com.lowagie.text
Class Annotation

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.text.Annotation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Element, MarkupAttributes

public class Annotation
extends java.lang.Object
implements Element, MarkupAttributes

An Annotation is a little note that can be added to a page on a document.

See Also:

Element, Anchor

Field Summary

protected java.util.HashMap	annotationAttributes This is the title of the Annotation.
protected int	annotationtype This is the type of annotation.
static java.lang.String	APPLICATION This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	CONTENT This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	DEFAULTDIR This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	DESTINATION This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	FILE This is a possible attribute.
static int	FILE_DEST This is a possible annotation type.
static int	FILE_PAGE This is a possible annotation type.
static int	LAUNCH This is a possible annotation type.
protected float	llx This is the lower left x-value
static java.lang.String	LLX This is a possible attribute.
protected float	lly This is the lower left y-value
static java.lang.String	LLY This is a possible attribute.
protected java.util.Properties	markupAttributes Contains extra markupAttributes
static java.lang.String	MIMETYPE This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	NAMED This is a possible attribute.
static int	NAMED_DEST This is a possible annotation type.
static java.lang.String	OPERATION This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	PAGE This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	PARAMETERS This is a possible attribute.
static int	SCREEN This is a possible annotation type.
static int	TEXT This is a possible annotation type.
static java.lang.String	TITLE This is a possible attribute.
static java.lang.String	URL This is a possible attribute.
static int	URL_AS_STRING This is a possible annotation type.
static int	URL_NET This is a possible annotation type.
protected float	urx This is the upper right x-value
static java.lang.String	URX This is a possible attribute.
protected float	ury This is the upper right y-value
static java.lang.String	URY This is a possible attribute.

Fields inherited from interface com.lowagie.text.Element

ALIGN_BASELINE, ALIGN_BOTTOM, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_MIDDLE, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_TOP, ALIGN_UNDEFINED, ANCHOR, ANNOTATION, AUTHOR, CCITT_BLACKIS1, CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN, CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK, CCITT_ENDOFLINE, CCITTG3_1D, CCITTG3_2D, CCITTG4, CELL, CHAPTER, CHUNK, CREATIONDATE, CREATOR, GRAPHIC, HEADER, IMGRAW, IMGTEMPLATE, JPEG, KEYWORDS, LIST, LISTITEM, MULTI_COLUMN_TEXT, PARAGRAPH, PHRASE, PRODUCER, PTABLE, RECTANGLE, ROW, SECTION, SUBJECT, TABLE

Constructor Summary

	Annotation(Annotation an)
private	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury) Constructs an Annotation with a certain title and some text.
	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury, int named) Constructs an Annotation.
	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury, java.lang.String url) Constructs an Annotation.
	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury, java.lang.String file, int page) Constructs an Annotation.
	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury, java.lang.String file, java.lang.String dest) Constructs an Annotation.
	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury, java.lang.String moviePath, java.lang.String mimeType, boolean showOnDisplay) Creates a Screen anotation to embed media clips
	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury, java.lang.String application, java.lang.String parameters, java.lang.String operation, java.lang.String defaultdir) Constructs an Annotation.
	Annotation(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury, java.net.URL url) Constructs an Annotation.
	Annotation(java.util.Properties attributes) Returns an Annotation that has been constructed taking in account the value of some attributes .
	Annotation(java.lang.String title, java.lang.String text) Constructs an Annotation with a certain title and some text.
	Annotation(java.lang.String title, java.lang.String text, float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury) Constructs an Annotation with a certain title and some text.

Method Summary

int	annotationType() Returns the type of this Annotation.
java.util.HashMap	attributes() Gets the content of this Annotation.
java.lang.String	content() Gets the content of this Annotation.
java.util.ArrayList	getChunks() Gets all the chunks in this element.
java.lang.String	getMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String name) Returns the value of the specified attribute.
java.util.Set	getMarkupAttributeNames() Returns a Set of String attribute names for the MarkupAttributes implementor.
java.util.Properties	getMarkupAttributes() Return a Properties-object containing all the markupAttributes.
static boolean	isTag(java.lang.String tag) Checks if a given tag corresponds with this object.
float	llx() Returns the lower left x-value.
float	llx(float def) Returns the lower left x-value.
float	lly() Returns the lower left y-value.
float	lly(float def) Returns the lower left y-value.
boolean	process(ElementListener listener) Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.
void	setDimensions(float llx, float lly, float urx, float ury) Sets the dimensions of this annotation.
void	setMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Sets the specified attribute.
void	setMarkupAttributes(java.util.Properties markupAttributes) Sets the markupAttributes.
java.lang.String	title() Returns the title of this Annotation.
int	type() Gets the type of the text element.
float	urx() Returns the uppper right x-value.
float	urx(float def) Returns the upper right x-value.
float	ury() Returns the uppper right y-value.
float	ury(float def) Returns the upper right y-value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.lowagie.text.Element

