Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowAssembly As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_ASSEMBLY instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowCopy As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_COPY instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowDegradedPrinting As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_DEGRADED_PRINTING instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowFillIn As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_FILL_IN instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowModifyAnnotations As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_MODIFY_ANNOTATIONS instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowModifyContents As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_MODIFY_CONTENTS instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowPrinting As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_PRINTING instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowScreenReaders As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.ALLOW_SCREENREADERS instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.ChainedProperties.chain
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPKCS7.X509Name.DefaultSymbols
com.lowagie.text.xml.simpleparser.EntitiesToSymbol.map use the getter (EntitiesToSymbol.getMap()) instead of accessing this field directly
com.lowagie.text.xml.simpleparser.EntitiesToUnicode.map use the getter (EntitiesToUnicode.getMap()) instead of accessing this field directly
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.Item.merged (will remove ' public ' in the future)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.Item.page (will remove ' public ' in the future)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.STRENGTH128BITS As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.STANDARD_ENCRYPTION_128 instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.STRENGTH40BITS As of iText 2.0.7, use PdfWriter.STANDARD_ENCRYPTION_40 instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.Item.tabOrder (will remove ' public ' in the future)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPKCS7.X509Name.values
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.Item.values (will remove ' public ' in the future)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.Item.widgetRefs (will remove ' public ' in the future)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.Item.widgets (will remove ' public ' in the future)

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
com.lowagie.text.pdf.BidiLine.addChunks(ArrayList) use BidiLine.addChunks(List), since 1.2.22
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.IncTable.addCols(ArrayList)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfAcroForm.addFieldTemplates(HashMap) use PdfAcroForm.addFieldTemplates(Map)
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.ChainedProperties.addToChain(String, HashMap) use ChainedProperties.addToChain(String, HashMap)
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.StyleSheet.applyStyle(String, HashMap) please use #applyStyle(String tag, Map<String, String> props) this method will be removed in 2.0
com.lowagie.text.Annotation.attributes() use Annotation.getAttributes()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseField.breakLines(ArrayList, BaseFont, float, float)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.CMapAwareDocumentFont.encode(byte[], int, int) method name is not indicative of what it does. Use decode instead.
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.AcroFieldsSearch.getAcroShort2LongName()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfArray.getArrayList() Please use getElements() instead.
com.lowagie.text.Chunk.getAttributes() use Chunk.getChunkAttributes()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.getBlankSignatureNames() use AcroFields.getFieldNamesWithBlankSignatures()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark.getBookmark(PdfReader) use SimpleBookmark.getBookmarkList(PdfReader)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.RadioCheckField.getCheckField() use RadioCheckField.getFullField() instead
com.lowagie.text.Table.getDefaultLayout() As of iText 2.0.7, replaced by Table.getDefaultCell(), scheduled for removal at 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPKCS7.X509Name.getFieldArray(String) use PdfPKCS7.X509Name.getFieldsByName(String)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.getFieldCache() use AcroFields.getFieldCacheMap()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.FdfReader.getFields() use FdfReader.getAllFields()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfPKCS7.X509Name.getFields() use PdfPKCS7.X509Name.getAllFields()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfdfReader.getFields() use XfdfReader.getAllFields()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.getFields() use AcroFields.getAllFields()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.FieldReader.getFields()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseField.getHardBreaks(String) use BaseField.getAllHardBreaks(String)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.getInverseSearch() use XfaForm.Xml2Som.getInverseSearchData()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfFormField.getKids() use PdfFormField.getKidFields()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper.getMoreInfo() use PdfStamper.getInfoDictionary()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.getName2Node() use XfaForm.Xml2Som.getNodesByName()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.getOrder() use XfaForm.Xml2Som.getNamesOrder()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.RadioCheckField.getRadioField() use RadioCheckField.getKidField() instead
