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## What is ILPDFKit?

ILPDFKit is a powerful library that allows developers to easily work with PDF files in iOS applications. With ILPDFKit, you can read, write, and manipulate PDF documents effortlessly. Whether you need to extract text, add annotations, or generate PDFs from scratch, ILPDFKit provides the tools you need to accomplish your tasks efficiently.


## Key Features

  • PDF Parsing: Easily open and parse PDF files.
  • Text Extraction: Extract text content from PDF documents.
  • Annotation Management: Add, edit, and remove annotations such as highlights, comments, and more.
  • Document Creation: Create PDF documents programmatically with various content elements.
  • Page Manipulation: Rearrange, merge, or split PDF pages as per your requirements.
  • Image Extraction: Extract images from PDF files.
  • PDF Rendering: Render PDF pages to images for displaying previews.
  • Secure PDFs: Encrypt and decrypt PDF documents with password protection.
  • Printing: Print PDF documents directly from your iOS app.
  • …and more!


## Getting Started

Follow the steps below to get started with ILPDFKit in your iOS project:

  1. Install ILPDFKit via CocoaPods or by adding the framework manually.
  2. Import the ILPDFKit module in your source code files.
  3. Instantiate and initialize a ILPDFDocument object by providing the path to your PDF file.
  4. Access various functionalities of ILPDFKit to read, manipulate, or create PDF content as required.


## Code Example

“`swift
import ILPDFKit

// Instantiate a PDF document
if let pdfPath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: “example”, ofType: “pdf”) {
let pdfDocument = ILPDFDocument(fileURL: URL(fileURLWithPath: pdfPath))

// Access document metadata
let title = pdfDocument.documentAttributes?[.title] as? String
let author = pdfDocument.documentAttributes?[.author] as? String

// Print metadata
print(“Title: \(title ?? “”)”)
print(“Author: \(author ?? “”)”)

// Extract all text from the PDF
let allText = pdfDocument.allText()

// Create a new PDF page
let newPage = ILPDFPage()
newPage.addTextLabel(text: “Hello, World!”, frame: CGRect(x: 100, y: 100, width: 200, height: 50))

// Add the new page to the PDF document
pdfDocument.add(newPage)

// Save the modified PDF to disk
let newPDFPath = NSTemporaryDirectory() + “modified_example.pdf”
pdfDocument.save(toFile: newPDFPath)
}
“`


## Additional Resources

ILPDFKit offers a comprehensive set of tools to handle PDF files efficiently in your iOS app. With its rich feature set and easy-to-use API, developers can easily integrate advanced PDF functionalities into their applications without hassle. Start using ILPDFKit in your project today and benefit from its power and versatility!