public class PDFReference extends Object implements PDFWritable
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PDFReference(PDFObject obj)
Creates a new PDF reference.
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PDFReference(String ref)
Creates a new PDF reference, but without a reference to the original object.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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int |
getGeneration()
Returns the generation.
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PDFObject |
getObject()
Returns the PDF object
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PDFObjectNumber |
getObjectNumber()
Returns the object number.
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void |
outputInline(OutputStream out,
StringBuilder textBuffer)
Writes a "direct object" (inline object) representation to the stream.
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String |
toString() |
public PDFReference(PDFObject obj)
obj
- the object to be referencedpublic PDFReference(String ref)
ref
- an object referencepublic PDFObject getObject()
public PDFObjectNumber getObjectNumber()
public int getGeneration()
public void outputInline(OutputStream out, StringBuilder textBuffer)
IMPORTANT: If you need to write out binary output, call
PDFDocument.flushTextBuffer(StringBuilder, OutputStream)
before writing any content
to the OutputStream
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outputInline
in interface PDFWritable
out
- the OutputStream (for binary content)textBuffer
- the text buffer for text contentCopyright © 2025 Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.