Package com.aowagie.text.pdf.collection

Class PdfCollectionField

java.lang.Object

com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject

com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary

com.aowagie.text.pdf.collection.PdfCollectionField

class PdfCollectionField
extends PdfDictionary

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	DATE	A possible type of collection field.
protected int	fieldType	The type of the PDF collection field.
static final int	NUMBER	A possible type of collection field.
private static final int	TEXT	A possible type of collection field.

Fields inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary

hashMap

Fields inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject

ARRAY, bytes, INDIRECT, STREAM, TEXT_UNICODE, type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PdfCollectionField()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PdfObject	getValue(String v)	Returns a PdfObject that can be used as the value of a Collection Item.
boolean	isCollectionItem()	Checks if the type of the field is suitable for a Collection Item.
void	setEditable(boolean editable)	Indication if the field value should be editable in the viewer.
void	setOrder(int i)	The relative order of the field name.
void	setVisible(boolean visible)	Sets the initial visibility of the field.

Methods inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfDictionary

get, getAsArray, getAsDict, getAsName, getAsNumber, getAsString, getDirectObject, getKeys, isCatalog, isFont, isOutlineTree, isPage, isPages, put, remove, size, toPdf, toString

Methods inherited from class com.aowagie.text.pdf.PdfObject

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 Details

TEXT

private static final int TEXT

A possible type of collection field.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

DATE

public static final int DATE

A possible type of collection field.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

NUMBER

public static final int NUMBER

A possible type of collection field.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

fieldType

protected int fieldType

The type of the PDF collection field.

Since:

2.1.2 (was called type previously)

Constructor Details

PdfCollectionField

PdfCollectionField()

Method Details

setOrder

public void setOrder(int i)

The relative order of the field name. Fields are sorted in ascending order.

Parameters:

i - a number indicating the order of the field

setVisible

public void setVisible(boolean visible)

Sets the initial visibility of the field.

Parameters:

visible - the default is true (visible)

setEditable

public void setEditable(boolean editable)

Indication if the field value should be editable in the viewer.

Parameters:

editable - the default is false (not editable)

isCollectionItem

public boolean isCollectionItem()

Checks if the type of the field is suitable for a Collection Item.

getValue

public PdfObject getValue(String v)

Returns a PdfObject that can be used as the value of a Collection Item.

Parameters:

v - value the value that has to be changed into a PdfObject (PdfString, PdfDate or PdfNumber)