How do I use Java fx pdf viewer?

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Does anyone have a recommended way to view a PDF file by using javafx?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 15 '14 at 13:52

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Try the JPedalFX viewer which provides a JavaFX component for viewing PDF files.

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Pre-convert the PDF into JavaFX code prior to viewing using the JPedal PDF to JavaFX converter.

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Bill the Lizard

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answered Sep 13 '12 at 21:54

jewelsea

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JPedal is not open source. Is there any open source api to do the same ? – DeepInJava Mar 27 '17 at 14:36
I don't know of any open source API for PDF display in JavaFX, [StackOverflow isn't really a place for software recommendations](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/251134/where-can-i-ask-about-finding-a-tool-library-or-favorite-off-site-resource). According to StackOverflow standards, I probably shouldn't even have answered this question in the way I did. You could review some of the other answers to this question to see if any of the software recommended there helps you otherwise you can research or ask questions on a different site. – jewelsea Mar 28 '17 at 23:02

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 13 '12 at 17:28

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Two separate issues: PDF and display.

Java FX is your display.

You can generate PDFs using XSL-FO if you have XML to start with and like writing stylesheets, OR you can do it with Java code if you use the iText library.

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Perneel · Answer 3 · 2012-09-14T07:42:00.367

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Don't know if this is what you are looking for, this line just opens pdf files in the OS (so not embedded or anything, you'll need a program installed that can handle pdf's like Adobe Reader):

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler " + file.getAbsolutePath());

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answered Sep 14 '12 at 07:09

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

The following thread from stackoverflow.com discusses different possibility to develop a pdf viewer for the javafx application. Displaying pdf in JavaFX

The following libraries can be tried for this implementation:

OpenViewerFX – An Open Source JavaFX PDF Viewer: https://www.idrsolutions.com/openviewerfx/
PDF renderer with Java: https://java.net/projects/pdf-renderer
PDF.js
JPedalFX
SwingLabs

How do I use Java fx pdf viewer?

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