Java Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

PDF Object Streams: generate, preserve or disable

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Demonstrates the objectStreams option. An object stream packs many small objects (dictionaries, not stream data) into one compressed stream, which is usually a worthwhile saving in a document with many pages or tags. "generate" (the default) packs them and writes a cross-reference stream; "preserve" keeps the file as it is -- packed if it already was, not packed if it was not; "disable" writes every object on its own with a classic cross-reference table, which is what a PDF 1.4 reader needs. Object streams require PDF 1.5 and are skipped for PDF/A-1. Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    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 grand_canyon_hiking_guide.pdf

    CkFileAccess fac = new CkFileAccess();
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    CkJsonObject jsonOut = new CkJsonObject();

    //  generate: pack the objects (the default).
    CkPdf pdf1 = new CkPdf();
    success = pdf1.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/grand_canyon_hiking_guide.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf1.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    json.UpdateString("objectStreams","generate");
    success = pdf1.Optimize("optimize",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf1.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = pdf1.WriteFile("qa_output/grand_canyon_objstm_generate.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf1.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("generate: " + fac.FileSize("qa_output/grand_canyon_objstm_generate.pdf") + " bytes, objects packed: " + jsonOut.IntOf("actions.objectStreams.count"));

    //  disable: every object on its own, with a classic cross-reference table.
    CkPdf pdf2 = new CkPdf();
    success = pdf2.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/grand_canyon_hiking_guide.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    json.UpdateString("objectStreams","disable");
    success = pdf2.Optimize("optimize",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = pdf2.WriteFile("qa_output/grand_canyon_objstm_disable.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("disable:  " + fac.FileSize("qa_output/grand_canyon_objstm_disable.pdf") + " bytes");

    //  preserve: leave the file's own structure alone.  Use it when the output must stay readable by
    //  whatever reads the input today.
    CkPdf pdf3 = new CkPdf();
    success = pdf3.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/grand_canyon_hiking_guide.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf3.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    json.UpdateString("objectStreams","preserve");
    success = pdf3.Optimize("optimize",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf3.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = pdf3.WriteFile("qa_output/grand_canyon_objstm_preserve.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pdf3.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("preserve: " + fac.FileSize("qa_output/grand_canyon_objstm_preserve.pdf") + " bytes");
  }
}