com.lowagie.text.factories

Class ElementFactory

public class ElementFactory extends Object

This class is able to create Element objects based on a list of properties.

Method Summary
static Anchor	getAnchor(Properties attributes) Creates an Anchor object based on a list of properties.
static Annotation	getAnnotation(Properties attributes) Creates an Annotation object based on a list of properties.
static Cell	getCell(Properties attributes) Creates a Cell object based on a list of properties.
static ChapterAutoNumber	getChapter(Properties attributes) Creates a ChapterAutoNumber object based on a list of properties.
static Chunk	getChunk(Properties attributes) Creates a Chunk object based on a list of properties.
static Image	getImage(Properties attributes) Creates an Image object based on a list of properties.
static List	getList(Properties attributes) Creates a List object based on a list of properties.
static ListItem	getListItem(Properties attributes) Creates a ListItem object based on a list of properties.
static Paragraph	getParagraph(Properties attributes) Creates a Paragraph object based on a list of properties.
static Phrase	getPhrase(Properties attributes) Creates a Phrase object based on a list of properties.
static Section	getSection(Section parent, Properties attributes) Creates a Section object based on a list of properties.
static Table	getTable(Properties attributes) Creates an Table object based on a list of properties.
static void	setRectangleProperties(Rectangle rect, Properties attributes) Sets some Rectangle properties (for a Cell, Table,...).
static void	setSectionParameters(Section section, Properties attributes) Helper method to create a Chapter/Section object.

Method Detail

getAnchor

public static Anchor getAnchor(Properties attributes)

Creates an Anchor object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: an Anchor

getAnnotation

public static Annotation getAnnotation(Properties attributes)

Creates an Annotation object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: an Annotation

getCell

public static Cell getCell(Properties attributes)

Creates a Cell object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a Cell

getChapter

public static ChapterAutoNumber getChapter(Properties attributes)

Creates a ChapterAutoNumber object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a Chapter

getChunk

public static Chunk getChunk(Properties attributes)

Creates a Chunk object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a Chunk

getImage

public static Image getImage(Properties attributes)

Creates an Image object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: an Image

getList

public static List getList(Properties attributes)

Creates a List object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: the List

getListItem

public static ListItem getListItem(Properties attributes)

Creates a ListItem object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a ListItem

getParagraph

public static Paragraph getParagraph(Properties attributes)

Creates a Paragraph object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a Paragraph

getPhrase

public static Phrase getPhrase(Properties attributes)

Creates a Phrase object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a Phrase

getSection

public static Section getSection(Section parent, Properties attributes)

Creates a Section object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a Section

getTable

public static Table getTable(Properties attributes)

Creates an Table object based on a list of properties.

Parameters: attributes

Returns: a Table

setRectangleProperties

private static void setRectangleProperties(Rectangle rect, Properties attributes)

Sets some Rectangle properties (for a Cell, Table,...).

setSectionParameters

private static void setSectionParameters(Section section, Properties attributes)

Helper method to create a Chapter/Section object.

Parameters: attributes