Class PdfIndirectObject

java.lang.Object
com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfIndirectObject
public class PdfIndirectObject extends Object
PdfIndirectObject is the Pdf indirect object.

An indirect object is an object that has been labeled so that it can be referenced by other objects. Any type of PdfObject may be labeled as an indirect object.
An indirect object consists of an object identifier, a direct object, and the endobj keyword. The object identifier consists of an integer object number, an integer generation number, and the obj keyword.
This object is described in the 'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.7' section 3.2.9 (page 63-65).

See Also:

  • Field Details

    • number

      protected int number
      The object number

    • generation

      protected int generation
      the generation number

    • object

      protected PdfObject object

    • writer

      protected PdfWriter writer

  • Constructor Details

    • PdfIndirectObject

      protected PdfIndirectObject(int number, PdfObject object, PdfWriter writer)
      Constructs a PdfIndirectObject.
      Parameters:
      number - the object number
      object - the direct object

  • Method Details

    • getIndirectReference

      public PdfIndirectReference getIndirectReference()
      Returns a PdfIndirectReference to this PdfIndirectObject.
      Returns:
      a PdfIndirectReference

    • writeTo

      protected void writeTo(OutputStream os) throws IOException
      Writes efficiently to a stream
      Parameters:
      os - the stream to write to
      Throws:
      IOException - on write error

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object