Package com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.metadata

Class MetadataManager

    • Constructor Detail

      • MetadataManager

        public MetadataManager​(com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.internal.staticapi.InternalPdfDocument internalPdfDocument)
        Please get MetadataManager by PdfDocument.getMetadata() instead.
        Parameters:
        internalPdfDocument - the internal pdf document

    • Method Detail

      • getAuthor

        public String getAuthor()
        Gets the Author of the document.
        Returns:
        the author

      • getAnyMetadata

        public String getAnyMetadata​(String key)
        Gets any metadata value of the document form given key.
        Parameters:
        key - the key
        Returns:
        the metadata value

      • setAuthor

        public void setAuthor​(String value)
        Sets the Author of the document.
        Parameters:
        value - the value

      • setAnyMetadata

        public void setAnyMetadata​(String key,
                           String value)
        Sets any metadata value of the document form given key.
        Parameters:
        key - the key
        value - the value

      • getCreationDate

        public OffsetDateTime getCreationDate()
        Gets the PDF file creation DateTime.
        Returns:
        the creation date as OffsetDateTime object.

      • setCreationDate

        @Deprecated
public void setCreationDate​(String value)
        Deprecated.
        As of version 2025.7.17, replaced by #setCreationDate(). This method will be removed in a future release. Please use the new method to provide an OffsetDateTime object instead of a String.

      • setCreationDate

        public void setCreationDate​(OffsetDateTime value)
        Sets the PDF file creation DateTime.
        Parameters:
        value - the DateTime value.

      • getModifiedDate

        public OffsetDateTime getModifiedDate()
        Gets the PDF file last-modified DateTime.
        Returns:
        the modified date as OffsetDateTime object.

      • setModifiedDate

        @Deprecated
public void setModifiedDate​(String value)
        Deprecated.
        As of version 2025.7.17, replaced by #setModifiedDate(). This method will be removed in a future release. Please use the new method to provide an OffsetDateTime object instead of a String.

      • setModifiedDate

        public void setModifiedDate​(OffsetDateTime value)
        Sets the PDF file last-modified DateTime.
        Parameters:
        value - the DateTime value.

      • getCreator

        public String getCreator()
        Gets the Creator of the document.
        Returns:
        the creator

      • setCreator

        public void setCreator​(String value)
        Sets the Creator of the document.
        Parameters:
        value - the value

      • getKeywords

        public String getKeywords()
        Gets Keywords of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF.
        Returns:
        the keywords

      • setKeywords

        public void setKeywords​(String value)
        Sets Keywords of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF.
        Parameters:
        value - the value

      • getProducer

        public String getProducer()
        Gets the Producer of the document.
        Returns:
        the producer

      • setProducer

        public void setProducer​(String value)
        Sets the Producer of the document.
        Parameters:
        value - the value

      • getSubject

        public String getSubject()
        Gets Subject of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF, and may appear in PDF viewer software.
        Returns:
        the subject

      • setSubject

        public void setSubject​(String value)
        Sets the Subject of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF, and may appear in PDF viewer software.
        Parameters:
        value - the value

      • getTitle

        public String getTitle()
        Gets the Title of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF, and may appear in PDF viewer software.
        Returns:
        the title

      • setTitle

        public void setTitle​(String value)
        Sets the Title of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF, and may appear in PDF viewer software.
        Parameters:
        value - the value

      • removeMetadata

        public void removeMetadata​(String key)
        Method for removing Metadata property by its name.
        Parameters:
        key - The name of the property.