org.pdfclown.documents.contents.IContentEntity Interface Reference

Generic content entity.It provides common ways to convert any content into content stream objects. More...

Inheritance diagram for org.pdfclown.documents.contents.IContentEntity:

List of all members.

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

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Generic content entity.

It provides common ways to convert any content into content stream objects.

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Member Function Documentation

ContentObject org.pdfclown.documents.contents.IContentEntity.ToInlineObject

(

PrimitiveComposer

composer

)

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.

Implemented in org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.EAN13Barcode, org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.Entity, org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.JpegImage, org.pdfclown.documents.contents.xObjects.FormXObject, and org.pdfclown.documents.Page.

xObjects.XObject org.pdfclown.documents.contents.IContentEntity.ToXObject

(

Document

context

)

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.

Implemented in org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.EAN13Barcode, org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.Entity, org.pdfclown.documents.contents.entities.JpegImage, org.pdfclown.documents.contents.xObjects.FormXObject, and org.pdfclown.documents.Page.