IAbstractElement

All Superinterfaces:

IElement, IPropertyContainer

All Known Subinterfaces:

IBlockElement, IFormField

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractElement, AbstractSelectField, AnonymousInlineBox, AreaBreak, BlockElement, Button, Cell, CheckBox, ComboBoxField, Div, FlexContainer, FormField, GridContainer, Image, InputField, LineSeparator, Link, List, ListBoxField, ListItem, MulticolContainer, Paragraph, Radio, SignatureFieldAppearance, SvgImage, Tab, Table, Text, TextArea
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public interface IAbstractElement
extends IElement
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The interface represents abstract layout element and provides an access to its children.

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  java.util.List<IElement> getChildren()
  Gets the child elements of this elements.
  - Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.layout.element.IElement
    createRendererSubTree, getRenderer, setNextRenderer
  - Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.layout.IPropertyContainer
    deleteOwnProperty, getDefaultProperty, getOwnProperty, getProperty, hasOwnProperty, hasProperty, setProperty

- Method Detail
  - getChildren
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java.util.List<IElement> getChildren()
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    Gets the child elements of this elements.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of children