itext-2.1.7.js9.jar is a specific, patched version of the legacy iText PDF library, primarily used as a dependency in the JasperReports Library
If your project requires this specific version, you must ensure your includes the Jaspersoft repository: repository >jr-ce-releaseshttps://jfrog.io itext-2.1.7.js9.jar
open-source licenses. Subsequent versions (iText 5 and above) moved to the stricter license and changed their internal package names from com.lowagie com.itextpdf , making them binary incompatible with older code. Why the ".js9" Suffix? suffix (e.g., ) indicates Jaspersoft-specific patches itext-2
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