Package com.tom_roush.pdfbox.pdmodel.documentinterchange.logicalstructure

Class PDStructureNode

java.lang.Object

com.tom_roush.pdfbox.pdmodel.documentinterchange.logicalstructure.PDStructureNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PDStructureElement, PDStructureTreeRoot

public abstract class PDStructureNode
extends Object
implements COSObjectable

A node in the structure tree.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	PDStructureNode(COSDictionary dictionary)	Constructor for an existing structure node.
protected	PDStructureNode(String type)	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	appendKid(COSBase object)	Appends a COS base kid.
void	appendKid(PDStructureElement structureElement)	Appends a structure element kid.
protected void	appendObjectableKid(COSObjectable objectable)	Appends an objectable kid.
static PDStructureNode	create(COSDictionary node)	Creates a node in the structure tree.
protected Object	createObject(COSBase kid)	Creates an object for a kid of this structure node.
COSDictionary	getCOSObject()	Convert this standard java object to a COS object.
List<Object>	getKids()	Returns a list of objects for the kids (K).
String	getType()	Returns the type.
protected void	insertBefore(COSBase newKid, Object refKid)	Inserts an COS base kid before a reference kid.
void	insertBefore(PDStructureElement newKid, Object refKid)	Inserts a structure element kid before a reference kid.
protected void	insertObjectableBefore(COSObjectable newKid, Object refKid)	Inserts an objectable kid before a reference kid.
protected boolean	removeKid(COSBase object)	Removes a COS base kid.
boolean	removeKid(PDStructureElement structureElement)	Removes a structure element kid.
protected boolean	removeObjectableKid(COSObjectable objectable)	Removes an objectable kid.
void	setKids(List<Object> kids)	Sets the kids (K).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PDStructureNode

protected PDStructureNode(String type)

Constructor.

Parameters:

type - the type

PDStructureNode

protected PDStructureNode(COSDictionary dictionary)

Constructor for an existing structure node.

Parameters:

dictionary - The existing dictionary.

Method Detail

create

public static PDStructureNode create(COSDictionary node)

Creates a node in the structure tree. Can be either a structure tree root, or a structure element.

Parameters:

node - the node dictionary

Returns:

the structure node

getCOSObject

public COSDictionary getCOSObject()

Convert this standard java object to a COS object.

Specified by:

getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable

Returns:

The cos object that matches this Java object.

getType

public String getType()

Returns the type.

Returns:

the type

getKids

public List<Object> getKids()

Returns a list of objects for the kids (K).

Returns:

a list of objects for the kids, never null.

setKids

public void setKids(List<Object> kids)

Sets the kids (K).

Parameters:

kids - the kids

appendKid

public void appendKid(PDStructureElement structureElement)

Appends a structure element kid.

Parameters:

structureElement - the structure element

appendObjectableKid

protected void appendObjectableKid(COSObjectable objectable)

Appends an objectable kid.

Parameters:

objectable - the objectable

appendKid

protected void appendKid(COSBase object)

Appends a COS base kid.

Parameters:

object - the COS base

insertBefore

public void insertBefore(PDStructureElement newKid,
                         Object refKid)

Inserts a structure element kid before a reference kid.

Parameters:

newKid - the structure element

refKid - the reference kid

insertObjectableBefore

protected void insertObjectableBefore(COSObjectable newKid,
                                      Object refKid)

Inserts an objectable kid before a reference kid.

Parameters:

newKid - the objectable

refKid - the reference kid

insertBefore

protected void insertBefore(COSBase newKid,
                            Object refKid)

Inserts an COS base kid before a reference kid.

Parameters:

newKid - the COS base

refKid - the reference kid

removeKid

public boolean removeKid(PDStructureElement structureElement)

Removes a structure element kid.

Parameters:

structureElement - the structure element

Returns:

true if the kid was removed, false otherwise

removeObjectableKid

protected boolean removeObjectableKid(COSObjectable objectable)

Removes an objectable kid.

Parameters:

objectable - the objectable

Returns:

true if the kid was removed, false otherwise

removeKid

protected boolean removeKid(COSBase object)

Removes a COS base kid.

Parameters:

object - the COS base

Returns:

true if the kid was removed, false otherwise

createObject

protected Object createObject(COSBase kid)

Creates an object for a kid of this structure node. The type of object depends on the type of the kid. It can be

• a PDStructureElement,
• a PDObjectReference,
• a PDMarkedContentReference,
• an Integer

Parameters:

kid - the kid

Returns:

the object