Element (iText 5.5.11 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

LargeElement, TextElementArray

All Known Implementing Classes:

Anchor, Annotation, CellWrapper, Chapter, ChapterAutoNumber, Chunk, DottedLineSeparator, GreekList, Header, HtmlCell, Image, ImgCCITT, ImgJBIG2, ImgRaw, ImgTemplate, ImgWMF, Jpeg, Jpeg2000, LineSeparator, List, ListItem, MarkedObject, MarkedSection, Meta, NoNewLineParagraph, Paragraph, PdfBody, PdfDiv, PdfPCell, PdfPHeaderCell, PdfPTable, Phrase, Rectangle, RectangleReadOnly, RomanList, Section, TabbedChunk, TableRowElement, TableWrapper, VerticalPositionMark, WritableDirectElement, ZapfDingbatsList, ZapfDingbatsNumberList
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public interface Element
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Interface for a text element.
Remark: I looked at the interface javax.swing.text.Element, but I decided to write my own text-classes for two reasons:
1. The javax.swing.text-classes may be very generic, I think they are overkill: they are to heavy for what they have to do.
2. A lot of people using iText (formerly known as rugPdf), still use JDK1.1.x. I try to keep the Java2 requirements limited to the Collection classes (I think they're really great). However, if I use the javax.swing.text classes, it will become very difficult to downgrade rugPdf.
See Also:

Anchor, Chapter, Chunk, Header, Image, Jpeg, List, ListItem, Meta, Paragraph, Phrase, Rectangle, Section

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ALIGN_BASELINE` A possible value for vertical alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_BOTTOM` A possible value for vertical alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_CENTER` A possible value for paragraph alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_JUSTIFIED` A possible value for paragraph alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL` Does the same as ALIGN_JUSTIFIED but the last line is also spread out.
`static int`	`ALIGN_LEFT` A possible value for paragraph alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_MIDDLE` A possible value for vertical alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_RIGHT` A possible value for paragraph alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_TOP` A possible value for vertical alignment.
`static int`	`ALIGN_UNDEFINED` A possible value for paragraph alignment.
`static int`	`ANCHOR` This is a possible type of `Element`
`static int`	`ANNOTATION` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`AUTHOR` This is a possible type of `Element` .
`static int`	`BODY` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`CCITT_BLACKIS1` A flag indicating whether 1-bits are to be interpreted as black pixels and 0-bits as white pixels,
`static int`	`CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN` A flag indicating whether the filter expects extra 0-bits before each encoded line so that the line begins on a byte boundary.
`static int`	`CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK` A flag indicating whether the filter expects the encoded data to be terminated by an end-of-block pattern, overriding the Rows parameter.
`static int`	`CCITT_ENDOFLINE` A flag indicating whether end-of-line bit patterns are required to be present in the encoding.
`static int`	`CCITTG3_1D` Pure one-dimensional encoding (Group 3, 1-D)
`static int`	`CCITTG3_2D` Mixed one- and two-dimensional encoding (Group 3, 2-D)
`static int`	`CCITTG4` Pure two-dimensional encoding (Group 4)
`static int`	`CHAPTER` This is a possible type of `Element`
`static int`	`CHUNK` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`CREATIONDATE` This is a possible type of `Element` .
`static int`	`CREATOR` This is a possible type of `Element` .
`static int`	`DIV` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`HEADER` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`IMGRAW` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`IMGTEMPLATE` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`JBIG2` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`JPEG` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`JPEG2000` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`KEYWORDS` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`LANGUAGE` This is a possible type of `Element` .
`static int`	`LIST` This is a possible type of `Element`
`static int`	`LISTITEM` This is a possible type of `Element`
`static int`	`MARKED` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`PARAGRAPH` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`PHRASE` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`PRODUCER` This is a possible type of `Element` .
`static int`	`PTABLE` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`RECTANGLE` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`SECTION` This is a possible type of `Element`
`static int`	`SUBJECT` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`TITLE` This is a possible type of `Element`.
`static int`	`WRITABLE_DIRECT` This is an element thats not an element.
`static int`	`YMARK` This is a possible type of `Element`.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`List<Chunk>`	`getChunks()` Gets all the chunks in this element.
`boolean`	`isContent()` Checks if this element is a content object.
`boolean`	`isNestable()` Checks if this element is nestable.
`boolean`	`process(ElementListener listener)` Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an `ElementListener`.
`String`	`toString()` Gets the content of the text element.
`int`	`type()` Gets the type of the text element.

- Field Detail
  - HEADER
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static final int HEADER
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - TITLE
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static final int TITLE
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - SUBJECT
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static final int SUBJECT
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - KEYWORDS
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static final int KEYWORDS
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - AUTHOR
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static final int AUTHOR
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    This is a possible type of Element .
    
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  - PRODUCER
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static final int PRODUCER
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    This is a possible type of Element .
    
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  - CREATIONDATE
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static final int CREATIONDATE
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    This is a possible type of Element .
    
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  - CREATOR
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static final int CREATOR
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    This is a possible type of Element .
    
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  - LANGUAGE
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static final int LANGUAGE
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    This is a possible type of Element .
    
