PdfStructureElement

java.lang.Object
- com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject
- - com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary
  - - com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfStructureElement

```
class PdfStructureElement
extends PdfDictionary
```
This is a node in a document logical structure. It may contain a mark point or it may contain other nodes.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private PdfStructureElement`	`parent`	Holds value of property kids.
`private PdfIndirectReference`	`reference`	Holds value of property reference.
`private PdfStructureTreeRoot`	`top`

Fields inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary
CATALOG, hashMap, OUTLINES, PAGE

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
Constructor Description

PdfStructureElement(PdfStructureElement parent, PdfName structureType)
Creates a new instance of PdfStructureElement.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PdfDictionary`	`getParent()`	Gets the parent of this node.
`PdfIndirectReference`	`getReference()`	Gets the reference this object will be written to.
`private void`	`init(PdfDictionary parent, PdfName structureType)`

Methods inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary
contains, get, getAsArray, getAsBoolean, getAsDict, getAsIndirectObject, getAsName, getAsNumber, getAsString, getDirectObject, getKeys, isCatalog, isFont, isOutlineTree, isPage, isPages, merge, mergeDifferent, put, putAll, remove, size, toPdf, toString

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

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

- Field Detail
  - parent
```
private final PdfStructureElement parent
```
    Holds value of property kids.
  - top
```
private final PdfStructureTreeRoot top
```
  - reference
```
private PdfIndirectReference reference
```
    Holds value of property reference.
- Constructor Detail
  - PdfStructureElement
```
public PdfStructureElement(PdfStructureElement parent,
                           PdfName structureType)
```
    Creates a new instance of PdfStructureElement.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent of this node
    
    structureType - the type of structure. It may be a standard type or a user type mapped by the role map
- Method Detail
  - init
```
private void init(PdfDictionary parent,
                  PdfName structureType)
```
  - getParent
```
public PdfDictionary getParent()
```
    Gets the parent of this node.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent of this node
  - getReference
```
public PdfIndirectReference getReference()
```
    Gets the reference this object will be written to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the reference this object will be written to
    
    Since:
    
    2.1.6 method removed in 2.1.5, but restored in 2.1.6