Package 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, COSUnread

public abstract class COSBase
extends java.lang.Object
implements COSObjectable

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

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
COSBase()

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

COSBase

public COSBase()

Method Detail

getFilterManager

public FilterManager getFilterManager()

This will get the filter manager to use to filter streams.

Returns:

The filter manager.

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 java.lang.Object accept(ICOSVisitor visitor)
                                 throws COSVisitorException

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:

COSVisitorException - If an error occurs while visiting this object.

setNeedToBeUpdate

public void setNeedToBeUpdate(boolean flag)

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 writting direct object

isNeedToBeUpdate

public boolean isNeedToBeUpdate()