Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.crypto.AESCipherCBCnoPad the AES-CBC cipher is a low-level cryptographic primitive that requires careful understanding to use it safely. This class is only a thin wrapper and is not intended for general use. Instead, use API provided by cryptography libraries directly or rely on high-level PDF encryption functionality.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.DocumentInfoHelper functionality moved to pdfDocument.

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.WriterProperties.addPdfAXmpMetadata in favor of WriterProperties.conformance
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.WriterProperties.addPdfUaXmpMetadata in favor of WriterProperties.conformance
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.layer.PdfLayer.children
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument.documentInfoHelper
com.itextpdf.kernel.logs.KernelLogMessageConstant.DUPLICATE_ENTRIES_IN_ORDER_ARRAY_REMOVED
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfSimpleFont.fontEncoding
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.layer.PdfLayer.parent
com.itextpdf.kernel.exceptions.KernelExceptionMessageConstant.UNABLE_TO_ADD_SECOND_PARENT_LAYER
com.itextpdf.kernel.exceptions.KernelExceptionMessageConstant.UNABLE_TO_REMOVE_DUPLICATE_LAYER
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfType0Font.usedGlyphs

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.colorspace.PdfColorSpace.getName() in favour of PdfColorSpace.getColorspaceName()
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.colorspace.PdfSpecialCs.Separation.getName() in favour of PdfSpecialCs.Separation.getSeparationColorName()
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfConformance.isPdfAOrUa() Use PdfConformance.conformsToAny() instead, which also checks for Well Tagged PDF conformance.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.DocumentProperties.registerDependency(Class<?>, Object) in favor of DocumentProperties.registerDependency(Class, Supplier)
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfConformance.setConformanceToXmp(XMPMeta, PdfConformance) Use PdfConformance.setConformanceToXmp(XMPMeta) method of PdfConformance instance instead.

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.layer.PdfLayer(PdfDictionary) PdfLayer shall not be created from PdfDictionary, since some of the properties are not part of that dictionary. Instead, already existing layers shall be accessed through PdfOCProperties.getLayers().