com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf

Class PdfPrimitiveObject

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfObject

com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfPrimitiveObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PdfBoolean, PdfLiteral, PdfName, PdfNull, PdfNumber, PdfString

public abstract class PdfPrimitiveObject
extends PdfObject

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected byte[]	content
protected boolean	directOnly

Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfObject

ARRAY, BOOLEAN, DICTIONARY, FLUSHED, FORBID_RELEASE, FREE, INDIRECT_REFERENCE, indirectReference, LITERAL, MODIFIED, MUST_BE_FLUSHED, MUST_BE_INDIRECT, NAME, NULL, NUMBER, ORIGINAL_OBJECT_STREAM, READ_ONLY, READING, STREAM, STRING, UNENCRYPTED

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	PdfPrimitiveObject()
protected	PdfPrimitiveObject(boolean directOnly)
protected	PdfPrimitiveObject(byte[] content) Initialize PdfPrimitiveObject from the passed bytes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected int	compareContent(PdfPrimitiveObject o)
protected void	copyContent(PdfObject from, PdfDocument document) Copies object content from object 'from'.
protected abstract void	generateContent()
protected byte[]	getInternalContent()
protected boolean	hasContent()
PdfObject	makeIndirect(PdfDocument document, PdfIndirectReference reference) Marks object to be saved as indirect.
PdfObject	setIndirectReference(PdfIndirectReference indirectReference)

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfObject

checkState, clearState, clone, copyTo, copyTo, flush, flush, getIndirectReference, getType, isArray, isBoolean, isDictionary, isFlushed, isIndirect, isIndirectReference, isLiteral, isModified, isName, isNull, isNumber, isReleaseForbidden, isStream, isString, makeIndirect, newInstance, release, setModified, setState

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

content

protected byte[] content

directOnly

protected boolean directOnly

Constructor Detail

PdfPrimitiveObject

protected PdfPrimitiveObject()

PdfPrimitiveObject

protected PdfPrimitiveObject(boolean directOnly)

PdfPrimitiveObject

protected PdfPrimitiveObject(byte[] content)

Initialize PdfPrimitiveObject from the passed bytes.

Parameters:

content - byte content, shall not be null.

Method Detail

getInternalContent

protected final byte[] getInternalContent()

hasContent

protected boolean hasContent()

generateContent

protected abstract void generateContent()

makeIndirect

public PdfObject makeIndirect(PdfDocument document,
                              PdfIndirectReference reference)

Description copied from class: PdfObject

Marks object to be saved as indirect.

Overrides:

makeIndirect in class PdfObject

Parameters:

document - a document the indirect reference will belong to.

reference - indirect reference which will be associated with this document

Returns:

object itself.

setIndirectReference

public PdfObject setIndirectReference(PdfIndirectReference indirectReference)

Overrides:

setIndirectReference in class PdfObject

copyContent

protected void copyContent(PdfObject from,
                           PdfDocument document)

Description copied from class: PdfObject

Copies object content from object 'from'.

Overrides:

copyContent in class PdfObject

Parameters:

from - object to copy content from.

document - document to copy object to.

compareContent

protected int compareContent(PdfPrimitiveObject o)