org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.edit

Class PDPageContentStream

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.edit.PDPageContentStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

Closeable, AutoCloseable

public class PDPageContentStream
extends Object
implements Closeable

This class is a convenience for creating page content streams. You MUST call close() when you are finished with this object.

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PDPageContentStream(PDDocument document, PDPage sourcePage) Create a new PDPage content stream.
PDPageContentStream(PDDocument document, PDPage sourcePage, boolean appendContent, boolean compress) Create a new PDPage content stream.
PDPageContentStream(PDDocument document, PDPage sourcePage, boolean appendContent, boolean compress, boolean resetContext) Create a new PDPage content stream.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addBezier31(float x1, float y1, float x3, float y3) Append a cubic Bézier curve to the current path.
void	addBezier312(float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2, float x3, float y3) Append a cubic Bézier curve to the current path.
void	addBezier32(float x2, float y2, float x3, float y3) Append a cubic Bézier curve to the current path.
void	addLine(float xStart, float yStart, float xEnd, float yEnd) add a line to the current path.
void	addPolygon(float[] x, float[] y) Add a polygon to the current path.
void	addRect(float x, float y, float width, float height) Add a rectangle to the current path.
void	appendCOSName(COSName name) This will append a COSName to the content stream.
void	appendRawCommands(byte[] commands) This will append raw commands to the content stream.
void	appendRawCommands(double data) This will append raw commands to the content stream.
void	appendRawCommands(float data) This will append raw commands to the content stream.
void	appendRawCommands(int data) This will append raw commands to the content stream.
void	appendRawCommands(String commands) This will append raw commands to the content stream.
void	beginMarkedContentSequence(COSName tag) Begin a marked content sequence.
void	beginMarkedContentSequence(COSName tag, COSName propsName) Begin a marked content sequence with a reference to an entry in the page resources' Properties dictionary.
void	beginText() Begin some text operations.
void	clipPath(int windingRule) Clip path.
void	close() Close the content stream.
void	closeAndStroke() Close and stroke the path.
void	closeSubPath() Close subpath.
void	concatenate2CTM(AffineTransform at) The Cm operator.
void	concatenate2CTM(double a, double b, double c, double d, double e, double f) The Cm operator.
void	drawImage(PDXObjectImage image, float x, float y) Draw an image at the x,y coordinates, with the default size of the image.
void	drawLine(float xStart, float yStart, float xEnd, float yEnd) Draw a line on the page using the current non stroking color and the current line width.
void	drawPolygon(float[] x, float[] y) Draw a polygon on the page using the current non stroking color.
void	drawString(String text) This will draw a string at the current location on the screen.
void	drawXObject(PDXObject xobject, AffineTransform transform) Draw an xobject(form or image) using the given AffineTransform to position the xobject.
void	drawXObject(PDXObject xobject, float x, float y, float width, float height) Draw an xobject(form or image) at the x,y coordinates and a certain width and height.
void	endMarkedContentSequence() End a marked content sequence.
void	endText() End some text operations.
void	fill(int windingRule) Fill the path.
void	fillPolygon(float[] x, float[] y) Draw and fill a polygon on the page using the current non stroking color.
void	fillRect(float x, float y, float width, float height) Draw a rectangle on the page using the current non stroking color.
void	lineTo(float x, float y) Add a move to the given coordinate.
void	moveTextPositionByAmount(float x, float y) The Td operator.
void	moveTo(float x, float y) Add a line to the given coordinate.
void	restoreGraphicsState() Q operator.
void	saveGraphicsState() q operator.
void	setFont(PDFont font, float fontSize) Set the font to draw text with.
void	setLineCapStyle(int lineCapStyle) Set the line cap style.
void	setLineDashPattern(float[] pattern, float phase) Set the line dash pattern.
void	setLineJoinStyle(int lineJoinStyle) Set the line join style.
void	setLineWidth(float lineWidth) Set linewidth to the given value.
void	setNonStrokingColor(Color color) Set the non stroking color, specified as RGB.
void	setNonStrokingColor(double g) Set the non stroking color, specified as Grayscale 0.0-1.0.
void	setNonStrokingColor(double c, double m, double y, double k) Set the non stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0.0-1.0.
void	setNonStrokingColor(float[] components) Set the color components of current non stroking colorspace.
void	setNonStrokingColor(int g) Set the non stroking color, specified as grayscale, 0-255.
void	setNonStrokingColor(int r, int g, int b) Set the non stroking color, specified as RGB, 0-255.
void	setNonStrokingColor(int c, int m, int y, int k) Set the non stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0-255.
void	setNonStrokingColorSpace(PDColorSpace colorSpace) Set the stroking color space.
void	setStrokingColor(Color color) Set the stroking color, specified as RGB.
void	setStrokingColor(double g) Set the stroking color, specified as Grayscale 0.0-1.0.
void	setStrokingColor(double c, double m, double y, double k) Set the stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0.0-1.0.
void	setStrokingColor(float[] components) Set the color components of current stroking colorspace.
void	setStrokingColor(int g) Set the stroking color, specified as grayscale, 0-255.
void	setStrokingColor(int r, int g, int b) Set the stroking color, specified as RGB, 0-255.
void	setStrokingColor(int c, int m, int y, int k) Set the stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0-255.
void	setStrokingColorSpace(PDColorSpace colorSpace) Set the stroking color space.
void	setTextMatrix(AffineTransform matrix) The Tm operator.
void	setTextMatrix(double a, double b, double c, double d, double e, double f) The Tm operator.
void	setTextRotation(double angle, double tx, double ty) The Tm operator.
void	setTextScaling(double sx, double sy, double tx, double ty) The Tm operator.
void	setTextTranslation(double tx, double ty) The Tm operator.
void	stroke() Stroke the path.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PDPageContentStream

