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.
• pdfGetPageBounds: Get the bounds of the specified page.
• 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.
• pdfUsesJavaScript: Returns non-zero if the PDF document uses JavaScript.

Color & transparency usage

• pdfCheckPageColorUsage: Analyze a page for color usage.
• pdfGetNumColorSpaces: Get the number of PDF color space types.
• pdfGetColorSpaceName: Get the name of a PDF color space type.
• pdfGetNumColorSpaceObjects: Get the number of objects drawn in a particular color space type.
• pdfCheckPageTransparencyUsage: Analyze a page for transparency usage.

Color management

• pdfEnableColorManagement: Enable or disable color management for one document.
• pdfSetGrayOutputProfile: Set the gray output profile for one document.
• pdfSetRGBOutputProfile: Set the RGB output profile for one document.
• pdfSetCMYKOutputProfile: Set the CMYK output profile for one document.

Generating image files

• pdfWritePageBitmap: Write a page to an image file.
• pdfWritePageBitmap2: Write a page to an image file.
• pdfWriteRegionBitmap: Write a rectangular region to an image file.
• pdfWriteRegionBitmap2: Write a rectangular region to an image file.

Generating in-memory bitmaps

• pdfConvertPageToBitmap: Convert a page to a bitmap in memory.
• pdfConvertPageToBitmap2: Convert a page to a bitmap in memory.
• pdfConvertPageToBitmap3: Convert a page to a bitmap in memory.
• pdfConvertRegionToBitmap: Convert a rectangular region to a bitmap in memory.
• pdfConvertRegionToBitmap2: Convert a rectangular region to a bitmap in memory.
• pdfConvertRegionToBitmap3: Convert a rectangular region to a bitmap in memory.

Image parameters

• pdfResetBitmapParams: Reset all image parameters to their default values.
• pdfSetRotation: Set the image rotation.
• pdfSetEmbedOutputProfile: Control embedding of ICC profile in output image.
• pdfSetJPEGQuality: Set the JPEG quality level.
• pdfSetPNGTransparency: Set PNG transparency support.
• pdfSetTIFFCompression: Set TIFF compression mode.
• pdfSetTIFFBigMode: Enable or disable 'BigTIFF' mode for TIFF output.

DeviceN bitmaps

• pdfConvertPageToDeviceNImage: Convert a page to a DeviceN image.
• pdfConvertPageToDeviceNImageWithAlpha: Convert a page to a DeviceN image with an alpha channel.
• pdfConvertRegionToDeviceNImage: Convert a rectangular region to a DeviceN image.
• pdfConvertRegionToDeviceNImageWithAlpha: Convert a rectangular region to a DeviceN image with an alpha channel.
• pdfGetNumDeviceNChannels: Get number of color channels in DeviceN image.
• pdfGetDeviceNChannelName: Get the name of a DeviceN color channel.
• pdfGetDeviceNChannelCMYK: Get the CMYK color of a DeviceN color channel.
• pdfGetDeviceNBitmap: Get a bitmap for one DeviceN color channel.
• pdfGetDeviceNAlphaBitmap: Get a bitmap for the DeviceN alpha channel.
• pdfResetDeviceNChannelMask: Reset the DeviceN channel mask to all-on.
• pdfSetDeviceNChannelMask: Set or clear one channel in the DeviceN channel mask.
• pdfGetDeviceNChannelMask: Get the DeviceN channel mask for the specified channel.
• pdfRemoveDeviceNChannel: Remove a DeviceN color channel.
• pdfSetDeviceNChannelCMYK: Replace the CMYK value associated with a DeviceN channel.
• pdfGetDeviceNToRGBBitmap: Convert a DeviceN image to RGB.
• pdfWriteDeviceNToRGBBitmap: Convert a DeviceN image to RGB and write to an image file.
• pdfClearDeviceNImage: Free memory used by a DeviceN image.
• pdfLoadMPDeviceNChannels: Get the list of DeviceN color channels used on a page (multi-pass DeviceN API).
• pdfGetNumMPDeviceNChannels: Get the number of DeviceN color channels used on a page (multi-pass DeviceN API).
• pdfGetMPDeviceNChannelName: Get the name of a DeviceN color channel (multi-pass DeviceN API).
• pdfResetMPDeviceNChannelList: Get the name of a DeviceN color channel (multi-pass DeviceN API).
• pdfAddMPDeviceNChannel: Add a DeviceN color channel to the list to be rasterized (multi-pass DeviceN API).

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.
• pdfSetAbortCheckCbk: Set the abort-check callback.
• pdfSetIncrementalUpdateCbk: Set the incremental update callback.
• pdfSetTextEncoding: Set the encoding to use for text output.
• pdfFreeMemory: Free memory allocated by the library.