PDExternalDataDictionary (library 1.8.10.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.tom_roush.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDExternalDataDictionary

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable
```
public class PDExternalDataDictionary
extends Object
implements COSObjectable
```
This class represents an external data dictionary.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PDExternalDataDictionary()
Constructor.

PDExternalDataDictionary(COSDictionary dictionary)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`COSDictionary`	`getCOSObject()`	returns the dictionary.
`String`	`getSubtype()`	returns the subtype of the external data dictionary.
`String`	`getType()`	returns the type of the external data dictionary.
`void`	`setSubtype(String subtype)`	This will set the subtype of the external data dictionary.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PDExternalDataDictionary
```
public PDExternalDataDictionary()
```
    Constructor.
  - PDExternalDataDictionary
```
public PDExternalDataDictionary(COSDictionary dictionary)
```
    Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dictionary - Dictionary
- Method Detail
  - getCOSObject
```
public COSDictionary getCOSObject()
```
    returns the dictionary.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable
    
    Returns:
    
    the dictionary
  - getType
```
public String getType()
```
    returns the type of the external data dictionary. It must be "ExData", if present
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of the external data dictionary
  - getSubtype
```
public String getSubtype()
```
    returns the subtype of the external data dictionary.
    
    Returns:
    
    the subtype of the external data dictionary
  - setSubtype
```
public void setSubtype(String subtype)
```
    This will set the subtype of the external data dictionary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    subtype - the subtype of the external data dictionary