org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics

Class PDXObject

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.PDXObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PDFormXObject, PDImageXObject, PDImageXObjectProxy, PDPostScriptXObject

public class PDXObject
extends Object
implements COSObjectable

An external object, or "XObject".

Author:

Ben Litchfield, John Hewson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	PDXObject(PDDocument document, COSName subtype) Creates a new XObject of the given subtype for writing.
protected	PDXObject(PDStream stream, COSName subtype) Creates a new XObject from the given stream and subtype.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PDXObject	createXObject(COSBase base, String name, PDResources resources) Creates a new XObject instance of the appropriate type for the COS stream.
COSBase	getCOSObject() Returns the stream.
COSStream	getCOSStream() Returns the stream.
PDStream	getPDStream() Returns the stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PDXObject

protected PDXObject(PDStream stream,
         COSName subtype)

Creates a new XObject from the given stream and subtype.

Parameters:

stream - The stream to read.

PDXObject

protected PDXObject(PDDocument document,
         COSName subtype)

Creates a new XObject of the given subtype for writing.

Parameters:

document - The document in which to create the XObject.

subtype - The subtype of the new XObject.

Method Detail

createXObject

public static PDXObject createXObject(COSBase base,
                      String name,
                      PDResources resources)
                               throws IOException

Creates a new XObject instance of the appropriate type for the COS stream.

Parameters:

base - The stream which is wrapped by this XObject.

Returns:

A new XObject instance.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error creating the XObject.

getCOSObject

public final COSBase getCOSObject()

Returns the stream. Convert this standard java object to a COS object.

Specified by:

getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable

Returns:

The cos object that matches this Java object.

getCOSStream

public final COSStream getCOSStream()

Returns the stream.

Returns:

The stream for this object.

getPDStream

public final PDStream getPDStream()

Returns the stream.

Returns:

The stream for this object.