toString

Field Detail

TEXT

public static final int TEXT

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

URL_NET

public static final int URL_NET

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

URL_AS_STRING

public static final int URL_AS_STRING

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

FILE_DEST

public static final int FILE_DEST

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

FILE_PAGE

public static final int FILE_PAGE

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

NAMED_DEST

public static final int NAMED_DEST

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

LAUNCH

public static final int LAUNCH

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

SCREEN

public static final int SCREEN

This is a possible annotation type.

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Constant Field Values

TITLE

public static java.lang.String TITLE

This is a possible attribute.

CONTENT

public static java.lang.String CONTENT

This is a possible attribute.

URL

public static java.lang.String URL

This is a possible attribute.

FILE

public static java.lang.String FILE

This is a possible attribute.

DESTINATION

public static java.lang.String DESTINATION

This is a possible attribute.

PAGE

public static java.lang.String PAGE

This is a possible attribute.

NAMED

public static java.lang.String NAMED

This is a possible attribute.

APPLICATION

public static java.lang.String APPLICATION

This is a possible attribute.

PARAMETERS

public static java.lang.String PARAMETERS

This is a possible attribute.

OPERATION

public static java.lang.String OPERATION

This is a possible attribute.

DEFAULTDIR

public static java.lang.String DEFAULTDIR

This is a possible attribute.

LLX

public static java.lang.String LLX

This is a possible attribute.

LLY

public static java.lang.String LLY

This is a possible attribute.

URX

public static java.lang.String URX

This is a possible attribute.

URY

public static java.lang.String URY

This is a possible attribute.

MIMETYPE

public static java.lang.String MIMETYPE

This is a possible attribute.

annotationtype

protected int annotationtype

This is the type of annotation.

annotationAttributes

protected java.util.HashMap annotationAttributes

This is the title of the Annotation.

markupAttributes

protected java.util.Properties markupAttributes

Contains extra markupAttributes

llx

protected float llx

This is the lower left x-value

lly

protected float lly

This is the lower left y-value

urx

protected float urx

This is the upper right x-value

ury

protected float ury

This is the upper right y-value

Constructor Detail

Annotation

private Annotation(float llx,
                   float lly,
                   float urx,
                   float ury)

Constructs an Annotation with a certain title and some text.

Parameters:

llx - lower left x coordinate

lly - lower left y coordinate

urx - upper right x coordinate

ury - upper right y coordinate

Annotation

public Annotation(Annotation an)

Annotation

public Annotation(java.lang.String title,
                  java.lang.String text)

Constructs an Annotation with a certain title and some text.

Parameters:

title - the title of the annotation

text - the content of the annotation

Annotation

public Annotation(java.lang.String title,
                  java.lang.String text,
                  float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury)

Constructs an Annotation with a certain title and some text.

Parameters:

title - the title of the annotation

text - the content of the annotation

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

Annotation

public Annotation(float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury,
                  java.net.URL url)

Constructs an Annotation.

Parameters:

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

url - the external reference

Annotation

public Annotation(float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury,
                  java.lang.String url)

Constructs an Annotation.

Parameters:

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

url - the external reference

Annotation

public Annotation(float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury,
                  java.lang.String file,
                  java.lang.String dest)

Constructs an Annotation.

Parameters:

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

file - an external PDF file

dest - the destination in this file

Annotation

public Annotation(float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury,
                  java.lang.String moviePath,
                  java.lang.String mimeType,
                  boolean showOnDisplay)

Creates a Screen anotation to embed media clips

Parameters:

llx -

lly -

urx -

ury -

moviePath - path to the media clip file

mimeType - mime type of the media

showOnDisplay - if true play on display of the page

Annotation

public Annotation(float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury,
                  java.lang.String file,
                  int page)

Constructs an Annotation.

