Package org.apache.pdfbox.contentstream

Interface PDContentStream

All Known Implementing Classes:
PDAppearanceStream, PDFormXObject, PDPage, PDTilingPattern, PDTransparencyGroup, PDType3CharProc
public interface PDContentStream
A content stream.

  • Method Details

    • getContents

      InputStream getContents() throws IOException
      Returns this stream's content, if any.
      Returns:
      An InputStream or null.
      Throws:
      IOException - If the stream could not be read

    • getContentsForRandomAccess

      RandomAccessRead getContentsForRandomAccess() throws IOException
      Returns this stream's content, if any.
      Returns:
      A RandomAccessRead or null.
      Throws:
      IOException - If the content could not be read

    • getContentsForStreamParsing

      default RandomAccessRead getContentsForStreamParsing() throws IOException
      Returns this stream's content, if any. The random access capabilities of the returned instance is supposed to be limited. Peek/rewind operations are limited to a small range of data and not the whole set of data. Seek operations aren't supported at all.
      Returns:
      A RandomAccessRead or null.
      Throws:
      IOException - If the content could not be read

    • getResources

      PDResources getResources()
      Returns this stream's resources, if any.
      Returns:
      the resources of the content stream or null

    • getBBox

      PDRectangle getBBox()
      Returns the bounding box of the contents.
      Returns:
      the bounding box of the content stream or null

    • getMatrix

      Matrix getMatrix()
      Returns the matrix which transforms from the stream's space to user space.
      Returns:
      the matrix of the content stream or the identity matrix if there isn't any