public PDPageContentStream(PDDocument document,
                   PDPage sourcePage)
                    throws IOException

Create a new PDPage content stream.

Parameters:

document - The document the page is part of.

sourcePage - The page to write the contents to.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the page contents.

PDPageContentStream

public PDPageContentStream(PDDocument document,
                   PDPage sourcePage,
                   boolean appendContent,
                   boolean compress)
                    throws IOException

Create a new PDPage content stream.

Parameters:

document - The document the page is part of.

sourcePage - The page to write the contents to.

appendContent - Indicates whether content will be overwritten. If false all previous content is deleted.

compress - Tell if the content stream should compress the page contents.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the page contents.

PDPageContentStream

public PDPageContentStream(PDDocument document,
                   PDPage sourcePage,
                   boolean appendContent,
                   boolean compress,
                   boolean resetContext)
                    throws IOException

Create a new PDPage content stream.

Parameters:

document - The document the page is part of.

sourcePage - The page to write the contents to.

appendContent - Indicates whether content will be overwritten. If false all previous content is deleted.

compress - Tell if the content stream should compress the page contents.

resetContext - Tell if the graphic context should be reseted.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the page contents.

Method Detail

beginText

public void beginText()
               throws IOException

Begin some text operations.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream or if you attempt to nest beginText calls.

endText

public void endText()
             throws IOException

End some text operations.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream or if you attempt to nest endText calls.

setFont

public void setFont(PDFont font,
           float fontSize)
             throws IOException

Set the font to draw text with.

Parameters:

font - The font to use.

fontSize - The font size to draw the text.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing the font information.

drawImage

public void drawImage(PDXObjectImage image,
             float x,
             float y)
               throws IOException

Draw an image at the x,y coordinates, with the default size of the image.

Parameters:

image - The image to draw.

x - The x-coordinate to draw the image.

y - The y-coordinate to draw the image.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

drawXObject

public void drawXObject(PDXObject xobject,
               float x,
               float y,
               float width,
               float height)
                 throws IOException

Draw an xobject(form or image) at the x,y coordinates and a certain width and height.

Parameters:

xobject - The xobject to draw.

x - The x-coordinate to draw the image.

y - The y-coordinate to draw the image.

width - The width of the image to draw.

height - The height of the image to draw.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

drawXObject

public void drawXObject(PDXObject xobject,
               AffineTransform transform)
                 throws IOException

Draw an xobject(form or image) using the given AffineTransform to position the xobject.

Parameters:

xobject - The xobject to draw.

transform - the transformation matrix

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

moveTextPositionByAmount

public void moveTextPositionByAmount(float x,
                            float y)
                              throws IOException

The Td operator. A current text matrix will be replaced with a new one (1 0 0 1 x y).

Parameters:

x - The x coordinate.

y - The y coordinate.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

setTextMatrix

public void setTextMatrix(double a,
                 double b,
                 double c,
                 double d,
                 double e,
                 double f)
                   throws IOException

The Tm operator. Sets the text matrix to the given values. A current text matrix will be replaced with the new one.

