Read PDF file using iText 5

This example explain about how to read PDF file using iText 5 PDF Library.
To read PDF file we need iText 5 jar. Download iText Jars from iText Website or Maven Repository

Maven Dependency

    com.itextpdf
    itextpdf
    5.5.11

 

ReadPDF.java

package com.javatutorialcorner.itextpdf;

import java.io.IOException;

import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.parser.PdfTextExtractor;

public class ReadPDF {
 public static final String DEST = "C:/JTC/HelloWorld.pdf";

 public static void main(String[] args) {

  PdfReader pdfReader;

  try {

   pdfReader = new PdfReader(DEST);

   int pageCount = pdfReader.getNumberOfPages();
   System.out.println("Page Count : " + pageCount);

   // extract page 1
   String textFromPDF = PdfTextExtractor.getTextFromPage(pdfReader, 1);

   System.out.println(textFromPDF);

   pdfReader.close();

  } catch (IOException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
  }

 }
}

Output
Page Count : 1
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