com.etymon.pjx
Class PdfObject

java.lang.Object
  com.etymon.pjx.PdfObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PdfArray, PdfBoolean, PdfDictionary, PdfName, PdfNull, PdfNumber, PdfReference, PdfStream, PdfString

public abstract class PdfObject

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Cloneable

The abstract superclass of all basic PDF object types. It is a requirement that any classes that extend this class be immutable.

Constructor Summary

PdfObject()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Returns a shallow copy of this instance.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Compares this instance with another PDF object for equality.
PdfObject	filter(PdfObjectFilter f) Filter this object recursively through PdfObjectFilter.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for this object.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this instance in PDF format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PdfObject

public PdfObject()

Method Detail

filter

public PdfObject filter(PdfObjectFilter f)
                 throws PdfFormatException

Filter this object recursively through PdfObjectFilter. The filtered object is returned.

Returns:

the new filtered object.

Throws:

PdfFormatException

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Returns a shallow copy of this instance.

Returns:

a clone of this instance.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Compares this instance with another PDF object for equality.

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare this instance with.

Returns:

true if the PDF objects are equal.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this object.

Returns:

the hash code.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this instance in PDF format.

Returns:

the string representation.