org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.Entity Class Reference

Abstract specialized graphic object. More...

Inheritance diagram for org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.Entity:

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Public Member Functions
abstract ContentObject	ToInlineObject (PrimitiveComposer composer)
	Converts this entity to its equivalent inline (dependent) object representation [PDF:1.6:4.8.6].
abstract xObjects::XObject	ToXObject (Document context)
	Converts this entity to its equivalent external (independent) object representation [PDF:1.6:4.7].

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Abstract specialized graphic object.

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Member Function Documentation

abstract ContentObject org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.Entity.ToInlineObject

(

PrimitiveComposer

composer

)

[pure virtual]

Converts this entity to its equivalent inline (dependent) object representation [PDF:1.6:4.8.6].

This method creates and shows an inline object within the target content context, returning it.

Due to its direct-content nature (opposite to the indirect-content nature of external objects), the resulting object should be shown only one time in order not to wastefully duplicate its data.

Parameters:

composer

Target content composer.

Returns:

The inline object representing the entity.

Implements org.pdfclown.documents.contents.IContentEntity.

Implemented in org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.EAN13Barcode, and org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.JpegImage.

abstract xObjects::XObject org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.Entity.ToXObject

(

Document

context

)

[pure virtual]

Converts this entity to its equivalent external (independent) object representation [PDF:1.6:4.7].

This method creates an external object within the target document, returning it. To show it in a content context (eg: a page), then it must be applied in an appropriate manner (see PrimitiveComposer object).

Parameters:

context

Target document.

Returns:

The external object representing the entity.

Implements org.pdfclown.documents.contents.IContentEntity.

Implemented in org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.EAN13Barcode, and org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.JpegImage.