Functions

Setup & configuration

• pdfInitLibrary: Initialize the library.
• pdfCloseLibrary: Free all resources allocated by pdfInitLibrary.
• pdfLibraryVersion: Retrieve the library version number.
• pdfSetConfig: Process a configuration command.

Opening & closing PDF files

• pdfLoadFile: Load a PDF file from disk.
• pdfLoadFileW: Load a PDF file from disk with a Unicode file name.
• pdfLoadFileWithPassword: Load a PDF file from disk, with a password.
• pdfLoadFileWithPasswordW: Load a PDF file from disk with a Unicode file name, with a password.
• pdfLoadMem: Load a PDF file from a memory buffer.
• pdfLoadMemWithPassword: Load a PDF file from a memory buffer, with a password.
• pdfFree: Free all memory associated with a PDF handle.

PDF file information

• pdfGetNumPages: Get the number of pages.
• pdfGetPageWidth: Get the width of the specified page.
• pdfGetPageHeight: Get the height of the specified page.
• pdfGetPageBoxXMax: Get the maximum x coordinate of the specified page box.
• pdfGetPageBoxXMin: Get the minimum x coordinate of the specified page box.
• pdfGetPageBoxYMax: Get the maximum y coordinate of the specified page box.
• pdfGetPageBoxYMin: Get the minimum y coordinate of the specified page box.
• pdfGetPageRotation: Get the default rotation for the specified page.
• pdfGetPageUserUnit: Get the UserUnit scaling factor for the specified page.
• pdfGetFormType2: Get the type of form in the PDF file.
• pdfOkToExtractText: Check to see if the PDF file allows text extraction.
• pdfOkToPrint: Check to see if the PDF file allows printing.
• pdfOkToChange: Check to see if the PDF file allows changing.
• pdfOkToAddNotes: Check to see if the PDF file allows adding notes.
• pdfFileIsDamaged: Check to see if the PDF file is damaged.
• pdfGetViewerPreference: Return an entry from the ViewerPreferences dictionary.

Image information

• pdfGetImages: Scan the images on a page.
• pdfGetNumImages: Get the number of images on a page.
• pdfGetImageInfo: Get information about an image.
• pdfGetImageMatrix: Get an image matrix.
• pdfGetImageCompression: Get the compression filter used on an image.
• pdfGetImageNumComponents: Get the number of components per pixel for an image.
• pdfGetImageBitsPerComponent: Get the number of bits per component for an image.
• pdfGetImageDecodeRange: Get the decode range for an image color component.

Color spaces

• pdfGetNumColorSpaces: Get the number of PDF color space types.
• pdfGetColorSpaceName: Get the name of a PDF color space type.

Extracting images

• pdfGetImageBitmap: Get an in-memory bitmap for an image.
• pdfSaveImageAsPBM: Save an image as a PBM file.
• pdfSaveImageAsPGM: Save an image as a PGM file.
• pdfSaveImageAsPPM: Save an image as a PPM file.
• pdfSaveImageAsBMP: Save an image as a BMP file.

Layers

• pdfGetNumLayers: Get the number of layers.
• pdfGetLayer: Get a layer handle.
• pdfGetLayerName: Get the name of a layer.
• pdfGetLayerVisibility: Get the visibility state of a layer.
• pdfSetLayerVisibility: Set the visibility state of a layer.
• pdfGetLayerViewState: Get the suggested state of a layer for viewing mode.
• pdfGetLayerPrintState: Get the suggested state of a layer for printing mode.
• pdfGetLayerOrderRoot: Get the root of the layer display order tree.
• pdfGetLayerOrderIsName: Check to see if a layer display order node is a name.
• pdfGetLayerOrderName: Get the name of a layer display order node.
• pdfGetLayerOrderLayer: Get the layer associated with a layer display order node.
• pdfGetLayerOrderNumChildren: Get the number of children attached to a layer display order node.
• pdfGetLayerOrderChild: Get a child of a layer display order node.

Embedded files

• pdfGetNumEmbeddedFiles: Get the number of embedded files.
• pdfGetEmbeddedFileName: Get the name of an embedded file.
• pdfSaveEmbeddedFile: Save an embedded file.
• pdfSaveEmbeddedFileW: Save an embedded file with a Unicode file name.
• pdfGetEmbeddedFileMem: Get an embedded file in a memory buffer.

Miscellaneous

• pdfSetErrorCbk: Provide a function to be called whenever an error is reported.
• pdfSetTextEncoding: Set the encoding to use for text output.
• pdfFreeMemory: Free memory allocated by the library.