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Replace an Image in PDF via Java SDK

Replace Images in a PDF Document using Cloud Java SDK

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How to replace Images in PDF via Java SDK

To replace images in PDF via Cloud Java SDK, we’ll use Aspose.PDF Cloud Java SDK This Cloud SDK allows you to easily build cloud-based PDF creator, editor & replace images apps in Java language for various cloud platforms. Open Repository package manager, search for Aspose.PDF Cloud and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console for install it using Maven.

Add Aspose Cloud repository to your application pom.xml

Add Aspose Cloud repository


    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>aspose-cloud</id>
            <name>Aspose Cloud Repository</name>
            <url>https://releases.aspose.cloud/java/repo/</url>
        </repository>
    </repositories>

To install the API client library to your local Maven repository, simply execute:

Installation from Github


    mvn clean install

To deploy it to a remote Maven repository instead, configure the settings of the repository and execute:

Deploy Maven repository


    mvn clean deploy

Steps to replace images in PDF using Java

Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily load & replace PDF images in just a few lines of code.

  1. Initialize the Aspose PDF API
  2. Upload the PDF Document to Cloud Storage
  3. Reads a local image file and uploads it to the Aspose.PDF Cloud storage.
  4. Inserts the uploaded image into the uploaded PDF document at a specific location using image Id.
  5. Download the result if needed it
 

Replace images in PDF using Java


    package com.aspose.asposecloudpdfusecases.images;

    import java.io.File;
    import java.nio.file.Path;
    import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
    import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.api.PdfApi;
    import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.AsposeResponse;
    import com.aspose.asposecloudpdfusecases.AppHelper;

    public class ImagesReplace {
        public static void Update(){
            String LOCAL_FOLDER     = "C:\\Samples\\";
            String REMOTE_FOLDER    = "Your_Temp_Pdf_Cloud";
            String PDF_DOCUMENT     = "sample.pdf";
            String PDF_OUTPUT       = "output_sample_image_replace.pdf";
            String IMAGE_FILE_NAME  = "sample.jpg";
            String IMAGE_ID         = "IMAGE_ID_VALUE";

            try{
                PdfApi pdfApi = new PdfApi(API_KEY, API_SECRET);

                // upload local PDF file to remote storage
                File file = new File(Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString());
                pdfApi.uploadFile(Path.of(REMOTE_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString(), file, null);
                System.out.println(String.format("File '%s' successfully uploaded!", Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString()));

                String imageFilePath = Path.of(REMOTE_FOLDER, IMAGE_FILE_NAME).toString();
                file = new File(Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, IMAGE_FILE_NAME).toString());
                pdfApi.uploadFile(imageFilePath, file, null);
                System.out.println(String.format("File '%s' successfully uploaded!", Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, IMAGE_FILE_NAME).toString())); 

                AsposeResponse response = pdfApi.putReplaceImage(PDF_DOCUMENT, IMAGE_ID, imageFilePath, null, REMOTE_FOLDER, null);
                if (response.getCode() != 200)
                    System.err.println("Error: unexpected error when replacing image in document! '" + response.getStatus() + "'");
                else {
                    // download changed PDF file from remote folder...
                    File f = pdfApi.downloadFile(Path.of(REMOTE_FOLDER , PDF_DOCUMENT).toString(), null, null);
                    java.nio.file.Files.copy(Path.of(f.getPath()), Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_OUTPUT), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
                    System.out.println(String.format("File '%s' successfully dowloaded!", Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_OUTPUT).toString()));                
                    System.out.println("Successfully replaced image in document ! '" + PDF_OUTPUT + "'");
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
 

Work with Images in PDF

Images make documents visually engaging and help break up large blocks of text, making them more attractive to readers. Photos, screenshots, or icons can add context to the content, making it more relatable and meaningful for the audience. Including images in PDFs is essential for creating engaging presentations, user manuals, marketing brochures, and educational materials. Add the Images into PDF documents with Aspose.PDF Cloud Java SDK.

With our Java library you can:

  • Add PDF document’s header & footer in text or image format.
  • Add tables & stamps (text or image) to PDF documents.
  • Append multiple PDF documents to an existing file.
  • Work with PDF attachments, annotations, & form fields.
  • Apply encryption or decryption to PDF documents & set a password.
  • Delete all stamps & tables from a page or entire PDF document.
  • Delete a specific stamp or table from the PDF document by its ID.
  • Replace single or multiple instances of text on a PDF page or from the entire document.
  • Extensive support for converting PDF documents to various other file formats.
  • Extract various elements of PDF files & make PDF documents optimized.
  • You can try out our free App to change image dimensions in PDF files online and test the functionality.