Class: Convert

Core.PDFNet. Convert


new Convert()

Converter is a utility class used to convert documents and files to PDF. Conversion of XPS, EMF and image files to PDF documents is performed internally. Other document formats are converted via native application and printing.

Classes

CADConvertOptions
ConversionOptions
EPUBOutputOptions
HTMLOutputOptions
OfficeToPDFOptions
SVGOutputOptions
TiffOutputOptions
XODOutputOptions
XPSOutputCommonOptions
XPSOutputOptions

Members


<static> AnnotationOutputFlag

Properties:
Name Type Description
e_internal_xfdf number include the annotation file in the XOD output. This is the default option
e_external_xfdf number output the annotation file externally to the same output path with extension .xfdf. This is not available when using streaming conversion
e_flatten number flatten all annotations that are not link annotations

<static> FlattenFlag

Properties:
Name Type Description
e_off number Disable flattening and convert all content as is.
e_simple number Feature reduce PDF to a simple two layer representation consisting of a single background RGB image and a simple top text layer.
e_fast number Feature reduce PDF while trying to preserve some complex PDF features (such as vector figures, transparency, shadings, blend modes, Type3 fonts etc.) for pages that are already fast to render. This option can also result in smaller & faster files compared to e_simple, but the pages may have more complex structure.
e_high_quality number Preserve vector content where possible. In particular only feature reduce PDF files containing overprint or very complex vector content. Currently this option can only be used with XODOutputOptions.

<static> FlattenThresholdFlag

Properties:
Name Type Description
e_very_strict number Render (flatten) any text that is clipped or occluded.
e_strict number Render text that are marginally clipped or occluded.
e_default number Render text that are somewhat clipped or occluded.
e_keep_most number Only render text that are seriously clipped or occluded.
e_keep_all number Only render text that are completely occluded, or used as a clipping path.

<static> OverprintPreviewMode

Properties:
Name Type Description
e_op_off number
e_op_on number
e_op_pdfx_on number

<static> PrinterMode

Properties:
Name Type Description
e_auto number
e_interop_only number
e_printer_only number
e_prefer_builtin_converter number

Methods


<static> createCADConvertOptions()

Method to create a CADConvertOptions object
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.CADConvertOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.CADConvertOptions>

<static> createEPUBOutputOptions()

Method to create an EPUBOutputOptions object
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.EPUBOutputOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.EPUBOutputOptions>

<static> createHTMLOutputOptions()

Method to create an HTMLOutputOptions object
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.HTMLOutputOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.HTMLOutputOptions>

<static> createOfficeToPDFOptions( [json])

Method to create an OfficeToPDFOptions object
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
json string <optional>
options in JSON format.
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.OfficeToPDFOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.OfficeToPDFOptions>

<static> createReflow(in_page, json_zones)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
in_page Core.PDFNet.Page
json_zones string
Returns:
A promise that resolves to an object of type: "PDFNet.Reflow"
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Reflow>

<static> createSVGOutputOptions()

Method to create an SVGOutputOptions object
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.SVGOutputOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.SVGOutputOptions>

<static> createTiffOutputOptions()

Method to create an TiffOutputOptions object
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.TiffOutputOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.TiffOutputOptions>

<static> createXODOutputOptions()

Method to create an XODOutputOptions object
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.XODOutputOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.XODOutputOptions>

<static> createXPSOutputOptions()

Method to create an XPSOutputOptions object
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a PDFNet.Convert.XPSOutputOptions.
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Convert.XPSOutputOptions>

<static> fileToTiffWithBuffer(fileData, fileType [, options])

Convert a file in a buffer to multipage TIFF
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
fileData ArrayBuffer | Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray buffer containing the file to convert to multipage TIFF
fileType string the filename extension of the file.
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.TiffOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion options
Returns:
A promise that resolves to the TIFF file in an buffer
Type
Promise.<Uint8Array>

<static> fileToTiffWithFilterWithBuffer(in_filename [, options])

convert a file to multipage TIFF and write to the provided filter
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
in_filename ArrayBuffer | Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray the file to convert to multipage TIFF
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.TiffOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion options
See:
  • TiffOutputOptions
Returns:
A promise that resolves to an object of type: "PDFNet.Filter"
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Filter>

<static> fileToXodWithBuffer(fileData, fileType [, options])

Convert the input file to XOD format and save to a buffer
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
fileData ArrayBuffer | Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray the file to convert to XOD
fileType string the filename extension of the file.
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.XODOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion options
Returns:
A promise that resolves to the XOD file in a buffer Note: Requires the Convert::Printer class for all file formats that ToPdf also requires.
Type
Promise.<Uint8Array>

<static> fileToXpsWithBuffer(fileData, fileType [, options])

Convert the input file to XPS format and save to a buffer
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
fileData ArrayBuffer | Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray the file to convert to XPS
fileType string the filename extension of the file.
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.XPSOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion options
Returns:
A promise that resolves to the XPS file in a buffer Note: Requires the Convert::Printer class for all file formats that ToPdf also requires.
Type
Promise.<Uint8Array>

<static> fromTextWithBuffer(in_pdfdoc, fileData [, options])