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.IncTable.getRows() use IncTable.getTableRows()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.getSignatureNames() user AcroFields.getSignedFieldNames()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.getSubstitutionFonts() use AcroFields.getAllSubstitutionFonts()
com.lowagie.text.pdf.TextField.getSubstitutionFonts() use TextField.getSubstitutionFontList()
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.FactoryProperties.insertStyle(HashMap) use FactoryProperties.insertStyle(Map) instead. (since 1.2.22)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.inverseSearchAdd(HashMap, XfaForm.Stack2, String) use XfaForm.Xml2Som.addSomNameToSearchNodeChain(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.InverseStore>, com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Stack2, java.lang.String)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.inverseSearchGlobal(ArrayList) use XfaForm.Xml2Som.inverseSearch(List)
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.parseToList(Reader, StyleSheet, HashMap) use HTMLWorker.parseToList(Reader, StyleSheet, Map) since 1.2.22
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.AcroFieldsSearch.setAcroShort2LongName(HashMap)
com.lowagie.text.Table.setAlignment(int) Setting alignment through unconstrained types is non-obvious and error-prone, use Table.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment) instead
com.lowagie.text.Table.setAlignment(String) Setting alignment through unconstrained types is non-obvious and error-prone, use Table.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment) instead
com.lowagie.text.Chunk.setAttributes(HashMap) use Chunk.setChunkAttributes(Map)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.TextField.setChoiceSelections(ArrayList) use TextField.setChoiceSelections(List)
com.lowagie.text.Table.setDefaultLayout(Cell) As of iText 2.0.7, replaced by Table.setDefaultCell(Cell), scheduled for removal at 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.setEncryption(boolean, String, String, int) As of iText 2.0.3, replaced by (@link #setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, int)}. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, boolean) As of iText 2.0.3, replaced by (@link #setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, int)}. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter.setEncryption(int, String, String, int) As of iText 2.0.3, replaced by (@link #setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, int)}. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.setFieldCache(Map) use AcroFields.setFieldCacheMap(Map)
com.lowagie.text.Row.setHorizontalAlignment(int) Setting alignment through unconstrained types is non-obvious and error-prone, use Row.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment) instead
com.lowagie.text.Cell.setHorizontalAlignment(int) Setting alignment through unconstrained types is non-obvious and error-prone, use Cell.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment) instead
com.lowagie.text.Cell.setHorizontalAlignment(String) Setting alignment through unconstrained types is non-obvious and error-prone, use Cell.setHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment) instead
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.setInterfaceProps(HashMap) use HTMLWorker.setInterfaceProps(Map) since 1.2.22
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.setInverseSearch(Map<String, XfaForm.InverseStore>) use XfaForm.Xml2Som.setInverseSearchData(Map)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfStamper.setMoreInfo(HashMap) use PdfStamper.setInfoDictionary(Map)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.setName2Node(HashMap) use XfaForm.Xml2Som.setNodesByName(Map)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfaForm.Xml2Som.setOrder(ArrayList) use XfaForm.Xml2Som.setNamesOrder(List)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.AcroFields.setSubstitutionFonts(ArrayList) use AcroFields.setAllSubstitutionFonts(List)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.TextField.setSubstitutionFonts(List<BaseFont>) use TextField.setSubstitutionFontList(List)
com.lowagie.text.Cell.setVerticalAlignment(int) Setting alignment through unconstrained types is non-obvious and error-prone, use Cell.setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment) instead
com.lowagie.text.Cell.setVerticalAlignment(String) Setting alignment through unconstrained types is non-obvious and error-prone, use Cell.setVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment) instead
com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark.shiftPageNumbers(List, int, int[]) use SimpleBookmark.shiftPageNumbersInRange(List, int, int[])
com.lowagie.text.Paragraph.spacingAfter() As of iText 2.1.5, replaced by Paragraph.getSpacingAfter(), scheduled for removal at 2.3.0
com.lowagie.text.Paragraph.spacingBefore() As of iText 2.1.5, replaced by Paragraph.getSpacingBefore(), scheduled for removal at 2.3.0
com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleBookmark.startElement(String, HashMap) user SimpleBookmark.startElement(String, Map)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.XfdfReader.startElement(String, HashMap)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.SimpleNamedDestination.startElement(String, HashMap)
com.lowagie.text.pdf.hyphenation.SimplePatternParser.startElement(String, HashMap) use SimplePatternParser.startElement(String, Map)
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.startElement(String, HashMap) use HTMLWorker.startElement(String, Map) } since 1.2.22

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
com.lowagie.text.html.simpleparser.IncTable(HashMap)