com.itextpdf.text
Class DocWriter

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.itextpdf.text.DocWriter
All Implemented Interfaces:
DocListener, ElementListener, EventListener
Direct Known Subclasses:
PdfWriter

public abstract class DocWriter
extends Object
implements DocListener

An abstract Writer class for documents.

DocWriter is the abstract class of several writers such as PdfWriter and HtmlWriter. A DocWriter can be added as a DocListener to a certain Document by getting an instance (see method getInstance() in the specific writer-classes). Every Element added to the original Document will be written to the OutputStream of the listening DocWriter.

See Also:
Document, DocListener

Field Summary
protected  boolean closeStream
          Closes the stream on document close
protected  Document document
          This is the document that has to be written.
static byte EQUALS
          This is some byte that is often used.
static byte FORWARD
          This is some byte that is often used.
static byte GT
          This is some byte that is often used.
static byte LT
          This is some byte that is often used.
static byte NEWLINE
          This is some byte that is often used.
protected  boolean open
          Is the writer open for writing?
protected  OutputStreamCounter os
          The outputstream of this writer.
protected  Rectangle pageSize
          The pageSize.
protected  boolean pause
          Do we have to pause all writing actions?
static byte QUOTE
          This is some byte that is often used.
static byte SPACE
          This is some byte that is often used.
static byte TAB
          This is some byte that is often used.
 
Constructor Summary
protected DocWriter()
           
protected DocWriter(Document document, OutputStream os)
          Constructs a DocWriter.
 
Method Summary
 boolean add(Element element)
          Signals that an Element was added to the Document.
protected  void addTabs(int indent)
          Writes a number of tabs.
 void close()
          Signals that the Document was closed and that no other Elements will be added.
 void flush()
          Flushes the BufferedOutputStream.
static byte[] getISOBytes(String text)
          Converts a String into a Byte array according to the ISO-8859-1 codepage.
 boolean isCloseStream()
          Checks if the stream is to be closed on document close
 boolean isPaused()
          Checks if writing is paused.
 boolean newPage()
          Signals that an new page has to be started.
 void open()
          Signals that the Document was opened.
 void pause()
          Let the writer know that all writing has to be paused.
 void resetPageCount()
          Sets the page number to 0.
 void resume()
          Let the writer know that writing may be resumed.
 void setCloseStream(boolean closeStream)
          Sets the close state of the stream after document close
 boolean setMarginMirroring(boolean MarginMirroring)
          Parameter that allows you to do left/right margin mirroring (odd/even pages)
 boolean setMarginMirroringTopBottom(boolean MarginMirroring)
          Parameter that allows you to do top/bottom margin mirroring (odd/even pages)
 boolean setMargins(float marginLeft, float marginRight, float marginTop, float marginBottom)
          Sets the margins.
 void setPageCount(int pageN)
          Sets the page number.
 boolean setPageSize(Rectangle pageSize)
          Sets the pagesize.
protected  void write(String string)
          Writes a String to the OutputStream.
protected  void write(String key, String value)
          Writes a key-value pair to the outputstream.
protected  void writeEnd()
          Writes an endtag to the outputstream.
protected  void writeEnd(String tag)
          Writes an endtag to the outputstream.
protected  boolean writeMarkupAttributes(Properties markup)
          Writes the markup attributes of the specified MarkupAttributes object to the OutputStream.
protected  void writeStart(String tag)
          Writes a starttag to the outputstream.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

NEWLINE

public static final byte NEWLINE
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

TAB

public static final byte TAB
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

LT

public static final byte LT
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

SPACE

public static final byte SPACE
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

EQUALS

public static final byte EQUALS
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

QUOTE

public static final byte QUOTE
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

GT

public static final byte GT
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

FORWARD

public static final byte FORWARD
This is some byte that is often used.

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Constant Field Values

pageSize

protected Rectangle pageSize
The pageSize.


document

protected Document document
This is the document that has to be written.


os

protected OutputStreamCounter os
The outputstream of this writer.


open

protected boolean open
Is the writer open for writing?


pause

protected boolean pause
Do we have to pause all writing actions?


closeStream

protected boolean closeStream
Closes the stream on document close

Constructor Detail

DocWriter

protected DocWriter()

DocWriter

protected DocWriter(Document document,
                    OutputStream os)
Constructs a DocWriter.

Parameters:
document - The Document that has to be written
os - The OutputStream the writer has to write to.
Method Detail

add

public boolean add(Element element)
            throws DocumentException
Signals that an Element was added to the Document.

