Constructor Detail

• PDSoftMask

  public PDSoftMask(COSDictionary dictionary)

  Creates a new soft mask.

Method Detail

• create

  public static PDSoftMask create(COSBase dictionary)

  Creates a new soft mask.

  Parameters:

  dictionary - SMask

• getCOSObject

  public COSDictionary getCOSObject()

  Description copied from interface: COSObjectable
  Convert this standard java object to a COS object.

  Specified by:

  getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable

  Returns:

  The cos object that matches this Java object.

• getSubType

  public COSName getSubType()

  Returns the subtype of the soft mask (Alpha, Luminosity) - S entry

• getGroup

  public PDTransparencyGroup getGroup()
                               throws IOException

  Returns the G entry of the soft mask object

  Returns:

  form containing the transparency group

  Throws:

  IOException

• getBackdropColor

  public COSArray getBackdropColor()

  Returns the backdrop color.

• getTransferFunction

  public PDFunction getTransferFunction()
                                 throws IOException

  Returns the transfer function.

  Throws:

  IOException - If we are unable to create the PDFunction object.