Android™ Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Find Out Whether a PDF Needs a Password Before Loading It

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Demonstrates PreLoadCheck, which examines a PDF file without loading it and without any password. It reports whether the file is encrypted, by which method and algorithm, whether a password is needed to open it, and what its permissions are. An application uses it to decide whether to ask for a password, or which certificate it needs, before calling LoadFile. PreLoadCheckBd does the same for a PDF held in memory. Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    //  The PDF used in this example is available at two_page_memo.pdf

    //  The PDF used in this example is available at encrypted_user_password.pdf

    //  The PDF used in this example is available at no_copy_permission.pdf

    CkPdf pdf = new CkPdf();
    CkJsonObject info = new CkJsonObject();

    //  A PDF that is not encrypted.  Nothing but "encrypted" is reported for it.
    success = pdf.PreLoadCheck("qa_data/pdf/two_page_memo.pdf",info);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, pdf.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "two_page_memo.pdf");
    Log.i(TAG, "  encrypted: " + String.valueOf(info.BoolOf("encrypted")));

    //  A PDF that needs a password to open.
    success = pdf.PreLoadCheck("qa_data/pdf/encrypted_user_password.pdf",info);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, pdf.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "encrypted_user_password.pdf");
    Log.i(TAG, "  encrypted: " + String.valueOf(info.BoolOf("encrypted")));
    Log.i(TAG, "  method: " + info.stringOf("method"));
    Log.i(TAG, "  algorithm: " + info.stringOf("algorithm"));
    Log.i(TAG, "  openPasswordRequired: " + String.valueOf(info.BoolOf("openPasswordRequired")));

    //  A PDF that opens without a password but is restricted.  The permissions are readable without
    //  any password.
    success = pdf.PreLoadCheck("qa_data/pdf/no_copy_permission.pdf",info);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, pdf.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "no_copy_permission.pdf");
    Log.i(TAG, "  encrypted: " + String.valueOf(info.BoolOf("encrypted")));
    Log.i(TAG, "  openPasswordRequired: " + String.valueOf(info.BoolOf("openPasswordRequired")));
    Log.i(TAG, "  may copy: " + String.valueOf(info.BoolOf("permissions.copy")));

    //  The typical use: ask for a password only when one is needed, then load.
    success = pdf.PreLoadCheck("qa_data/pdf/encrypted_user_password.pdf",info);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, pdf.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    if (info.BoolOf("openPasswordRequired") == true) {
        //  An application would prompt for the password here.
        pdf.put_UserPassword("secret");
        }

    success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/encrypted_user_password.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, pdf.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "loaded, pages: " + String.valueOf(pdf.get_NumPages()));

    //  Sample output:

    //  two_page_memo.pdf
    //    encrypted: False
    //  encrypted_user_password.pdf
    //    encrypted: True
    //    method: password
    //    algorithm: rc4-128
    //    openPasswordRequired: True
    //  no_copy_permission.pdf
    //    encrypted: True
    //    openPasswordRequired: False
    //    may copy: False
    //  loaded, pages: 1

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}