This method should be overridden in the specific DocWriter classes derived from this abstract class.

Specified by:
add in interface ElementListener
Parameters:
element - A high level object to add
Returns:
false
Throws:
DocumentException - when a document isn't open yet, or has been closed

open

public void open()
Signals that the Document was opened.

Specified by:
open in interface DocListener

setPageSize

public boolean setPageSize(Rectangle pageSize)
Sets the pagesize.

Specified by:
setPageSize in interface DocListener
Parameters:
pageSize - the new pagesize
Returns:
a boolean

setMargins

public boolean setMargins(float marginLeft,
                          float marginRight,
                          float marginTop,
                          float marginBottom)
Sets the margins.

This does nothing. Has to be overridden if needed.

Specified by:
setMargins in interface DocListener
Parameters:
marginLeft - the margin on the left
marginRight - the margin on the right
marginTop - the margin on the top
marginBottom - the margin on the bottom
Returns:
false

newPage

public boolean newPage()
Signals that an new page has to be started.

This does nothing. Has to be overridden if needed.

Specified by:
newPage in interface DocListener
Returns:
true if the page was added, false if not.

resetPageCount

public void resetPageCount()
Sets the page number to 0.

This method should be overridden in the specific DocWriter classes derived from this abstract class if they actually support the use of pagenumbers.

Specified by:
resetPageCount in interface DocListener

setPageCount

public void setPageCount(int pageN)
Sets the page number.

This method should be overridden in the specific DocWriter classes derived from this abstract class if they actually support the use of pagenumbers.

Specified by:
setPageCount in interface DocListener
Parameters:
pageN - the new page number

close

public void close()
Signals that the Document was closed and that no other Elements will be added.

Specified by:
close in interface DocListener

getISOBytes

public static final byte[] getISOBytes(String text)
Converts a String into a Byte array according to the ISO-8859-1 codepage.

Parameters:
text - the text to be converted
Returns:
the conversion result

pause

public void pause()
Let the writer know that all writing has to be paused.


isPaused

public boolean isPaused()
Checks if writing is paused.

Returns:
true if writing temporarily has to be paused, false otherwise.

resume

public void resume()
Let the writer know that writing may be resumed.


flush

public void flush()
Flushes the BufferedOutputStream.


write

protected void write(String string)
              throws IOException
Writes a String to the OutputStream.

Parameters:
string - the String to write
Throws:
IOException

addTabs

protected void addTabs(int indent)
                throws IOException
Writes a number of tabs.

Parameters:
indent - the number of tabs to add
Throws:
IOException

write

protected void write(String key,
                     String value)
              throws IOException
Writes a key-value pair to the outputstream.

Parameters:
key - the name of an attribute
value - the value of an attribute
Throws:
IOException

writeStart

protected void writeStart(String tag)
                   throws IOException
Writes a starttag to the outputstream.

Parameters:
tag - the name of the tag
Throws:
IOException

writeEnd

protected void writeEnd(String tag)
                 throws IOException
Writes an endtag to the outputstream.

Parameters:
tag - the name of the tag
Throws:
IOException

writeEnd

protected void writeEnd()
                 throws IOException
Writes an endtag to the outputstream.

Throws:
IOException

writeMarkupAttributes

protected boolean writeMarkupAttributes(Properties markup)
                                 throws IOException
Writes the markup attributes of the specified MarkupAttributes object to the OutputStream.

Parameters:
markup - a Properties collection to write.
Returns:
true, if writing the markup attributes succeeded
Throws:
IOException

isCloseStream

public boolean isCloseStream()
Checks if the stream is to be closed on document close

Returns:
true if the stream is closed on document close

setCloseStream

public void setCloseStream(boolean closeStream)
Sets the close state of the stream after document close

Parameters:
closeStream - true if the stream is closed on document close

setMarginMirroring

public boolean setMarginMirroring(boolean MarginMirroring)
Description copied from interface: DocListener
Parameter that allows you to do left/right margin mirroring (odd/even pages)

Specified by:
setMarginMirroring in interface DocListener
Returns:
true if successful
See Also:
DocListener.setMarginMirroring(boolean)

setMarginMirroringTopBottom

public boolean setMarginMirroringTopBottom(boolean MarginMirroring)
Description copied from interface: DocListener
Parameter that allows you to do top/bottom margin mirroring (odd/even pages)

Specified by:
setMarginMirroringTopBottom in interface DocListener
Returns:
true if successful
Since:
2.1.6
See Also:
DocListener.setMarginMirroring(boolean)


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