org.apache.pdfbox.cos

Class COSBase

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSBase

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

Direct Known Subclasses:

COSArray, COSBoolean, COSDictionary, COSDocument, COSName, COSNull, COSNumber, COSObject, COSString

public abstract class COSBase
extends Object
implements COSObjectable

The base object that all objects in the PDF document will extend.

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
COSBase() Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Object	accept(ICOSVisitor visitor) visitor pattern double dispatch method.
COSBase	getCOSObject() Convert this standard java object to a COS object.
boolean	isDirect() If the state is set true, the dictionary will be written direct into the called object.
void	setDirect(boolean direct) Set the state true, if the dictionary should be written as a direct object and not indirect.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

COSBase

public COSBase()

Constructor.

Method Detail

getCOSObject

public COSBase getCOSObject()

Convert this standard java object to a COS object.

Specified by:

getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable

Returns:

The cos object that matches this Java object.

accept

public abstract Object accept(ICOSVisitor visitor)
                       throws IOException

visitor pattern double dispatch method.

Parameters:

visitor - The object to notify when visiting this object.

Returns:

any object, depending on the visitor implementation, or null

Throws:

IOException - If an error occurs while visiting this object.

isDirect

public boolean isDirect()

If the state is set true, the dictionary will be written direct into the called object. This means, no indirect object will be created.

Returns:

the state

setDirect

public void setDirect(boolean direct)

Set the state true, if the dictionary should be written as a direct object and not indirect.

Parameters:

direct - set it true, for writing direct object