preexisting dictionary.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getAuthor()` This will get the author of the document.
`COSBase`	`getCOSObject()` Convert this standard java object to a COS object.
`Calendar`	`getCreationDate()` This will get the creation date of the document.
`String`	`getCreator()` This will get the creator of the document.
`String`	`getCustomMetadataValue(String fieldName)` This will get the value of a custom metadata information field for the document.
`COSDictionary`	`getDictionary()` This will get the underlying dictionary that this object wraps.
`String`	`getKeywords()` This will get the keywords of the document.
`Set<String>`	`getMetadataKeys()` This will get the keys of all metadata information fields for the document.
`Calendar`	`getModificationDate()` This will get the modification date of the document.
`String`	`getProducer()` This will get the producer of the document.
`Object`	`getPropertyStringValue(String propertyKey)` Return the properties String value.
`String`	`getSubject()` This will get the subject of the document.
`String`	`getTitle()` This will get the title of the document.
`String`	`getTrapped()` This will get the trapped value for the document.
`void`	`setAuthor(String author)` This will set the author of the document.
`void`	`setCreationDate(Calendar date)` This will set the creation date of the document.
`void`	`setCreator(String creator)` This will set the creator of the document.
`void`	`setCustomMetadataValue(String fieldName, String fieldValue)` Set the custom metadata value.
`void`	`setKeywords(String keywords)` This will set the keywords of the document.
`void`	`setModificationDate(Calendar date)` This will set the modification date of the document.
`void`	`setProducer(String producer)` This will set the producer of the document.
`void`	`setSubject(String subject)` This will set the subject of the document.
`void`	`setTitle(String title)` This will set the title of the document.
`void`	`setTrapped(String value)` This will set the trapped of the document.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PDDocumentInformation
```
public PDDocumentInformation()
```
    Default Constructor.
  - PDDocumentInformation
```
public PDDocumentInformation(COSDictionary dic)
```
    Constructor that is used for a preexisting dictionary.
    
    Parameters:
    dic - The underlying dictionary.
- Method Detail
  - getDictionary
```
public COSDictionary getDictionary()
```
    This will get the underlying dictionary that this object wraps.
    
    Returns:
    The underlying info dictionary.
  - getCOSObject
```
public COSBase getCOSObject()
```
    Convert this standard java object to a COS object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable
    
    Returns:
    The cos object that matches this Java object.
  - getPropertyStringValue
```
public Object getPropertyStringValue(String propertyKey)
```
    Return the properties String value.
    Allows to retrieve the low level date for validation purposes.
    
    Parameters:
    propertyKey - the dictionaries key
    
    Returns:
    the properties value
  - getTitle
```
public String getTitle()
```
    This will get the title of the document. This will return null if no title exists.
    
    Returns:
    The title of the document.
  - setTitle
```
public void setTitle(String title)
```
    This will set the title of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    title - The new title for the document.
  - getAuthor
```
public String getAuthor()
```
    This will get the author of the document. This will return null if no author exists.
    
    Returns:
    The author of the document.
  - setAuthor
```
public void setAuthor(String author)
```
    This will set the author of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    author - The new author for the document.
  - getSubject
```
public String getSubject()
```
    This will get the subject of the document. This will return null if no subject exists.
    
    Returns:
    The subject of the document.
  - setSubject
```
public void setSubject(String subject)
```
    This will set the subject of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    subject - The new subject for the document.
  - getKeywords
```
public String getKeywords()
```
    This will get the keywords of the document. This will return null if no keywords exists.
    
    Returns:
    The keywords of the document.
  - setKeywords
```
public void setKeywords(String keywords)
```
    This will set the keywords of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    keywords - The new keywords for the document.
  - getCreator
```
public String getCreator()
```
    This will get the creator of the document. This will return null if no creator exists.
    
    Returns:
    The creator of the document.
  - setCreator
```
public void setCreator(String creator)
```
    This will set the creator of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    creator - The new creator for the document.
  - getProducer
```
public String getProducer()
```
    This will get the producer of the document. This will return null if no producer exists.
    
    Returns:
    The producer of the document.
  - setProducer
```
public void setProducer(String producer)
```
    This will set the producer of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    producer - The new producer for the document.
  - getCreationDate
```
public Calendar getCreationDate()
                         throws IOException
```
    This will get the creation date of the document. This will return null if no creation date exists.
    
    Returns:
    The creation date of the document.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If there is an error creating the date.
  - setCreationDate
```
public void setCreationDate(Calendar date)
```
    This will set the creation date of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    date - The new creation date for the document.
  - getModificationDate
```
public Calendar getModificationDate()
                             throws IOException
```
    This will get the modification date of the document. This will return null if no modification date exists.
    
    Returns:
    The modification date of the document.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - If there is an error creating the date.
  - setModificationDate
```
public void setModificationDate(Calendar date)
```
    This will set the modification date of the document.
    
    Parameters:
    date - The new modification date for the document.
  - getTrapped
```
public String getTrapped()
```
    This will get the trapped value for the document. This will return null if one is not found.
    
    Returns:
    The trapped value for the document.
  - getMetadataKeys
```
public Set<String> getMetadataKeys()
```
    This will get the keys of all metadata information fields for the document.
    
    Returns:
    all metadata key strings.
    Since:
    
    Apache PDFBox 1.3.0
  - getCustomMetadataValue
```
public String getCustomMetadataValue(String fieldName)
```
    This will get the value of a custom metadata information field for the document. This will return null if one is not found.
    
    Parameters:
    fieldName - Name of custom metadata field from pdf document.
    
    Returns:
    String Value of metadata field
  - setCustomMetadataValue
```
public void setCustomMetadataValue(String fieldName,
                          String fieldValue)
```
    Set the custom metadata value.
    
    Parameters:
    fieldName - The name of the custom metadata field.
    fieldValue - The value to the custom metadata field.
  - setTrapped
```
public void setTrapped(String value)
```
    This will set the trapped of the document. This will be 'True', 'False', or 'Unknown'.
    
    Parameters:
    value - The new trapped value for the document.

Class PDDocumentInformation

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

PDDocumentInformation

PDDocumentInformation

Method Detail

getDictionary

getCOSObject

getPropertyStringValue

getTitle

setTitle

getAuthor

setAuthor

getSubject

setSubject

getKeywords

setKeywords

getCreator

setCreator

getProducer

setProducer

getCreationDate

setCreationDate

getModificationDate

setModificationDate

getTrapped

getMetadataKeys

getCustomMetadataValue

setCustomMetadataValue

setTrapped