public class PdfIndirectObject extends Object
PdfIndirectObject
is the Pdf indirect object.
An indirect object is an object that has been labeled so that it can be referenced by other objects. Any type of PdfObject
may be labeled as an indirect object.
An indirect object consists of an object identifier, a direct object, and the endobj keyword. The object identifier consists of an integer object number, an integer generation number, and the obj keyword.
This object is described in the 'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.7' section 3.2.9 (page 63-65).
PdfObject
, PdfIndirectReference
Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
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protected int |
generation
the generation number
|
protected int |
number
The object number
|
protected PdfObject |
object |
protected PdfWriter |
writer |
Modifier | Constructor and Description |
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protected |
PdfIndirectObject(int number, PdfObject object, PdfWriter writer)
Constructs a PdfIndirectObject .
|
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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PdfIndirectReference |
getIndirectReference()
Returns a PdfIndirectReference to this PdfIndirectObject .
|
String |
toString() |
protected void |
writeTo(OutputStream os)
Writes efficiently to a stream
|
protected int number
protected int generation
protected PdfObject object
protected PdfWriter writer
public PdfIndirectReference getIndirectReference()
PdfIndirectReference
to this PdfIndirectObject
.
PdfIndirectReference
protected void writeTo(OutputStream os) throws IOException
os
- the stream to write to
IOException
- on write error
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