Parameters:

a - The a value of the matrix.

b - The b value of the matrix.

c - The c value of the matrix.

d - The d value of the matrix.

e - The e value of the matrix.

f - The f value of the matrix.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

setTextMatrix

public void setTextMatrix(AffineTransform matrix)
                   throws IOException

The Tm operator. Sets the text matrix to the given values. A current text matrix will be replaced with the new one.

Parameters:

matrix - the transformation matrix

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

setTextScaling

public void setTextScaling(double sx,
                  double sy,
                  double tx,
                  double ty)
                    throws IOException

The Tm operator. Sets the text matrix to the given scaling and translation values. A current text matrix will be replaced with the new one.

Parameters:

sx - The scaling factor in x-direction.

sy - The scaling factor in y-direction.

tx - The translation value in x-direction.

ty - The translation value in y-direction.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

setTextTranslation

public void setTextTranslation(double tx,
                      double ty)
                        throws IOException

The Tm operator. Sets the text matrix to the given translation values. A current text matrix will be replaced with the new one.

Parameters:

tx - The translation value in x-direction.

ty - The translation value in y-direction.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

setTextRotation

public void setTextRotation(double angle,
                   double tx,
                   double ty)
                     throws IOException

The Tm operator. Sets the text matrix to the given rotation and translation values. A current text matrix will be replaced with the new one.

Parameters:

angle - The angle used for the counterclockwise rotation in radians.

tx - The translation value in x-direction.

ty - The translation value in y-direction.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

concatenate2CTM

public void concatenate2CTM(double a,
                   double b,
                   double c,
                   double d,
                   double e,
                   double f)
                     throws IOException

The Cm operator. Concatenates the current transformation matrix with the given values.

Parameters:

a - The a value of the matrix.

b - The b value of the matrix.

c - The c value of the matrix.

d - The d value of the matrix.

e - The e value of the matrix.

f - The f value of the matrix.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

concatenate2CTM

public void concatenate2CTM(AffineTransform at)
                     throws IOException

The Cm operator. Concatenates the current transformation matrix with the given AffineTransform.

Parameters:

at - the transformation matrix

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing to the stream.

drawString

public void drawString(String text)
                throws IOException

This will draw a string at the current location on the screen.

Parameters:

text - The text to draw.

Throws:

IOException - If an io exception occurs.

setStrokingColorSpace

public void setStrokingColorSpace(PDColorSpace colorSpace)
                           throws IOException

Set the stroking color space. This will add the colorspace to the PDResources if necessary.

Parameters:

colorSpace - The colorspace to write.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing the colorspace.

setNonStrokingColorSpace

public void setNonStrokingColorSpace(PDColorSpace colorSpace)
                              throws IOException

Set the stroking color space. This will add the colorspace to the PDResources if necessary.

Parameters:

colorSpace - The colorspace to write.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error writing the colorspace.

setStrokingColor

public void setStrokingColor(float[] components)
                      throws IOException

Set the color components of current stroking colorspace.

Parameters:

components - The components to set for the current color.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while writing to the stream.

setStrokingColor

public void setStrokingColor(Color color)
                      throws IOException

Set the stroking color, specified as RGB.

Parameters:

color - The color to set.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

setNonStrokingColor

public void setNonStrokingColor(Color color)
                         throws IOException

Set the non stroking color, specified as RGB.

Parameters:

color - The color to set.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

setStrokingColor

public void setStrokingColor(int r,
                    int g,
                    int b)
                      throws IOException

Set the stroking color, specified as RGB, 0-255.

Parameters:

r - The red value.

g - The green value.

b - The blue value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the parameters are invalid.

setStrokingColor

public void setStrokingColor(int c,
                    int m,
                    int y,
                    int k)
                      throws IOException

Set the stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0-255.

Parameters:

c - The cyan value.

m - The magenta value.

y - The yellow value.

k - The black value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the parameters are invalid.

setStrokingColor

public void setStrokingColor(double c,
                    double m,
                    double y,
                    double k)
                      throws IOException

Set the stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0.0-1.0.

Parameters:

c - The cyan value.

m - The magenta value.

y - The yellow value.

k - The black value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the parameters are invalid.

setStrokingColor

public void setStrokingColor(int g)
                      throws IOException

Set the stroking color, specified as grayscale, 0-255.

Parameters:

g - The gray value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the parameter is invalid.

setStrokingColor

public void setStrokingColor(double g)
                      throws IOException

Set the stroking color, specified as Grayscale 0.0-1.0.

Parameters:

g - The gray value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the parameter is invalid.

setNonStrokingColor

public void setNonStrokingColor(float[] components)
                         throws IOException

Set the color components of current non stroking colorspace.

