Constructor Detail

• PDFCloneUtility

  public PDFCloneUtility(PDDocument dest)

  Creates a new instance for the given target document.

  Parameters:

  dest - the destination PDF document that will receive the clones

Method Detail

• getDestination

  public PDDocument getDestination()

  Returns the destination PDF document this cloner instance is set up for.

  Returns:

  the destination PDF document

• cloneForNewDocument

  public COSBase cloneForNewDocument(Object base)
                              throws IOException

  Deep-clones the given object for inclusion into a different PDF document identified by the destination parameter.

  Parameters:

  base - the initial object as the root of the deep-clone operation

  Returns:

  the cloned instance of the base object

  Throws:

  IOException - if an I/O error occurs

• cloneMerge

  public void cloneMerge(COSObjectable base,
                COSObjectable target)
                  throws IOException

  Merges two objects of the same type by deep-cloning its members.
  Base and target must be instances of the same class.

  Parameters:

  base - the base object to be cloned

  target - the merge target

  Throws:

  IOException - if an I/O error occurs