PDFUtil (gov.nasa.pds:validate 3.5.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- gov.nasa.pds.tools.util.PDFUtil

```
public class PDFUtil
extends Object
```
A class that validate if a PDF file conforms to PDF/A standard.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PDFUtil(URL target)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getErrorMessage()`	Returns error message from failed PDF/A validation, if one exists.
`String`	`getExternalErrorFilename()`	Returns the name of the external error filename.
`URL`	`getTarget()`	Returns the URL of the target.
`boolean`	`validateFileStandardConformity(String baseDir, String pdfBase, URL parentURL)`	Validate if a PDF file conforms to PDF/A standard.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PDFUtil
```
public PDFUtil(URL target)
```
- Method Detail
  - getExternalErrorFilename
```
public String getExternalErrorFilename()
```
    Returns the name of the external error filename. Can be null.
  - getTarget
```
public URL getTarget()
```
    Returns the URL of the target.
  - validateFileStandardConformity
```
public boolean validateFileStandardConformity(String baseDir,
                                              String pdfBase,
                                              URL parentURL)
                                       throws Exception
```
    Validate if a PDF file conforms to PDF/A standard.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pdfBase - The basename of the PDF file
    
    parentURL - The URL of the parent of pdfBase.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the PDF is PDF/A compliant, and false otherwise
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception
  - getErrorMessage
```
public String getErrorMessage()
```
    Returns error message from failed PDF/A validation, if one exists. Otherwise returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    errorMessage