de.intarsys.pdf.app.annotation

Interface IAnnotationFactory

public interface IAnnotationFactory

A factory for PDAnnotation instances. A new PDAnnotation is created on a dedicated page with a dedicated bounding rectangle. More attributes may be supported by the concrete IAnnotationFactory implementation and are looked up in the attributes.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PDAnnotation	createAnnotation(PDPage page, Rectangle2D rect, Map attributes) Create a new PDAnnotation from scratch.
COSName	getAnnotationType() The type of annotation this factory can create.

Method Detail

createAnnotation

PDAnnotation createAnnotation(PDPage page,
                            Rectangle2D rect,
                            Map attributes)
                              throws de.intarsys.tools.reflect.ObjectCreationException

Create a new PDAnnotation from scratch.

Parameters:

page - The page where the annotation is created.

rect - The rectangle bounds of the annotation.

attributes - More attributes that are required for annotation creation in their special IAnnotationFactory implementation.

Returns:

The newly created PDAnnotation

Throws:

de.intarsys.tools.reflect.ObjectCreationException

getAnnotationType

COSName getAnnotationType()

The type of annotation this factory can create.

This is for example /Ink or /Circle.

Returns:

The type of annotation this factory can create