Package com.lowagie.text.pdf
Class PdfIndirectReference
java.lang.Object
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject
com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfIndirectReference
- Direct Known Subclasses:
PRIndirectReference
PdfIndirectReference
contains a reference to a PdfIndirectObject
.
Any object used as an element of an array or as a value in a dictionary may be specified by either a direct object of
an indirect reference. An indirect reference is a reference to an indirect object, and consists of the
indirect object's object number, generation number and the R keyword.
This object is described in the
'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.3' section 4.11 (page 54).
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionprotected int
the generation numberprotected int
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsModifierConstructorDescriptionprotected
(package private)
PdfIndirectReference
(int type, int number) Constructs aPdfIndirectReference
.(package private)
PdfIndirectReference
(int type, int number, int generation) Constructs aPdfIndirectReference
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionint
Returns the generation of the object.int
Returns the number of the object.toString()
Returns theString
-representation of thisPdfObject
.Methods inherited from class com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject
canBeInObjStm, getBytes, getIndRef, isArray, isBoolean, isDictionary, isIndirect, isName, isNull, isNumber, isStream, isString, length, setContent, setIndRef, toPdf, type
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Field Details
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number
protected int numberthe object number -
generation
protected int generationthe generation number
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Constructor Details
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PdfIndirectReference
protected PdfIndirectReference() -
PdfIndirectReference
PdfIndirectReference(int type, int number, int generation) Constructs aPdfIndirectReference
.- Parameters:
type
- the type of thePdfObject
that is referenced tonumber
- the object number.generation
- the generation number.
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PdfIndirectReference
PdfIndirectReference(int type, int number) Constructs aPdfIndirectReference
.- Parameters:
type
- the type of thePdfObject
that is referenced tonumber
- the object number.
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Method Details
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getNumber
public int getNumber()Returns the number of the object.- Returns:
- a number.
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getGeneration
public int getGeneration()Returns the generation of the object.- Returns:
- a number.
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toString
Description copied from class:PdfObject
Returns theString
-representation of thisPdfObject
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