Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Enums
• Deprecated Methods

Deprecated Enums

Enum and Description
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getAppearance() in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance. Shouldn't be used.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getCertificate() in favour of SignedAppearanceText that should be used for SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getContact() Use PdfSigner.getContact() instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getImage() in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setBackgroundImage(BackgroundImage).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getImageScale() in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setBackgroundImage(BackgroundImage).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getLayer0() will be deleted in the next major release. See PdfSignatureFormField.setBackgroundLayer(PdfFormXObject). Note that it should be called for the field retrieved with PdfSigner.getSignatureField() method.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getLayer2() will be deleted in the next major release. See PdfSignatureFormField.setSignatureAppearanceLayer(PdfFormXObject). Note that it should be called for the field retrieved with PdfSigner.getSignatureField() method.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getLayer2Font() in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getLayer2FontColor() in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getLayer2FontSize() in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getLayer2Text() in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getLocation() won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.getLocation() instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getPageNumber() won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.getPageNumber() instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getPageRect() won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.getPageRect() instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getReason() won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.getReason() instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getRenderingMode() in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance, rendering mode will be detected depending on specified setContent method parameters.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSigner.getSignatureAppearance()
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getSignatureCreator() Use PdfSigner.getSignatureCreator() instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getSignatureGraphic() in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.getSignDate() use PdfSigner.getSignDate() instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.isInvisible() won't be public in the next major release.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setCertificate(Certificate) in favour of SignedAppearanceText that should be used for SignatureFieldAppearance. Specified certificate provides signer name.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setContact(String) Use PdfSigner.setContact(String) instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setFontFamily(String...) in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setFontFamily(String...).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setFontProvider(FontProvider) in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setProperty(int, Object).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setImage(ImageData) in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setBackgroundImage(BackgroundImage).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setImageScale(float) in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setBackgroundImage(BackgroundImage).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setLayer2Font(PdfFont) in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setFont(PdfFont).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setLayer2FontColor(Color) in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setFontColor(Color).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setLayer2FontSize(float) in favour of ElementPropertyContainer.setFontSize(float).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setLayer2Text(String) in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setLocation(String) won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.setLocation(java.lang.String) instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setLocationCaption(String) in favour of SignedAppearanceText that should be used for SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setPageNumber(int) won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.setPageNumber(int) instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setPageRect(Rectangle) won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.setPageRect(Rectangle) instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setReason(String) won't be public in the next major release. Use PdfSigner.setReason(java.lang.String) instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setReasonCaption(String) in favour of SignedAppearanceText that should be used for SignatureFieldAppearance.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setRenderingMode(PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode) in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance, rendering mode will be detected depending on specified setContent method parameters.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setReuseAppearance(boolean) in favour of PdfSignatureFormField.setReuseAppearance(boolean). Note that it should be called for the field retrieved with PdfSigner.getSignatureField() method.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setSignatureAppearance(SignatureFieldAppearance) Use PdfSigner.setSignatureAppearance(SignatureFieldAppearance) instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setSignatureCreator(String) Use PdfSigner.setSignatureCreator(String) instead.
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setSignatureGraphic(ImageData) in favour of SignatureFieldAppearance.setContent(ImageData) or SignatureFieldAppearance.setContent(String, ImageData).
com.itextpdf.signatures.PdfSignatureAppearance.setSignDate(Calendar) use PdfSigner.setSignDate(Calendar) instead.