# iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core

**Repository Path**: LGBd/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: LGPL-2.1
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-09-24
- **Last Updated**: 2024-11-05

## Categories & Tags

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## README

iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core
======================

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`iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core` is an **unofficial** port of the last [LGPL version](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.0-standalone.html) of the [iTextSharp (V4.1.6)](https://github.com/itextsharper/iTextSharp-4.1.6) to .NET Core.


Install via NuGet
-----------------
To install iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core, run the following command in the Package Manager Console:

[![Nuget](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core)](https://github.com/VahidN/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core)
```
PM> Install-Package iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core
```

You can also view the [package page](http://www.nuget.org/packages/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core/) on NuGet.


Usage
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[Functional Tests](/src/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core.FunctionalTests)


FAQ
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 > The pdf is created, but when I try to view it, it says that the document is in use by another process.

 You should dispose the FileStream/MemoryStream [explicitly](https://github.com/VahidN/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core/blob/master/src/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core.FunctionalTests/iTextExamples/Chapter11Tests.cs#L69). It won't be closed and disposed automatically at the end.

 > I can't find what would be the equivalent of the PdfTextExtractor class.

 PdfTextExtractor exists in v5.0.2+ with AGPL license (Current project is based on the iTextSharp 4.x, not 5.x).

 > It can't display Unicode characters.

 You can find more samples about how to define and use Unicode fonts [here](https://github.com/VahidN/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core/blob/master/src/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core.FunctionalTests/iTextExamples/Chapter11Tests.cs).

 > Table rowspans don't work correctly.

 This version which is based on iTextSharp V4.1.6 doesn't support rowspans correctly (iTextSharp supports row spans correctly since v5.4.3, not before that). A solution based on the current version: use `nested tables` to simulate it.

 > iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker does not exist.

 It has been renamed to [HtmlWorker](https://github.com/VahidN/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core/blob/master/src/iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core.FunctionalTests/HtmlWorkerTests.cs#L42).

Note
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To run this project on non-Windows-based operating systems, you will need to install `libgdiplus` too:
- Ubuntu 16.04 and above:
	- apt-get install libgdiplus
	- cd /usr/lib
	- ln -s libgdiplus.so gdiplus.dll
- Fedora 23 and above:
	- dnf install libgdiplus
	- cd /usr/lib64/
	- ln -s libgdiplus.so.0 gdiplus.dll
- CentOS 7 and above:
	- yum install autoconf automake libtool
	- yum install freetype-devel fontconfig libXft-devel
	- yum install libjpeg-turbo-devel libpng-devel giflib-devel libtiff-devel libexif-devel
	- yum install glib2-devel cairo-devel
	- git clone https://github.com/mono/libgdiplus
	- cd libgdiplus
	- ./autogen.sh
	- make
	- make install
	- cd /usr/lib64/
	- ln -s /usr/local/lib/libgdiplus.so libgdiplus.so
- Docker
	- RUN apt-get update \\

      && apt-get install -y libgdiplus
- MacOS
	- brew install mono-libgdiplus

      After installing the [Mono MDK](http://www.mono-project.com/download/#download-mac), Copy Mono MDK Files:
	   - /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/4.6.2/lib/libgdiplus.0.dylib
	   - /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/4.6.2/lib/libgdiplus.0.dylib.dSYM
	   - /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/4.6.2/lib/libgdiplus.dylib
	   - /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/4.6.2/lib/libgdiplus.la

      And paste them to: /usr/local/lib


Licensing
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You have three license choices when it comes to iTextSharp: LGPL/MPL, AGPL, or a commercial license. The LGPL/MPL license is only an option with the older 4.1.6 version (used here). After that version, they switched to a dual AGPL/Commercial.

If you need a more recent version, you either have to make your project open-source or pay the license fee.