Package com.ironsoftware.ironpdf

Class License

java.lang.Object

com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.License

public final class License
extends Object

Allows developers to apply license keys for of IronPDF for Java

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
License()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	getLicenseKey()	Gets your current license key.
static boolean	isLicensed()	Determines whether this instance of IronPDF is Licensed.
static boolean	isValidLicensed(String licenseKey)	Determines whether a string license key is valid.
static void	setLicenseKey(String licenseKey)	Sets your license key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

License

public License()

Method Details

getLicenseKey

public static String getLicenseKey()

Gets your current license key. Removes PDF watermarks.

Get a free development license at https://ironpdf.com/licensing/#trial-license or purchase a deployment license from https://ironpdf.com/licensing/.

Returns:

the license key

setLicenseKey

public static void setLicenseKey(String licenseKey)

Sets your license key.

***Recommended to set license key before calling any IronPdf function.***

You will need to add a valid license key to perform any IronPdf operations beyond basic testing.

Adding a valid license key removes PDF watermarks and allows advanced functionality.

Get a free development license at https://ironpdf.com/licensing/#trial-license or purchase a deployment license from https://ironpdf.com/licensing/.

Parameters:

licenseKey - the license key

isLicensed

public static boolean isLicensed()

Determines whether this instance of IronPDF is Licensed.

Will return false unless a setLicenseKey(String) is set to a valid trial or full license key in IronPdf.License.LicenseKey, Web.Config , App.Config or appsettings.json in .Net Core.

See https://ironpdf.com/licensing/ and https://ironpdf.com/docs/license/license-keys/

Returns:

True if the license key given is valid.

isValidLicensed

public static boolean isValidLicensed(String licenseKey)

Determines whether a string license key is valid.

See https://ironpdf.com/licensing/ for trial, development and commercial deployment licensing options.

Parameters:

licenseKey - IronPDF license key as a string

Returns:

True if the license key given is valid.