java based content rendering library

java based content rendering library

the java based content rendering library available are

• PDFRenderer
• ICEpdf
• JPedal
• Ghostscript to convert PDF->PS, then print with javax.print.*

ICEsoft has released ICEpdf, their pure-Java PDF library and rendering engine under the MPL open source license.

java based content rendering library - lightweight

ICEpdf is a lightweight open source Java PDF rendering library that can be easily integrated within any Java server-side application (headless mode) as a PDF servlet (JSP or JSF). ICEpdf provides PDF rendering and content conversion and extraction capabilities to any Java application, without the hassles of Java-to-native integration issues.

java based content rendering library - library

In support of the release of ICEpdf, ICEsoft is also launching a new community website, www.icepdf.org. The site provides forum support for community users, demos, as well as user documentation and other product related information.

ICEpdf is available for immediate download: www.icepdf.org/downloads.html.

See ICEpdf in action: http://www.icepdf.org/demos.html.

Read the press release.

My primary concern is printing a PDF file to a printer. The other features like displaying, PDF modifications, ... are nice-to-have.

All libraries promise similar features, but I'm afraid that when I choose one I might encounter problems when it is to late.

• What are the pros and cons of each library above?
• Are there other/better alternatives?

Ans : You might think that Java would support PDF printing out of the box, but I couldn't get it to work with the print API until I switched to pdfrenderer. The blog post here (http://www.juixe.com/techknow/index.php/2008/01/17/print-a-pdf-document-in-java/) has some code for using pdfrenderer with the Java Print API which worked for me. It also has a comment of kind-of-support from iText author Bruno Lowagie.

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