com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.collection

Class PdfCollectionField

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfObjectWrapper<PdfDictionary>

com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.collection.PdfCollectionField

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Serializable

public class PdfCollectionField
extends PdfObjectWrapper<PdfDictionary>

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	CREATIONDATE A possible type of collection field.
static int	DATE A possible type of collection field.
static int	DESC A possible type of collection field.
static int	FILENAME A possible type of collection field.
static int	MODDATE A possible type of collection field.
static int	NUMBER A possible type of collection field.
static int	SIZE A possible type of collection field.
protected int	subType
static int	TEXT A possible type of collection field.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	PdfCollectionField(PdfDictionary pdfObject)
	PdfCollectionField(String name, int subType) Creates a PdfCollectionField.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PdfBoolean	getEditable() Retrieves the state of the editable of the field.
PdfNumber	getOrder() Retrieves the order of the field name.
PdfObject	getValue(String value) Converts string to appropriate pdf value.
PdfBoolean	getVisibility() Retrieves the initial visibility of the field.
protected boolean	isWrappedObjectMustBeIndirect() Defines if the object behind this wrapper must be an indirect object in the resultant document.
PdfCollectionField	setEditable(boolean editable) Indication if the field value should be editable in the viewer.
PdfCollectionField	setOrder(int order) The relative order of the field name.
PdfCollectionField	setVisibility(boolean visible) Sets the initial visibility of the field.

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfObjectWrapper

ensureObjectIsAddedToDocument, ensureUnderlyingObjectHasIndirectReference, flush, getPdfObject, isFlushed, makeIndirect, makeIndirect, markObjectAsIndirect, setForbidRelease, setModified, setPdfObject, unsetForbidRelease

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TEXT

public static final int TEXT

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

DATE

public static final int DATE

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

NUMBER

public static final int NUMBER

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

FILENAME

public static final int FILENAME

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

DESC

public static final int DESC

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

MODDATE

public static final int MODDATE

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

CREATIONDATE

public static final int CREATIONDATE

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

SIZE

public static final int SIZE

A possible type of collection field.

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Constant Field Values

subType

protected int subType

Constructor Detail

PdfCollectionField

protected PdfCollectionField(PdfDictionary pdfObject)

PdfCollectionField

public PdfCollectionField(String name,
                          int subType)

Creates a PdfCollectionField.

Parameters:

name - the field name

subType - the field subtype

Method Detail

setOrder

public PdfCollectionField setOrder(int order)

The relative order of the field name. Fields are sorted in ascending order.

Parameters:

order - a number indicating the order of the field

Returns:

this instance to support fluent interface

getOrder

public PdfNumber getOrder()

Retrieves the order of the field name.

Returns:

the PDF number showing the order of the field name

setVisibility

public PdfCollectionField setVisibility(boolean visible)

Sets the initial visibility of the field.

Parameters:

visible - is a state of visibility

Returns:

this instance to support fluent interface

getVisibility

public PdfBoolean getVisibility()

Retrieves the initial visibility of the field.

Returns:

the initial visibility of the field as PDF boolean value

setEditable

public PdfCollectionField setEditable(boolean editable)

Indication if the field value should be editable in the viewer.

Parameters:

editable - is a state of editable

Returns:

this instance to support fluent interface

getEditable

public PdfBoolean getEditable()

Retrieves the state of the editable of the field.

Returns:

true if filed is editable and false otherwise. Returned value is presented as pdf boolean.

getValue

public PdfObject getValue(String value)

Converts string to appropriate pdf value.

Parameters:

value - is a plain string representation of the value

Returns:

resulting PDF object

isWrappedObjectMustBeIndirect

protected boolean isWrappedObjectMustBeIndirect()

Description copied from class: PdfObjectWrapper

Defines if the object behind this wrapper must be an indirect object in the resultant document.

If this method returns true it doesn't necessarily mean that object must be in the indirect state at any moment, but rather defines that when the object will be written to the document it will be transformed into indirect object if it's not indirect yet.

Return value of this method shouldn't depend on any logic, it should return always true or false.

Specified by:

isWrappedObjectMustBeIndirect in class PdfObjectWrapper<PdfDictionary>

Returns:

true if in the resultant document the object behind the wrapper must be indirect, otherwise false.