Package org.jpedal.examples

Class DocumentToPDFConverter

java.lang.Object

org.jpedal.examples.DocumentToPDFConverter

public final class DocumentToPDFConverter
extends Object

Helper class that can be used to convert Office documents to PDF using LibreOffice

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static int	convert(File document, String libreOfficeExecutablePath)	Uses LibreOffice to convert an office document to PDF using the provided LibreOffice executable path.
static int	convert(File document, String libreOfficeExecutablePath, boolean allowOverwrite)	Uses LibreOffice to convert an office document to PDF using the provided LibreOffice executable path.
static boolean	hasConvertibleFileType(File file)	Returns whether the provided file has a convertible file type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

convert

public static int convert(File document,
                          String libreOfficeExecutablePath,
                          boolean allowOverwrite)
                   throws IOException,
                          InterruptedException

Uses LibreOffice to convert an office document to PDF using the provided LibreOffice executable path.

Creates a file with the same name (with .pdf extension) in the same directory as the source file.

If the output file already exists, it will not be overwritten and an IOException will be thrown.

Parameters:

document - Office document to convert to PDF

libreOfficeExecutablePath - Absolute path for the LibreOffice executable to use to convert the document

allowOverwrite - Boolean flag on whether the output file can be overwritten

Returns:

The exit code of the LibreOffice process (usually 0 regardless of success or failure)

Throws:

IOException - If the LibreOffice executable was not found, the document does not exist, the document does not have a valid file extension, or the output file already exists (and allowOverwrite is set to false)

InterruptedException - If the conversion process gets interrupted

convert

public static int convert(File document,
                          String libreOfficeExecutablePath)
                   throws IOException,
                          InterruptedException

Uses LibreOffice to convert an office document to PDF using the provided LibreOffice executable path.

Creates a file with the same name (with .pdf extension) in the same directory as the source file.

If the output file already exists, it will not be overwritten and an IOException will be thrown.

Parameters:

document - Office document to convert to PDF

libreOfficeExecutablePath - Absolute path for the LibreOffice executable to use to convert the document

Returns:

The exit code of the LibreOffice process (usually 0 regardless of success or failure)

Throws:

IOException - If the LibreOffice executable was not found, the document does not exist, the document does not have a valid file extension, or the output file already exists (will not overwrite)

InterruptedException - If the conversion process gets interrupted

hasConvertibleFileType

public static boolean hasConvertibleFileType(File file)

Returns whether the provided file has a convertible file type

Parameters:

file - file to check

Returns:

whether provided file is convertible