Package org.apache.pdfbox

Class Overlay

java.lang.Object
org.apache.pdfbox.Overlay
public class Overlay extends Object
Overlay on document with another one.
e.g. Overlay an invoice with your company layout

How it (should) work:
If the document has 10 pages, and the layout 2 the following is the result:
 Document: 1234567890
 Layout  : 1212121212

Version:
$Revision: 1.7 $
Author:
Mario Ivankovits (mario@ops.co.at), Ben Litchfield

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • Overlay

      public Overlay()

  • Method Details

    • main

      public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, COSVisitorException
      This will overlay a document and write out the results.

      usage: java org.apache.pdfbox.Overlay <overlay.pdf> <document.pdf> <result.pdf>
      Parameters:
      args - The command line arguments.
      Throws:
      IOException - If there is an error reading/writing the document.
      COSVisitorException - If there is an error writing the document.

    • overlay

      public PDDocument overlay(PDDocument overlay, PDDocument destination) throws IOException
      This will overlay two documents onto each other. The overlay document is repeatedly overlayed onto the destination document for every page in the destination.
      Parameters:
      overlay - The document to copy onto the destination
      destination - The file that the overlay should be placed on.
      Returns:
      The destination pdf, same as argument passed in.
      Throws:
      IOException - If there is an error accessing data.