Package com.itextpdf.layout.layout

Class LayoutPosition

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.layout.layout.LayoutPosition

       public class LayoutPosition extends Object
      

We use a simplified version of CSS positioning. See https://www.webkit.org/blog/117/webcore-rendering-iv-absolutefixed-and-relative-positioning

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	ABSOLUTE	Absolute positioned objects are positioned relative to the containing block, which is the nearest enclosing ancestor block with a position other than 'static'.
static final int	FIXED	Fixed positioned objects are positioned relative to the viewport, i.e., the page area of the current page.
static final int	RELATIVE	Relative positioning is exactly like static positioning except that the left, top, right and bottom properties can be used to apply a translation to the object.
static final int	STATIC	Default positioning by normal rules of block and line layout.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LayoutPosition()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

STATIC

             public static final int STATIC
            

Default positioning by normal rules of block and line layout.

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• Constant Field Values

RELATIVE

             public static final int RELATIVE
            

Relative positioning is exactly like static positioning except that the left, top, right and bottom properties can be used to apply a translation to the object. Relative positioning is literally nothing more than a paint-time translation. As far as layout is concerned, the object is at its original position.

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• Constant Field Values

ABSOLUTE

             public static final int ABSOLUTE
            

Absolute positioned objects are positioned relative to the containing block, which is the nearest enclosing ancestor block with a position other than 'static'.

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• Constant Field Values

FIXED

             public static final int FIXED
            

Fixed positioned objects are positioned relative to the viewport, i.e., the page area of the current page.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

LayoutPosition

             public LayoutPosition()