Class PDFMetadata

All Implemented Interfaces:
PDFWritable

public class PDFMetadata extends PDFStream
Special PDFStream for Metadata.
Since:
PDF 1.4
  • Constructor Details

    • PDFMetadata

      public PDFMetadata(org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.Metadata xmp, boolean readOnly)
      Parameters:
      xmp - xmp metadata
      readOnly - true if read only
      See Also:
  • Method Details

    • getDefaultFilterName

      protected String getDefaultFilterName()
      Returns the name of a suitable filter for this PDF object.
      Overrides:
      getDefaultFilterName in class AbstractPDFStream
      Returns:
      the default filter
      See Also:
    • getMetadata

      public org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.Metadata getMetadata()
      Returns:
      the XMP metadata
    • 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 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 PDFStream
      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
    • outputRawStreamData

      protected void outputRawStreamData(OutputStream out) throws IOException
      Sends the raw stream data to the target OutputStream.
      Overrides:
      outputRawStreamData in class PDFStream
      Parameters:
      out - OutputStream to write to
      Throws:
      IOException - In case of an I/O problem
    • 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 AbstractPDFStream
      Parameters:
      lengthEntry - value for the /Length entry
    • createXMPFromPDFDocument

      public static org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.Metadata createXMPFromPDFDocument(PDFDocument pdfDoc)
      Creates an XMP document based on the settings on the PDF Document.
      Parameters:
      pdfDoc - the PDF Document
      Returns:
      the requested XMP metadata
    • updateInfoFromMetadata

      public static void updateInfoFromMetadata(org.apache.xmlgraphics.xmp.Metadata meta, PDFInfo info)
      Updates the values in the Info object from the XMP metadata according to the rules defined in PDF/A-1 (ISO 19005-1:2005)
      Parameters:
      meta - the metadata
      info - the Info object