org.apache.fop.pdf
Class PDFAction

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFObject
      extended by org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFAction
Direct Known Subclasses:
PDFGoTo, PDFGoToRemote, PDFInternalLink, PDFUri

public abstract class PDFAction
extends PDFObject

class representing an action object.


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFObject
generation, number
 
Constructor Summary
PDFAction()
          empty constructor for PDFAction.
PDFAction(int number)
          create an Action object.
 
Method Summary
abstract  String getAction()
          represent the action to call this method should be implemented to return the action which gets called by the Link Object.
abstract  byte[] toPDF()
          represent the object in PDF this method should be implemented to return the PDF which is to be generated by the Action object
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFObject
getNumber, output, referencePDF
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PDFAction

public PDFAction(int number)
create an Action object. this constructor is used for passing on the object number to the PDFObject

Parameters:
number - the object's number

PDFAction

public PDFAction()
empty constructor for PDFAction. this constructor is used when there is no additional object being created

Method Detail

getAction

public abstract String getAction()
represent the action to call this method should be implemented to return the action which gets called by the Link Object. This could be a reference to another object or the specific destination of the link

Returns:
the action to place next to /A within a Link

toPDF

public abstract byte[] toPDF()
represent the object in PDF this method should be implemented to return the PDF which is to be generated by the Action object

Returns:
the PDF string


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