Package com.aowagie.text.pdf
Class PdfIndirectObject
java.lang.Object
com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfIndirectObject
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).
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Field Summary
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsModifierConstructorDescriptionprivate
PdfIndirectObject
(int number, int generation, PdfObject object, PdfWriter writer) Constructs aPdfIndirectObject
.(package private)
PdfIndirectObject
(int number, PdfObject object, PdfWriter writer) Constructs aPdfIndirectObject
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionReturns aPdfIndirectReference
to thisPdfIndirectObject
.(package private) void
writeTo
(OutputStream os) Writes efficiently to a stream
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Field Details
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number
private final int numberThe object number -
generation
private int generationthe generation number -
STARTOBJ
private static final byte[] STARTOBJ -
ENDOBJ
private static final byte[] ENDOBJ -
object
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writer
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Constructor Details
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PdfIndirectObject
Constructs aPdfIndirectObject
.- Parameters:
number
- the object numberobject
- the direct object
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PdfIndirectObject
Constructs aPdfIndirectObject
.- Parameters:
number
- the object numbergeneration
- the generation numberobject
- the direct object
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Method Details
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getIndirectReference
Returns aPdfIndirectReference
to thisPdfIndirectObject
.- Returns:
- a
PdfIndirectReference
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writeTo
Writes efficiently to a stream- Parameters:
os
- the stream to write to- Throws:
IOException
- on write error
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