PdfPattern.Shading

java.lang.Object
- com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfObjectWrapper<PdfDictionary>
- - com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.colorspace.PdfPattern
  - - com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.colorspace.PdfPattern.Shading

Enclosing class:

PdfPattern
```
public static class PdfPattern.Shading
extends PdfPattern
```
Shading pattern provides a smooth transition between colors across an area to be painted, independent of the resolution of any particular output device and without specifying the number of steps in the color transition. Patterns of this type are described by pattern dictionaries with a pattern type of 2.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.colorspace.PdfPattern
  PdfPattern.Shading, PdfPattern.Tiling

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Shading(AbstractPdfShading shading)`	Creates a new instance of Shading Pattern.
`Shading(PdfDictionary pdfObject)`	Creates new instance from the `PdfStream` object.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PdfDictionary`	`getShading()`	Gets the dictionary of the pattern's `AbstractPdfShading`.
`void`	`setShading(AbstractPdfShading shading)`	Sets the `AbstractPdfShading` that specifies the details of a particular gradient fill.
`void`	`setShading(PdfDictionary shading)`	Sets the dictionary which specifies the details of a particular gradient fill.

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.colorspace.PdfPattern
flush, getMatrix, getPatternInstance, isWrappedObjectMustBeIndirect, setMatrix

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.kernel.pdf.PdfObjectWrapper
ensureObjectIsAddedToDocument, ensureUnderlyingObjectHasIndirectReference, getPdfObject, isFlushed, makeIndirect, makeIndirect, markObjectAsIndirect, setForbidRelease, setModified, setPdfObject, unsetForbidRelease

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Shading
```
public Shading(PdfDictionary pdfObject)
```
    Creates new instance from the PdfStream object. This stream should have PatternType equals to 2.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pdfObject - the PdfStream that represents Shading Pattern.
  - Shading
```
public Shading(AbstractPdfShading shading)
```
    Creates a new instance of Shading Pattern.
    
    Parameters:
    
    shading - the AbstractPdfShading that specifies the details of a particular gradient fill
- Method Detail
  - getShading
```
public PdfDictionary getShading()
```
    Gets the dictionary of the pattern's AbstractPdfShading.
    
    Returns:
    
    the dictionary of the pattern's AbstractPdfShading
  - setShading
```
public void setShading(AbstractPdfShading shading)
```
    Sets the AbstractPdfShading that specifies the details of a particular gradient fill.
    
    Parameters:
    
    shading - the AbstractPdfShading that specifies the details of a particular gradient fill
  - setShading
```
public void setShading(PdfDictionary shading)
```
    Sets the dictionary which specifies the details of a particular gradient fill.
    
    Parameters:
    
    shading - the dictionary of the pattern's AbstractPdfShading