it.stefanochizzolini.clown.objects
Class PdfString

java.lang.Object
  it.stefanochizzolini.clown.objects.PdfObject
      it.stefanochizzolini.clown.objects.PdfDataObject
          it.stefanochizzolini.clown.objects.PdfDirectObject
              it.stefanochizzolini.clown.objects.PdfAtomicObject<byte[]>
                  it.stefanochizzolini.clown.objects.PdfString

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<PdfDirectObject>

Direct Known Subclasses:

PdfDate, PdfTextString

public class PdfString
extends PdfAtomicObject<byte[]>

PDF string object [PDF:1.6:3.2.3].

A string object consists of a series of bytes.

String objects can be serialized in two ways:

• as a sequence of literal characters (plain form)
• as a sequence of hexadecimal digits (hexadecimal form)

Since:

0.0.6

Version:

0.0.8

Author:

Stefano Chizzolini (http://www.stefanochizzolini.it)

Nested Class Summary

static class

PdfString.SerializationModeEnum String serialization mode.

Constructor Summary

PdfString()

PdfString(byte[] value)

PdfString(byte[] value, PdfString.SerializationModeEnum serializationMode)

PdfString(String value)

PdfString(String value, PdfString.SerializationModeEnum serializationMode)

Method Summary

Object	clone(File context) Gets the clone of the object, registered inside the given file context.
int	compareTo(PdfDirectObject object)
PdfString.SerializationModeEnum	getSerializationMode() Gets the serialization mode.
Object	getValue() Gets the high-level representation of the value.
void	setSerializationMode(PdfString.SerializationModeEnum value)
void	setValue(Object value) Sets the high-level representation of the value.
void	writeTo(IOutputStream stream) Serializes the object to the given stream.

Methods inherited from class it.stefanochizzolini.clown.objects.PdfAtomicObject

clone, getRawValue, setRawValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PdfString

public PdfString()

PdfString

public PdfString(byte[] value)

PdfString

public PdfString(String value)

PdfString

public PdfString(byte[] value,
                 PdfString.SerializationModeEnum serializationMode)

PdfString

public PdfString(String value,
                 PdfString.SerializationModeEnum serializationMode)

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone(File context)

Description copied from class: PdfObject

Gets the clone of the object, registered inside the given file context.

Specified by:

clone in class PdfObject

compareTo

public int compareTo(PdfDirectObject object)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<PdfDirectObject>

Specified by:

compareTo in class PdfDirectObject

getSerializationMode

public PdfString.SerializationModeEnum getSerializationMode()

Gets the serialization mode.

getValue

public Object getValue()

Description copied from class: PdfAtomicObject

Gets the high-level representation of the value.

Overrides:

getValue in class PdfAtomicObject<byte[]>

setSerializationMode

public void setSerializationMode(PdfString.SerializationModeEnum value)

See Also:

getSerializationMode()

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Description copied from class: PdfAtomicObject

Sets the high-level representation of the value.

Overrides:

setValue in class PdfAtomicObject<byte[]>

writeTo

public void writeTo(IOutputStream stream)

Description copied from class: PdfObject

Serializes the object to the given stream.

Specified by:

writeTo in class PdfObject