Parameters:

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

file - an external PDF file

page - a page number in this file

Annotation

public Annotation(float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury,
                  int named)

Constructs an Annotation.

Parameters:

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

named - a named destination in this file

Annotation

public Annotation(float llx,
                  float lly,
                  float urx,
                  float ury,
                  java.lang.String application,
                  java.lang.String parameters,
                  java.lang.String operation,
                  java.lang.String defaultdir)

Constructs an Annotation.

Parameters:

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

application - an external application

parameters - parameters to pass to this application

operation - the operation to pass to this application

defaultdir - the default directory to run this application in

Annotation

public Annotation(java.util.Properties attributes)

Returns an Annotation that has been constructed taking in account the value of some attributes .

Parameters:

attributes - Some attributes

Method Detail

type

public int type()

Gets the type of the text element.

Specified by:

type in interface Element

Returns:

a type

process

public boolean process(ElementListener listener)

Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.

Specified by:

process in interface Element

Parameters:

listener - an ElementListener

Returns:

true if the element was processed successfully

getChunks

public java.util.ArrayList getChunks()

Gets all the chunks in this element.

Specified by:

getChunks in interface Element

Returns:

an ArrayList

setDimensions

public void setDimensions(float llx,
                          float lly,
                          float urx,
                          float ury)

Sets the dimensions of this annotation.

Parameters:

llx - the lower left x-value

lly - the lower left y-value

urx - the upper right x-value

ury - the upper right y-value

llx

public float llx()

Returns the lower left x-value.

Returns:

a value

lly

public float lly()

Returns the lower left y-value.

Returns:

a value

urx

public float urx()

Returns the uppper right x-value.

Returns:

a value

ury

public float ury()

Returns the uppper right y-value.

Returns:

a value

llx

public float llx(float def)

Returns the lower left x-value.

Parameters:

def - the default value

Returns:

a value

lly

public float lly(float def)

Returns the lower left y-value.

Parameters:

def - the default value

Returns:

a value

urx

public float urx(float def)

Returns the upper right x-value.

Parameters:

def - the default value

Returns:

a value

ury

public float ury(float def)

Returns the upper right y-value.

Parameters:

def - the default value

Returns:

a value

annotationType

public int annotationType()

Returns the type of this Annotation.

Returns:

a type

title

public java.lang.String title()

Returns the title of this Annotation.

Returns:

a name

content

public java.lang.String content()

Gets the content of this Annotation.

Returns:

a reference

attributes

public java.util.HashMap attributes()

Gets the content of this Annotation.

Returns:

a reference

isTag

public static boolean isTag(java.lang.String tag)

Checks if a given tag corresponds with this object.

Parameters:

tag - the given tag

Returns:

true if the tag corresponds

setMarkupAttribute

public void setMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                               java.lang.String value)

Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes

Sets the specified attribute.

Specified by:

setMarkupAttribute in interface MarkupAttributes

Parameters:

name - String attribute name.

value - String attribute value.

See Also:

MarkupAttributes.setMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)

setMarkupAttributes

public void setMarkupAttributes(java.util.Properties markupAttributes)

Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes

Sets the markupAttributes.

Specified by:

setMarkupAttributes in interface MarkupAttributes

Parameters:

markupAttributes - a Properties-object containing markupattributes

See Also:

MarkupAttributes.setMarkupAttributes(java.util.Properties)

getMarkupAttribute

public java.lang.String getMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String name)

Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes

Returns the value of the specified attribute.

Specified by:

getMarkupAttribute in interface MarkupAttributes

Parameters:

name - String attribute name.

Returns:

String.

See Also:

MarkupAttributes.getMarkupAttribute(java.lang.String)

getMarkupAttributeNames

public java.util.Set getMarkupAttributeNames()

Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes

Returns a Set of String attribute names for the MarkupAttributes implementor.

Specified by:

getMarkupAttributeNames in interface MarkupAttributes

Returns:

Set.

See Also:

MarkupAttributes.getMarkupAttributeNames()

getMarkupAttributes

public java.util.Properties getMarkupAttributes()

Description copied from interface: MarkupAttributes

Return a Properties-object containing all the markupAttributes.

Specified by:

getMarkupAttributes in interface MarkupAttributes

Returns:

Properties

See Also:

MarkupAttributes.getMarkupAttributes()