Deprecated List (iText, a Free Java-PDF library 5.5.6 API)

Deprecated Interfaces
Interface	Description
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLTagProcessor	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.ImageProcessor	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.ImageProvider	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.LinkProcessor	since 5.5.2

Deprecated Classes
Class	Description
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.CellWrapper	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.ChainedProperties	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.DublinCoreSchema
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.ElementFactory	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.HtmlEncoder	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLTagProcessors	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.HtmlTags	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.HtmlUtilities	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker	since 5.5.2; please switch to XML Worker instead (this is a separate project)
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.ImageStore	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.LangAlt
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfCopyFields
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfCopyForms	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.PdfSchema
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.StyleSheet	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.TableWrapper	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.html.WebColors	since 5.5.2
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpArray
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpBasicSchema
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpMMSchema
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpReader
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpSchema

Deprecated Fields
Field	Description
com.itextpdf.text.PageSize.A4_LANDSCAPE
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowAssembly	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_ASSEMBLY` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowCopy	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_COPY` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowDegradedPrinting	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_DEGRADED_PRINTING` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowFillIn	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_FILL_IN` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowModifyAnnotations	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_MODIFY_ANNOTATIONS` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowModifyContents	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_MODIFY_CONTENTS` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowPrinting	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_PRINTING` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.AllowScreenReaders	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.ALLOW_SCREENREADERS` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.PageSize.LEGAL_LANDSCAPE
com.itextpdf.text.PageSize.LETTER_LANDSCAPE
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.STRENGTH128BITS	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.STANDARD_ENCRYPTION_128` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.STRENGTH40BITS	As of iText 2.0.7, use `PdfWriter.STANDARD_ENCRYPTION_40` instead. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0

Deprecated Methods
Method	Description
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.addImage(Image, AffineTransform)	use com.itextpdf.text.geom.AffineTransform as parameter
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpWriter.addRdfDescription(XmpSchema)
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpWriter.addRdfDescription(String, String)
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.addTemplate(PdfTemplate, AffineTransform)	use com.itextpdf.text.geom.AffineTransform as parameter
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.concatCTM(AffineTransform)	use com.itextpdf.text.geom.AffineTransform as parameter
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createGraphics(float, float)	use the constructor in PdfGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createGraphics(float, float, boolean, float)	use the constructor in PdfGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createGraphics(float, float, FontMapper)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createGraphics(float, float, FontMapper, boolean, float)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createGraphicsShapes(float, float)	use the constructor in PdfGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createGraphicsShapes(float, float, boolean, float)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createPrinterGraphics(float, float, boolean, float, PrinterJob)	use the constructor in PdfGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createPrinterGraphics(float, float, FontMapper, boolean, float, PrinterJob)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createPrinterGraphics(float, float, FontMapper, PrinterJob)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createPrinterGraphics(float, float, PrinterJob)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createPrinterGraphicsShapes(float, float, boolean, float, PrinterJob)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.createPrinterGraphicsShapes(float, float, PrinterJob)	use the constructor in PdfPrinterGraphics2D
com.itextpdf.text.Chunk.createTabspace()
com.itextpdf.text.Chunk.createTabspace(float)
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.CMapAwareDocumentFont.encode(byte[], int, int)	method name is not indicative of what it does. Use `decode` instead.
com.itextpdf.text.xml.xmp.XmpSchema.escape(String)	use XMLUtil.escapeXml(String s, boolean onlyASCII) instead.
com.itextpdf.text.xml.simpleparser.SimpleXMLParser.escapeXML(String, boolean)	moved to `XMLUtil.escapeXML(String, boolean)`, left here for the sake of backwards compatibility
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfArray.getArrayList()
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray.getByteSource()
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.getInterfaceProps()	use getProviders() instead
com.itextpdf.text.Utilities.getKeySet(Hashtable<K, V>)
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSpotColor.getSpotObject(PdfWriter)
com.itextpdf.text.ListLabel.getTagLabelContent()
com.itextpdf.text.Chunk.isTabspace()
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray.reOpen()
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance.setAcro6Layers(boolean)	Adobe no longer supports Adobe Acrobat / Reader versions older than 9
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.setEncryption(boolean, String, String, int)	As of iText 2.0.3, replaced by (@link #setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, int)}. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, boolean)	As of iText 2.0.3, replaced by (@link #setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, int)}. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter.setEncryption(int, String, String, int)	As of iText 2.0.3, replaced by (@link #setEncryption(byte[], byte[], int, int)}. Scheduled for removal at or after 2.2.0
com.itextpdf.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker.setInterfaceProps(HashMap<String, Object>)	use setProviders() instead
com.itextpdf.text.ListLabel.setTagLabelContent(boolean)
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.setTextMatrix(AffineTransform)	use com.itextpdf.text.geom.AffineTransform as parameter
com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph.spacingAfter()	As of iText 2.1.5, replaced by `Paragraph.getSpacingAfter()`, scheduled for removal at 2.3.0
com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph.spacingBefore()	As of iText 2.1.5, replaced by `Paragraph.getSpacingBefore()`, scheduled for removal at 2.3.0
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte.transform(AffineTransform)	use com.itextpdf.text.geom.AffineTransform as parameter

Deprecated Constructors
Constructor	Description
com.itextpdf.text.Chunk(DrawInterface, float)
com.itextpdf.text.Chunk(DrawInterface, float, boolean)
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray(byte[])	use `RandomAccessSourceFactory.createSource(byte[])` and `RandomAccessFileOrArray(RandomAccessSource)` instead
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray(RandomAccessFileOrArray)	use `RandomAccessFileOrArray.createView()` instead
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray(InputStream)	use `RandomAccessSourceFactory.createSource(InputStream)` and `RandomAccessFileOrArray(RandomAccessSource)` instead
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray(String)	use `RandomAccessFileOrArray(RandomAccessSource)` instead
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray(String, boolean, boolean)	use `RandomAccessSourceFactory.createBestSource(String)` and `RandomAccessFileOrArray(RandomAccessSource)` instead
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.RandomAccessFileOrArray(URL)	use `RandomAccessSourceFactory.createSource(URL)` and `RandomAccessFileOrArray(RandomAccessSource)` instead

Deprecated API

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