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  - CHUNK
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static final int CHUNK
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - PHRASE
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static final int PHRASE
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - PARAGRAPH
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static final int PARAGRAPH
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - SECTION
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static final int SECTION
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    This is a possible type of Element
    
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  - LIST
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static final int LIST
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    This is a possible type of Element
    
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  - LISTITEM
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static final int LISTITEM
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    This is a possible type of Element
    
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  - CHAPTER
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static final int CHAPTER
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    This is a possible type of Element
    
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  - ANCHOR
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static final int ANCHOR
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    This is a possible type of Element
    
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  - PTABLE
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static final int PTABLE
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - ANNOTATION
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static final int ANNOTATION
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - RECTANGLE
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static final int RECTANGLE
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - JPEG
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static final int JPEG
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - JPEG2000
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static final int JPEG2000
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - IMGRAW
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static final int IMGRAW
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - IMGTEMPLATE
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static final int IMGTEMPLATE
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - JBIG2
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static final int JBIG2
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1.5
    
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  - DIV
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static final int DIV
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - BODY
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static final int BODY
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - MARKED
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static final int MARKED
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
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  - YMARK
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static final int YMARK
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    This is a possible type of Element.
    
    Since:
    
    2.1.2
    
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  - WRITABLE_DIRECT
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static final int WRITABLE_DIRECT
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    This is an element thats not an element.
    
    See Also:
    
    WritableDirectElement, Constant Field Values
  - ALIGN_UNDEFINED
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static final int ALIGN_UNDEFINED
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    A possible value for paragraph alignment. This specifies that the text is aligned to the left indent and extra whitespace should be placed on the right.
    
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  - ALIGN_LEFT
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static final int ALIGN_LEFT
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    A possible value for paragraph alignment. This specifies that the text is aligned to the left indent and extra whitespace should be placed on the right.
    
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  - ALIGN_CENTER
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static final int ALIGN_CENTER
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    A possible value for paragraph alignment. This specifies that the text is aligned to the center and extra whitespace should be placed equally on the left and right.
    
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  - ALIGN_RIGHT
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static final int ALIGN_RIGHT
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    A possible value for paragraph alignment. This specifies that the text is aligned to the right indent and extra whitespace should be placed on the left.
    
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  - ALIGN_JUSTIFIED
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static final int ALIGN_JUSTIFIED
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    A possible value for paragraph alignment. This specifies that extra whitespace should be spread out through the rows of the paragraph with the text lined up with the left and right indent except on the last line which should be aligned to the left.
    
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  - ALIGN_TOP
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static final int ALIGN_TOP
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    A possible value for vertical alignment.
    
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  - ALIGN_MIDDLE
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static final int ALIGN_MIDDLE
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    A possible value for vertical alignment.
    
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  - ALIGN_BOTTOM
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static final int ALIGN_BOTTOM
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    A possible value for vertical alignment.
    
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  - ALIGN_BASELINE
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static final int ALIGN_BASELINE
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    A possible value for vertical alignment.
    
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  - ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL
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static final int ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL
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    Does the same as ALIGN_JUSTIFIED but the last line is also spread out.
    
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  - CCITTG4
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static final int CCITTG4
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    Pure two-dimensional encoding (Group 4)
    
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  - CCITTG3_1D
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static final int CCITTG3_1D
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    Pure one-dimensional encoding (Group 3, 1-D)
    
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  - CCITTG3_2D
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static final int CCITTG3_2D
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    Mixed one- and two-dimensional encoding (Group 3, 2-D)
    
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  - CCITT_BLACKIS1
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static final int CCITT_BLACKIS1
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    A flag indicating whether 1-bits are to be interpreted as black pixels and 0-bits as white pixels,
    
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  - CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN
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static final int CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN
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    A flag indicating whether the filter expects extra 0-bits before each encoded line so that the line begins on a byte boundary.
    
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  - CCITT_ENDOFLINE
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static final int CCITT_ENDOFLINE
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    A flag indicating whether end-of-line bit patterns are required to be present in the encoding.
    
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  - CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK
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static final int CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK
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    A flag indicating whether the filter expects the encoded data to be terminated by an end-of-block pattern, overriding the Rows parameter. The use of this flag will set the key /EndOfBlock to false.
    
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- Method Detail
  - process
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boolean process(ElementListener listener)
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    Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - an ElementListener
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the element was processed successfully
  - type
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int type()
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    Gets the type of the text element.
    
    Returns:
    
    a type
  - isContent
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boolean isContent()
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    Checks if this element is a content object. If not, it's a metadata object.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is a 'content' element; false if this is a 'metadata' element
    
    Since:
    
    iText 2.0.8
  - isNestable
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boolean isNestable()
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    Checks if this element is nestable.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this element can be nested inside other elements.
    
    Since:
    
    iText 2.0.8
  - getChunks
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List<Chunk> getChunks()
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    Gets all the chunks in this element.
    
    Returns:
    
    an ArrayList
  - toString
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String toString()
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    Gets the content of the text element.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a type

Interface Element

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

HEADER

TITLE

SUBJECT

KEYWORDS

AUTHOR

PRODUCER

CREATIONDATE

CREATOR

LANGUAGE

CHUNK

PHRASE

PARAGRAPH

SECTION

LIST

LISTITEM

CHAPTER

ANCHOR

PTABLE

ANNOTATION

RECTANGLE

JPEG

JPEG2000

IMGRAW

IMGTEMPLATE

JBIG2

DIV

BODY

MARKED

YMARK

WRITABLE_DIRECT

ALIGN_UNDEFINED

ALIGN_LEFT

ALIGN_CENTER

ALIGN_RIGHT

ALIGN_JUSTIFIED

ALIGN_TOP

ALIGN_MIDDLE

ALIGN_BOTTOM

ALIGN_BASELINE

ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL

CCITTG4

CCITTG3_1D

CCITTG3_2D

CCITT_BLACKIS1

CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN

CCITT_ENDOFLINE

CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK

Method Detail

process

type

isContent

isNestable

getChunks

toString