iText.Kernel.Utils.ICopyFilter Interface Reference

A filter class to be used while copying pdf components. More...

Inheritance diagram for iText.Kernel.Utils.ICopyFilter:

Public Member Functions
bool	ShouldProcess (PdfObject newParent, PdfName name, PdfObject value)
	Verifies whether a PdfObject should be copied in the copying flow. More...

Detailed Description

A filter class to be used while copying pdf components.

Member Function Documentation

ShouldProcess()

bool iText.Kernel.Utils.ICopyFilter.ShouldProcess	(	PdfObject	newParent,
		PdfName	name,
		PdfObject	value
	)

Verifies whether a PdfObject should be copied in the copying flow.

Verifies whether a PdfObject should be copied in the copying flow. The filter class has to take care of alternative ways to process the PdfObject if needed. When more than one filter should be used, it is upon the user to chain them together.

Parameters

newParent	the parent in the target of the PdfObject to be checked
name	the name of the PdfObject if the parent is a PdfDictionary
value	the PdfObject toi be checked

Returns

true, the PdfObject will be copied, false it will not be copied

Implemented in iText.Kernel.Pdf.DestinationResolverCopyFilter, and iText.Kernel.Utils.NullCopyFilter.