Package com.itextpdf.forms.xfdf

Class IdsObject

java.lang.Object
com.itextpdf.forms.xfdf.IdsObject
public class IdsObject extends Object
Represents ids element, child of the xfdf element. Corresponds to the ID key in the file dictionary. The two attributes are file identifiers for the source or target file designated by the f element, taken from the ID entry in the file’s trailer dictionary. Attributes: original, modified. For more details see paragraph 6.2.3 in Xfdf document specification.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    IdsObject()
    Creates an instance of IdsObject.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getModified()
    Gets the string value of the unique identifier for the modified version of the pdf and corresponding xfdf document.
    String
    getOriginal()
    Gets the string value of the permanent identifier which is based on the contents of the file at the time it was originally created.
    IdsObject
    setModified(String modified)
    Sets the string value of the unique identifier for the modified version of the pdf and corresponding xfdf document.
    IdsObject
    setOriginal(String original)
    Sets the string value of the permanent identifier which is based on the contents of the file at the time it was originally created.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • IdsObject

      public IdsObject()
      Creates an instance of IdsObject.

  • Method Details

    • getOriginal

      public String getOriginal()
      Gets the string value of the permanent identifier which is based on the contents of the file at the time it was originally created. This value does not change when the file is incrementally updated. The value shall be a hexadecimal number.
      Returns:
      the permanent identifier value.

    • setOriginal

      public IdsObject setOriginal (String original)
      Sets the string value of the permanent identifier which is based on the contents of the file at the time it was originally created. This value does not change when the file is incrementally updated. The value shall be a hexadecimal number. A common value for this is an MD5 checksum.
      Parameters:
      original - the permanent identifier value
      Returns:
      current ids object.

    • getModified

      public String getModified()
      Gets the string value of the unique identifier for the modified version of the pdf and corresponding xfdf document. The modified attribute corresponds to the changing identifier that is based on the file's contents at the time it was last updated. The value shall be a hexadecimal number.
      Returns:
      the unique identifier value.

    • setModified

      public IdsObject setModified (String modified)
      Sets the string value of the unique identifier for the modified version of the pdf and corresponding xfdf document. The modified attribute corresponds to the changing identifier that is based on the file's contents at the time it was last updated. The value shall be a hexadecimal number. A common value for this is an MD5 checksum.
      Parameters:
      modified - the unique identifier value
      Returns:
      current ids object.