AreaBreak

java.lang.Object
- com.itextpdf.commons.actions.sequence.AbstractIdentifiableElement
- - com.itextpdf.layout.ElementPropertyContainer<T>
  - - com.itextpdf.layout.element.AbstractElement<AreaBreak>
    - - com.itextpdf.layout.element.AreaBreak

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAbstractElement, IElement, IPropertyContainer
```
public class AreaBreak
extends AbstractElement<AreaBreak>
```
A layout object that terminates the current content area and creates a new one. If no PageSize is given, the new content area will have the same size as the current one.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected PageSize pageSize
- Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.element.AbstractElement
  childElements, nextRenderer, styles
- Fields inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.ElementPropertyContainer
  properties

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`AreaBreak()`	Creates an AreaBreak.
`AreaBreak(PageSize pageSize)`	Creates an AreaBreak.
`AreaBreak(AreaBreakType areaBreakType)`	Creates an AreaBreak that terminates a specified area type.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PageSize`	`getPageSize()`	Gets the page size.
`AreaBreakType`	`getType()`	Gets the type of area that this AreaBreak will terminate.
`protected IRenderer`	`makeNewRenderer()`	Creates a new renderer instance.
`void`	`setPageSize(PageSize pageSize)`	Sets the page size.

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.element.AbstractElement
addStyle, createRendererSubTree, getChildren, getProperty, getRenderer, hasProperty, isEmpty, setAction, setNextRenderer, setPageNumber

Methods inherited from class com.itextpdf.layout.ElementPropertyContainer
deleteOwnProperty, getDefaultProperty, getOwnProperty, getSplitCharacters, getStrokeColor, getStrokeWidth, getTextRenderingMode, getTransparentStrokeColor, hasOwnProperty, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundImage, setBackgroundImage, setBaseDirection, setBorder, setBorderBottom, setBorderBottomLeftRadius, setBorderBottomRightRadius, setBorderLeft, setBorderRadius, setBorderRight, setBorderTop, setBorderTopLeftRadius, setBorderTopRightRadius, setCharacterSpacing, setDashPattern, setDestination, setFixedPosition, setFixedPosition, setFixedPosition, setFixedPosition, setFont, setFontColor, setFontColor, setFontColor, setFontFamily, setFontFamily, setFontKerning, setFontScript, setFontSize, setHorizontalAlignment, setHyphenation, setLineThrough, setOpacity, setProperty, setRelativePosition, setSplitCharacters, setStrokeColor, setStrokeColor, setStrokeColor, setStrokeWidth, setTextAlignment, setTextRenderingMode, setUnderline, setUnderline, setUnderline, setUnderline, setUnderline, setWordSpacing, simulateBold, simulateItalic

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

Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.layout.IPropertyContainer
deleteOwnProperty, getDefaultProperty, getOwnProperty, hasOwnProperty, setProperty

- Field Detail
  - pageSize
```
protected PageSize pageSize
```
- Constructor Detail
  - AreaBreak
```
public AreaBreak()
```
    Creates an AreaBreak. The new content area will have the same size as the current one.
  - AreaBreak
```
public AreaBreak(AreaBreakType areaBreakType)
```
    Creates an AreaBreak that terminates a specified area type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    areaBreakType - an area break type
  - AreaBreak
```
public AreaBreak(PageSize pageSize)
```
    Creates an AreaBreak. The new content area will have the specified page size.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pageSize - the size of the new content area
- Method Detail
  - getPageSize
```
public PageSize getPageSize()
```
    Gets the page size.
    
    Returns:
    
    the page size of the next content area.
  - setPageSize
```
public void setPageSize(PageSize pageSize)
```
    Sets the page size.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pageSize - the new page size of the next content area.
  - getType
```
public AreaBreakType getType()
```
    Gets the type of area that this AreaBreak will terminate.
    
    Returns:
    
    the current area break type
  - makeNewRenderer
```
protected IRenderer makeNewRenderer()
```
    Description copied from class: AbstractElement
    
    Creates a new renderer instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    makeNewRenderer in class AbstractElement<AreaBreak>
    
    Returns:
    
    new IRenderer