Convert the specified plain text file contained in a buffer to PDF and append converted pages to the specified PDF document.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDFDoc to append to
fileData ArrayBuffer | Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray the buffer containing the plain text document to convert
options Core.PDFNet.Obj <optional>
the conversion options. The available options are: | Option Name | Type | Note | |-------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------| | BytesPerBite | Integer | In bytes. Use for streaming conversion only. | | FontFace | String | Set the font face used for the conversion. | | FontSize | Integer | Set the font size used for the conversion. | | LineHeightMultiplier | Double | Set the line height multiplier used for the conversion. | | MarginBottom | Double | In inches. Set the bottom margin of the page. | | MarginLeft | Double | In inches. Set the left margin of the page. | | MarginRight | Double | In inches. Set the right margin of the page. | | MarginTop | Double | In inches. Set the top margin of the page. | | PageHeight | Double | In inches. Set the page height. | | PageWidth | Double | In inches. Set the page width. | | UseSourceCodeFormatting | Boolean | Set whether to use mono font for the conversion. |
Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

<static> fromTiff(in_pdfdoc, in_data)

convert the specified TIFF filter to PDF and append converted pages to the specified PDF document.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDFDoc to append to
in_data Core.PDFNet.Filter the source TIFF data.
Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

<static> fromXpsMem(in_pdfdoc, buf)

convert the specified XPS document contained in memory to PDF and append converted pages to the specified PDF document.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDFDoc to append to
buf ArrayBuffer | Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray the buffer containing the xps document
Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

<static> office2PDF(input, options)

Convert the an office document (in .docx, .xlsx, pptx, or .doc format) to pdf.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
input string | ArrayBuffer Either a url from which to download the file or an ArrayBuffer containing the file data.
options object An object containing conversion options
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a "PDFDoc".
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc>

<static> officeToPdfWithFilter(in_pdfdoc, in_stream [, options])

convert the an office document (in .docx, .xlsx, pptx, or .doc format) to pdf and append to the specified PDF document. This conversion is performed entirely within PDFNet, and does not rely on Word interop or any other external functionality. Note: Font requirements: on some systems you may need to specify extra font resources to aid in conversion. Please see http://www.pdftron.com/kb_fonts_and_builtin_office_conversion
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the conversion result will be appended to this pdf.
in_stream Core.PDFNet.Filter the source document data.
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.ConversionOptions <optional>
the conversion options
See:
  • ConversionOptions
  • StreamingPDFConversion() if you would like more control over the conversion process
Throws:
PDFNetException
Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

<static> pageToHtml(page)

Convert a page to HTML and return a string of the html
Parameters:
Name Type Description
page Core.PDFNet.Page the page to convert to HTML
Returns:
A promise that resolves to a string containing the page's html
Type
Promise.<string>

<static> pageToHtmlZoned(page, json_zones)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
page Core.PDFNet.Page
json_zones string
Returns:
A promise that resolves to an object of type: "string"
Type
Promise.<string>

<static> toPdfWithBuffer(in_pdfdoc, fileData, fileType)

Convert the file or document to PDF and append to the specified PDF document
Parameters:
Name Type Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDFDoc to append the converted document to. The PDFDoc can then be converted to XPS, EMF or SVG using the other functions in this class.
fileData ArrayBuffer | Int8Array | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray the buffer containing the document to be converted to pdf
fileType string the filename extension of the document. Note: Internally formats include BMP, EMF, JPEG, PNG, TIF, XPS. Note: Formats that require external applications for conversion use the Convert::Printer class and the PDFNet printer to be installed. This is only supported on Windows platforms. Document formats in this category include RTF(MS Word or Wordpad), TXT (Notepad or Wordpad), DOC and DOCX (MS Word), PPT and PPTX (MS PowerPoint), XLS and XLSX (MS Excel), OpenOffice documents, HTML and MHT (Internet Explorer), PUB (MS Publisher), MSG (MS Outlook).
Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

<static> toTiffBuffer(in_pdfdoc [, options])

Convert the PDF to multipage TIFF
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDF doc to convert to multipage
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.TiffOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion options
Returns:
A promise that resolves to the TIFF file in an buffer
Type
Promise.<Uint8Array>

<static> toTiffWithFilter(in_pdfdoc [, options])

convert the PDF to multipage TIFF and write to the provided filter
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDF doc to convert to multipage TIFF
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.TiffOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion options
See:
  • TiffOutputOptions
Returns:
A promise that resolves to an object of type: "PDFNet.Filter"
Type
Promise.<Core.PDFNet.Filter>

<static> toXodBuffer(in_pdfdoc [, options])

Convert the input file to XOD format and save to a buffer
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDFDoc to convert to XOD
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.XODOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion options
Returns:
A promise that resolves to the XOD file in a buffer
Type
Promise.<Uint8Array>

<static> toXpsBuffer(in_pdfdoc [, options])

Convert the PDFDoc to XPS and save to a buffer
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
in_pdfdoc Core.PDFNet.PDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.SDFDoc | Core.PDFNet.FDFDoc the PDFDoc to convert to XPS
options Core.PDFNet.Obj | Core.PDFNet.Convert.XPSOutputOptions <optional>
the conversion
Returns:
A promise that resolves to the XPS file in a buffer
Type
Promise.<Uint8Array>