Parameters:

components - The components to set for the current color.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while writing to the stream.

setNonStrokingColor

public void setNonStrokingColor(int r,
                       int g,
                       int b)
                         throws IOException

Set the non stroking color, specified as RGB, 0-255.

Parameters:

r - The red value.

g - The green value.

b - The blue value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the parameters are invalid.

setNonStrokingColor

public void setNonStrokingColor(int c,
                       int m,
                       int y,
                       int k)
                         throws IOException

Set the non stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0-255.

Parameters:

c - The cyan value.

m - The magenta value.

y - The yellow value.

k - The black value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the current colorspace is not DeviceCMYK, or if the parameters are invalid.

setNonStrokingColor

public void setNonStrokingColor(double c,
                       double m,
                       double y,
                       double k)
                         throws IOException

Set the non stroking color, specified as CMYK, 0.0-1.0.

Parameters:

c - The cyan value.

m - The magenta value.

y - The yellow value.

k - The black value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the current colorspace is not DeviceCMYK, or if the parameters are invalid.

setNonStrokingColor

public void setNonStrokingColor(int g)
                         throws IOException

Set the non stroking color, specified as grayscale, 0-255.

Parameters:

g - The gray value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the current colorspace is not DeviceGray, or if the parameter is invalid.

setNonStrokingColor

public void setNonStrokingColor(double g)
                         throws IOException

Set the non stroking color, specified as Grayscale 0.0-1.0.

Parameters:

g - The gray value.

Throws:

IOException - If an IO error occurs while writing to the stream.

IllegalArgumentException - If the current colorspace is not DeviceGray, or if the parameter is invalid.

addRect

public void addRect(float x,
           float y,
           float width,
           float height)
             throws IOException

Add a rectangle to the current path.

Parameters:

x - The lower left x coordinate.

y - The lower left y coordinate.

width - The width of the rectangle.

height - The height of the rectangle.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while drawing on the screen.

fillRect

public void fillRect(float x,
            float y,
            float width,
            float height)
              throws IOException

Draw a rectangle on the page using the current non stroking color.

Parameters:

x - The lower left x coordinate.

y - The lower left y coordinate.

width - The width of the rectangle.

height - The height of the rectangle.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while drawing on the screen.

addBezier312

public void addBezier312(float x1,
                float y1,
                float x2,
                float y2,
                float x3,
                float y3)
                  throws IOException

Append a cubic Bézier curve to the current path. The curve extends from the current point to the point (x3 , y3 ), using (x1 , y1 ) and (x2 , y2 ) as the Bézier control points

Parameters:

x1 - x coordinate of the point 1

y1 - y coordinate of the point 1

x2 - x coordinate of the point 2

y2 - y coordinate of the point 2

x3 - x coordinate of the point 3

y3 - y coordinate of the point 3

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while adding the .

addBezier32

public void addBezier32(float x2,
               float y2,
               float x3,
               float y3)
                 throws IOException

Append a cubic Bézier curve to the current path. The curve extends from the current point to the point (x3 , y3 ), using the current point and (x2 , y2 ) as the Bézier control points

Parameters:

x2 - x coordinate of the point 2

y2 - y coordinate of the point 2

x3 - x coordinate of the point 3

y3 - y coordinate of the point 3

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while adding the .

addBezier31

public void addBezier31(float x1,
               float y1,
               float x3,
               float y3)
                 throws IOException

Append a cubic Bézier curve to the current path. The curve extends from the current point to the point (x3 , y3 ), using (x1 , y1 ) and (x3 , y3 ) as the Bézier control points

Parameters:

x1 - x coordinate of the point 1

y1 - y coordinate of the point 1

x3 - x coordinate of the point 3

y3 - y coordinate of the point 3

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while adding the .

moveTo

public void moveTo(float x,
          float y)
            throws IOException

Add a line to the given coordinate.

Parameters:

x - The x coordinate.

y - The y coordinate.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while adding the line.

lineTo

public void lineTo(float x,
          float y)
            throws IOException

Add a move to the given coordinate.

Parameters:

x - The x coordinate.

y - The y coordinate.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while adding the line.

addLine

public void addLine(float xStart,
           float yStart,
           float xEnd,
           float yEnd)
             throws IOException

add a line to the current path.

Parameters:

xStart - The start x coordinate.

yStart - The start y coordinate.

xEnd - The end x coordinate.

yEnd - The end y coordinate.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while adding the line.

drawLine

public void drawLine(float xStart,
            float yStart,
            float xEnd,
            float yEnd)
              throws IOException

Draw a line on the page using the current non stroking color and the current line width.

