com.lowagie.text.pdf

Class PdfWriter.PdfBody

public static class PdfWriter.PdfBody extends Object

This class generates the structure of a PDF document.

This class covers the third section of Chapter 5 in the 'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.3' (page 55-60). It contains the body of a PDF document (section 5.14) and it can also generate a Cross-reference Table (section 5.15).

Nested Class Summary
static class	PdfWriter.PdfBody.PdfCrossReference `PdfCrossReference` is an entry in the PDF Cross-Reference table.

Field Summary
int	currentObjNum
ByteBuffer	index
int	numObj
static int	OBJSINSTREAM
int	position the current byte position in the body.
int	refnum
ByteBuffer	streamObjects
PdfWriter	writer
TreeSet	xrefs array containing the cross-reference table of the normal objects.

Constructor Summary
	PdfBody(PdfWriter writer) Constructs a new `PdfBody`.

Method Summary
PdfIndirectObject	add(PdfObject object) Adds a `PdfObject` to the body.
PdfIndirectObject	add(PdfObject object, boolean inObjStm)
PdfIndirectObject	add(PdfObject object, PdfIndirectReference ref) Adds a `PdfObject` to the body given an already existing PdfIndirectReference.
PdfIndirectObject	add(PdfObject object, PdfIndirectReference ref, boolean inObjStm)
PdfIndirectObject	add(PdfObject object, int refNumber)
PdfIndirectObject	add(PdfObject object, int refNumber, boolean inObjStm)
PdfWriter.PdfBody.PdfCrossReference	addToObjStm(PdfObject obj, int nObj)
void	flushObjStm()
int	getIndirectReferenceNumber()
PdfIndirectReference	getPdfIndirectReference() Gets a PdfIndirectReference for an object that will be created in the future.
int	offset() Returns the offset of the Cross-Reference table.
void	setRefnum(int refnum)
int	size() Returns the total number of objects contained in the CrossReferenceTable of this `Body`.
void	writeCrossReferenceTable(OutputStream os, PdfIndirectReference root, PdfIndirectReference info, PdfIndirectReference encryption, PdfObject fileID, int prevxref) Returns the CrossReferenceTable of the `Body`.

Field Detail

currentObjNum

private int currentObjNum

index

private ByteBuffer index

numObj

private int numObj

OBJSINSTREAM

private static final int OBJSINSTREAM

position

private int position

the current byte position in the body.

refnum

private int refnum

streamObjects

private ByteBuffer streamObjects

writer

private PdfWriter writer

xrefs

private TreeSet xrefs

array containing the cross-reference table of the normal objects.

Constructor Detail

PdfBody

PdfBody(PdfWriter writer)

Constructs a new PdfBody.

Parameters: writer

Method Detail

add

PdfIndirectObject add(PdfObject object)

Adds a PdfObject to the body.

This methods creates a PdfIndirectObject with a certain number, containing the given PdfObject. It also adds a PdfCrossReference for this object to an ArrayList that will be used to build the Cross-reference Table.

Parameters: object a PdfObject

Returns: a PdfIndirectObject

Throws: IOException

add

PdfIndirectObject add(PdfObject object, boolean inObjStm)

add

PdfIndirectObject add(PdfObject object, PdfIndirectReference ref)

Adds a PdfObject to the body given an already existing PdfIndirectReference.

This methods creates a PdfIndirectObject with the number given by ref, containing the given PdfObject. It also adds a PdfCrossReference for this object to an ArrayList that will be used to build the Cross-reference Table.

Parameters: object a PdfObject ref a PdfIndirectReference

Returns: a PdfIndirectObject

Throws: IOException