Deprecated API

Contents

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

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.log.ICounter will be removed in next major release, please use EventCounter instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.log.ICounterFactory will be removed in next major release, please use IEventCounterFactory instead.

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.log.CounterManager will be removed in next major release, please use EventCounterHandler instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.log.DefaultCounter will be removed in next major release, please use DefaultEventCounter instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.annot.PdfRichMediaAnnotation Remove this class in 7.2. The deprecation relates to the fact that the prototype hasn't been implemented in a full yet and we do not expect the situation to change.
com.itextpdf.kernel.log.SimpleCounterFactory will be removed in next major release, please use SimpleEventCounterFactory instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.log.SystemOutCounter will be removed in the next major release, please use SystemOutEventCounter instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.log.SystemOutCounterFactory will be removed in the next major release, please use SystemOutEventCounterFactory instead.

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.PdfException.CannotSetDataToPdfstreamWhichWasCreatedByInputStream
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument.currentPage Will be removed in iText 7.2
com.itextpdf.kernel.PdfException.FontSizeIsTooSmall
com.itextpdf.kernel.PdfException.NoMaxLenPresent Now we log a warning rather than throw an exception.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.annot.PdfPolyGeomAnnotation.Polygon , use PdfName.Polygon instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.annot.PdfPolyGeomAnnotation.PolyLine , use PdfName.PolyLine instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.PdfException.UnsupportedDefaultColorSpaceName1
com.itextpdf.kernel.PdfException.WrongMediaBoxSize1 in favour of more informative named constant

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfTrueTypeFont.addRangeUni(Set<Integer>) use TrueTypeFont.updateUsedGlyphs(SortedSet, boolean, List)
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfType0Font.addRangeUni(TrueTypeFont, Map<Integer, int[]>, boolean) will be removed in 7.2
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfType0Font.addRangeUni(TrueTypeFont, Set<Integer>) use TrueTypeFont.updateUsedGlyphs(SortedSet, boolean, List) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.canvas.parser.clipper.ClipperBridge.addRectToClipper(IClipper, Point[], IClipper.PolyType) use ClipperBridge.addPolygonToClipper(com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.canvas.parser.clipper.IClipper, com.itextpdf.kernel.geom.Point[], com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.canvas.parser.clipper.IClipper.PolyType) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument.checkIsoConformance(Object, IsoKey, PdfResources) This method will be replaced by checkIsoConformance in 7.2 release
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfFont.compactRanges(List<int[]>) The logic has been moved to TrueTypeFont.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.create(int, PdfName, float, float, float, float, float) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.create(int, PdfName, float, float, float, float, float) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createFit(int) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createFit(int) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createFitB(int) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createFitB(int) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createFitBH(int, float) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createFitBH(int, float) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createFitBV(int, float) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createFitBV(int, float) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createFitH(int, float) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createFitH(int, float) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createFitR(int, float, float, float, float) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createFitR(int, float, float, float, float) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createFitV(int, float) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createFitV(int, float) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.navigation.PdfExplicitDestination.createXYZ(int, float, float, float) Use PdfExplicitRemoteGoToDestination.createXYZ(int, float, float, float) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfType0Font.getCidFontType2(TrueTypeFont, PdfDictionary, String, int[]) use PdfType0Font.getCidFont(PdfDictionary, String, boolean) instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfType0Font.getCidFontType2(TrueTypeFont, PdfDictionary, String, int[][]) will be removed in 7.2
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfDocument.getCounters()
com.itextpdf.kernel.font.PdfType0Font.getToUnicode(Object[]) will be removed in 7.2. Use PdfType0Font.getToUnicode() instead
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.collection.PdfCollection.getView() Will always return null. The return will be changed to PdfName in 7.2. Use getPdfObject().getAsName(PdfName.View), or one of PdfCollection.isViewDetails(), PdfCollection.isViewTile(), PdfCollection.isViewHidden().
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.filters.FlateDecodeFilter.isStrictDecoding() will be removed in 7.2, use FlateDecodeStrictFilter instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.canvas.PdfCanvas.newPath() in favour of endPath(), which does exactly the same thing but is better named
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfResources.setModified(boolean) Please use PdfResources.setModified().
com.itextpdf.kernel.colors.PatternColor.setPattern(PdfPattern) To be removed in iText 7.2. In order to change pattern one shall create a new PatternColor.
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.filters.FlateDecodeFilter.setStrictDecoding(boolean) will be removed in 7.2, use FlateDecodeStrictFilter instead.

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.filters.FlateDecodeFilter(boolean) will be removed in 7.2, use FlateDecodeStrictFilter instead.
com.itextpdf.kernel.Version() Use Version.getInstance() instead. Will be removed in next major release.