Parameters:

xStart - The start x coordinate.

yStart - The start y coordinate.

xEnd - The end x coordinate.

yEnd - The end y coordinate.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while drawing on the screen.

addPolygon

public void addPolygon(float[] x,
              float[] y)
                throws IOException

Add a polygon to the current path.

Parameters:

x - x coordinate of each points

y - y coordinate of each points

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while drawing on the screen.

drawPolygon

public void drawPolygon(float[] x,
               float[] y)
                 throws IOException

Draw a polygon on the page using the current non stroking color.

Parameters:

x - x coordinate of each points

y - y coordinate of each points

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while drawing on the screen.

fillPolygon

public void fillPolygon(float[] x,
               float[] y)
                 throws IOException

Draw and fill a polygon on the page using the current non stroking color.

Parameters:

x - x coordinate of each points

y - y coordinate of each points

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while drawing on the screen.

stroke

public void stroke()
            throws IOException

Stroke the path.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while stroking the path.

closeAndStroke

public void closeAndStroke()
                    throws IOException

Close and stroke the path.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while closing and stroking the path.

fill

public void fill(int windingRule)
          throws IOException

Fill the path.

Parameters:

windingRule - the winding rule to be used for filling

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while filling the path.

closeSubPath

public void closeSubPath()
                  throws IOException

Close subpath.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while closing the subpath.

clipPath

public void clipPath(int windingRule)
              throws IOException

Clip path.

Parameters:

windingRule - the winding rule to be used for clipping

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while clipping the path.

setLineWidth

public void setLineWidth(float lineWidth)
                  throws IOException

Set linewidth to the given value.

Parameters:

lineWidth - The width which is used for drwaing.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while drawing on the screen.

setLineJoinStyle

public void setLineJoinStyle(int lineJoinStyle)
                      throws IOException

Set the line join style.

Parameters:

lineJoinStyle - 0 for miter join, 1 for round join, and 2 for bevel join.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while writing to the stream.

setLineCapStyle

public void setLineCapStyle(int lineCapStyle)
                     throws IOException

Set the line cap style.

Parameters:

lineCapStyle - 0 for butt cap, 1 for round cap, and 2 for projecting square cap.

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while writing to the stream.

setLineDashPattern

public void setLineDashPattern(float[] pattern,
                      float phase)
                        throws IOException

Set the line dash pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - The pattern array

phase - The phase of the pattern

Throws:

IOException - If there is an error while writing to the stream.

beginMarkedContentSequence

public void beginMarkedContentSequence(COSName tag)
                                throws IOException

Begin a marked content sequence.

Parameters:

tag - the tag

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

beginMarkedContentSequence

public void beginMarkedContentSequence(COSName tag,
                              COSName propsName)
                                throws IOException

Begin a marked content sequence with a reference to an entry in the page resources' Properties dictionary.

Parameters:

tag - the tag

propsName - the properties reference

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

endMarkedContentSequence

public void endMarkedContentSequence()
                              throws IOException

End a marked content sequence.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs

saveGraphicsState

public void saveGraphicsState()
                       throws IOException

q operator. Saves the current graphics state.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

restoreGraphicsState

public void restoreGraphicsState()
                          throws IOException

Q operator. Restores the current graphics state.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

appendRawCommands

public void appendRawCommands(String commands)
                       throws IOException

This will append raw commands to the content stream.

Parameters:

commands - The commands to append to the stream.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

appendRawCommands

public void appendRawCommands(byte[] commands)
                       throws IOException

This will append raw commands to the content stream.

Parameters:

commands - The commands to append to the stream.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

appendRawCommands

public void appendRawCommands(int data)
                       throws IOException

This will append raw commands to the content stream.

Parameters:

data - Append a raw byte to the stream.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

appendRawCommands

public void appendRawCommands(double data)
                       throws IOException

This will append raw commands to the content stream.

Parameters:

data - Append a formatted double value to the stream.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

appendRawCommands

public void appendRawCommands(float data)
                       throws IOException

This will append raw commands to the content stream.

Parameters:

data - Append a formatted float value to the stream.

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

appendCOSName

public void appendCOSName(COSName name)
                   throws IOException

This will append a COSName to the content stream.

Parameters:

name - the name

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while writing to the stream.

close

public void close()
           throws IOException

Close the content stream. This must be called when you are done with this object.

Specified by:

close in interface Closeable

Specified by:

close in interface AutoCloseable

Throws:

IOException - If the underlying stream has a problem being written to.