/** * Example written by Bruno Lowagie in answer to the following question: * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40336813/ */ package sandbox.stamper; import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException; import com.itextpdf.text.Image; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfImage; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfIndirectObject; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfName; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; /** * @author Bruno Lowagie (iText Software) */ public class AddImageWithId { public static final String SRC = "resources/pdfs/hello.pdf"; public static final String DEST = "results/stamper/hello_with_image_id.pdf"; public static final String IMG = "resources/images/bruno.jpg"; public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException { File file = new File(DEST); file.getParentFile().mkdirs(); new AddImageWithId().manipulatePdf(SRC, DEST); } public void manipulatePdf(String src, String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException { PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src); PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest)); Image image = Image.getInstance(IMG); PdfImage stream = new PdfImage(image, "", null); stream.put(new PdfName("ITXT_SpecialId"), new PdfName("123456789")); PdfIndirectObject ref = stamper.getWriter().addToBody(stream); image.setDirectReference(ref.getIndirectReference()); image.setAbsolutePosition(36, 400); PdfContentByte over = stamper.getOverContent(1); over.addImage(image); stamper.close(); reader.close(); } }