How to setup in NetBeans

JPedal is a Java PDF library that allows developers to view, print, rasterize and extract content from PDF files in their own Java applications.

This tutorial will show you how to set up a project and start using JPedal in NetBeans.

Please note: A trial or full copy of the JPedal jar is needed. You can download the trial jar from here.

Step 1 - Download and install NetBeans:

If you haven’t already, go to NetBeans website and download the latest version of NetBeans:

Step 2 - Create a project:

Once installed, open up NetBeans. Go to ‘New project’ then create a Java application with Ant. (This will give you all the basics you need and is great for when starting out with JPedal) Click ‘Next’ and name your project, then click ‘Finish’.

Create a ‘lib’ directory in the project to store dependencies.

Step 3 - Clone the repository:

Go to GitHub repository of our example and click on ‘Code’.

Either:

• Copy the URL under ‘Clone with HTTPS’
  Then in NetBeans, click on ‘Team’ → ‘Git’ → ‘Clone’
  
  And enter the URL

Or

• Click ‘Download ZIP’ and extract the JPedalExamples.java file.

Finally, copy JPedalExamples.java into the ‘src’ folder of the project from Step 2.

Step 4 - Add JPedal dependency (trial or full version):

Now you have a project, find your copy of the JPedal jar file, add it to the ‘lib’ directory.

Right-click on your project and go to ‘properties’. Then go to ‘Libraries’, click the plus symbol and ‘Add JAR/Folder’.

Now go to the lib folder where the JPedal jar is, click on the jar, click ‘Open’, then click ‘OK’.

Step 5 - Start coding:

Now you can go ahead and start editing the coding, start by changing the parameters to fit your purpose. Ensure that you write out the whole input/output paths if not in the same directory:

public static void extractImages() throws PdfException {
    ExtractClippedImages.writeAllClippedImagesToDirs("inputFile.pdf",
          "outputFolder", "png", new String[]{"100", "fixedHeight"});
    }
}

After this, make sure to uncomment the method you’d like to use:

public static void main(String[] args) {
    try {
        pdfToImage();
//      pdfViewer();
//      extractWords();
//      extractImages();
    } catch (final Exception e) {
        e.print.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Now you can build your project and run it!

Want to add more to your project?

Check out the following tutorials for more information to see what JPedal can do for you:

• Convert PDF to an Image
• View PDF in Java
• Print PDF from Java
• Search the Text in PDF
• Extract Text from PDF
• Extract Images from PDF
• Extract Metadata from PDF
• Edit PDF Form Annotations