PdfIndirectReference

java.lang.Object
- com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject
- - com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfIndirectReference

Direct Known Subclasses:

PRIndirectReference
```
public class PdfIndirectReference
extends PdfObject
```
PdfIndirectReference contains a reference to a PdfIndirectObject.
Any object used as an element of an array or as a value in a dictionary may be specified by either a direct object of an indirect reference. An indirect reference is a reference to an indirect object, and consists of the indirect object's object number, generation number and the R keyword.
This object is described in the 'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.3' section 4.11 (page 54).

See Also:

PdfObject, PdfIndirectObject

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected int generation
the generation number

protected int number
the object number
- Fields inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject
  ARRAY, BOOLEAN, bytes, DICTIONARY, INDIRECT, NAME, NOTHING, NULL, NUMBER, STREAM, STRING, TEXT_PDFDOCENCODING, TEXT_UNICODE, type

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`PdfIndirectReference()`
`(package private)`	`PdfIndirectReference(int type, int number)`	Constructs a `PdfIndirectReference`.
`(package private)`	`PdfIndirectReference(int type, int number, int generation)`	Constructs a `PdfIndirectReference`.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getGeneration()`	Returns the generation of the object.
`int`	`getNumber()`	Returns the number of the object.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Returns the `String`-representation of this `PdfObject`.

Methods inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject
canBeInObjStm, getBytes, getIndRef, isArray, isBoolean, isDictionary, isIndirect, isName, isNull, isNumber, isStream, isString, setContent, setIndRef, toPdf, type

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

- Field Detail
  - number
```
protected int number
```
    the object number
  - generation
```
protected int generation
```
    the generation number
- Constructor Detail
  - PdfIndirectReference
```
protected PdfIndirectReference()
```
  - PdfIndirectReference
```
PdfIndirectReference(int type,
                     int number,
                     int generation)
```
    Constructs a PdfIndirectReference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type of the PdfObject that is referenced to
    
    number - the object number.
    
    generation - the generation number.
  - PdfIndirectReference
```
PdfIndirectReference(int type,
                     int number)
```
    Constructs a PdfIndirectReference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type of the PdfObject that is referenced to
    
    number - the object number.
- Method Detail
  - getNumber
```
public int getNumber()
```
    Returns the number of the object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a number.
  - getGeneration
```
public int getGeneration()
```
    Returns the generation of the object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a number.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Description copied from class: PdfObject
    
    Returns the String-representation of this PdfObject.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class PdfObject
    
    Returns:
    
    a String