# iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core

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

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core
- **Description**: iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core  is an unofficial port of the last LGPL version of the iTextSharp (V4.1.6) to .NET Core
- **Primary Language**: C#
- **License**: LGPL-2.1
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-11-11
- **Last Updated**: 2024-10-15

## Categories & Tags

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## README

iTextSharp.LGPLv2.Core
======================
`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:

```
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.

Note
-----------------
To run this project on Linux, you will need to install `libgdiplus` too:
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libgdiplus
```

Licensing
---------
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.