Class PDFFormXObject

All Implemented Interfaces:
PDFWritable

public class PDFFormXObject extends PDFXObject
PDF Form XObject A derivative of the PDFXObject, is a PDF Stream that has not only a dictionary but a stream of image data.
  • Constructor Details

    • PDFFormXObject

      public PDFFormXObject(int xnumber, PDFStream contents, PDFReference resources)
      create a FormXObject with the given number and name and load the image in the object
      Parameters:
      xnumber - the pdf object X number
      contents - the form's contents
      resources - the resource PDF reference
  • Method Details

    • setBBox

      public void setBBox(Rectangle2D bbox)
      Sets the bounding box of the Form XObject.
      Parameters:
      bbox - the bounding box
    • getBBox

      public Rectangle2D getBBox()
      Returns the bounding box.
      Returns:
      the BBox value
    • setMatrix

      public void setMatrix(AffineTransform at)
      Sets the Matrix value
      Parameters:
      at - the AffineTransform defining the transformation matrix
    • getMatrix

      public AffineTransform getMatrix()
      Returns the Matrix value.
      Returns:
      the Matrix
    • setData

      public void setData(byte[] data) throws IOException
      Used to set the contents of the PDF stream.
      Parameters:
      data - the contents as a byte array
      Throws:
      IOException - in case of an I/O problem
    • outputRawStreamData

      protected void outputRawStreamData(OutputStream out) throws IOException
      Sends the raw stream data to the target OutputStream.
      Specified by:
      outputRawStreamData in class AbstractPDFStream
      Parameters:
      out - OutputStream to write to
      Throws:
      IOException - In case of an I/O problem
    • output

      public int output(OutputStream stream) throws IOException
      Overload the base object method so we don't have to copy byte arrays around so much Write the PDF represention of this object
      Overrides:
      output in class AbstractPDFStream
      Parameters:
      stream - the stream to write the PDF to
      Returns:
      the number of bytes written
      Throws:
      IOException - if there is an error writing to the stream
    • populateStreamDict

      protected void populateStreamDict(Object lengthEntry)
      Populates the dictionary with all necessary entries for the stream. Override this method if you need additional entries.
      Overrides:
      populateStreamDict in class PDFXObject
      Parameters:
      lengthEntry - value for the /Length entry