org.apache.fop.pdf

## Class PDFStructElem

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFObject
  - - org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFDictionary
    - - org.apache.fop.pdf.StructureHierarchyMember
      - - org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFStructElem

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, StructureTreeElement, PDFWritable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  PageSequenceStructElem, PDFStructElem.Placeholder

    public class PDFStructElem
    extends StructureHierarchyMember
    implements StructureTreeElement, Serializable

Class representing a PDF Structure Element.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

### Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
`static class` `PDFStructElem.Placeholder` Class representing a placeholder for a PDF Structure Element.

### Field Summary

Fields
`protected List<PDFObject>` `kids` Elements to be added to the kids array.
`protected PDFStructElem` `parentElement`

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFDictionary

`entries, order`

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFObject

`log`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`PDFStructElem()` Creates PDFStructElem with no entries.
`PDFStructElem(PDFObject parent, StructureType structureType)` Creates a new structure element.

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`void` `addKid(PDFObject kid)` Adds a kid to this structure element.
`void` `addKidInSpecificOrder(int position, PDFStructElem kid)`
`protected boolean` `attachKids()` Attaches all valid kids to the kids array.
`List<PDFObject>` `getKids()`
`String` `getLanguage()` Returns the language of this structure element.
`PDFStructElem` `getParentStructElem()` Returns the parent of this structure element.
`StructureType` `getStructureType()` Returns the structure type of this structure element.
`int` `output(OutputStream stream)` Write the PDF represention of this object
`void` `setLanguage(Locale language)` Sets the language of this structure element.
`void` `setMCIDKid(int mcid)` Sets the given mcid as the kid of this structure element.
`void` `setPage(PDFPage page)` Sets the page reference of this structure element.
`void` `setParent(PDFObject parent)` Sets the direct parent object.
`void` `setTableAttributeColSpan(int colSpan)`
`void` `setTableAttributeRowSpan(int rowSpan)`
`protected void` `writeDictionary(OutputStream out, StringBuilder textBuffer)` Writes the contents of the dictionary to a StringBuffer.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFDictionary

`containsKey, get, getChildren, getChildren, keySet, put, put, remove`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.pdf.PDFObject

`contentEquals, encode, encodeBinaryToHexString, encodeString, encodeText, formatObject, getDocument, getDocumentSafely, getGeneration, getObjectID, getObjectNumber, getParent, hasObjectNumber, makeReference, outputInline, referencePDF, setDocument, setObjectNumber, setObjectNumber, setObjectNumber, supportsObjectStream, toPDF, toPDFString`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### parentElement

    protected PDFStructElem parentElement

#### kids

    protected List<PDFObject> kids

Elements to be added to the kids array.

### Constructor Detail

#### PDFStructElem

    public PDFStructElem()

Creates PDFStructElem with no entries.

#### PDFStructElem

    public PDFStructElem(PDFObject parent,
                         StructureType structureType)

Creates a new structure element.

Parameters:
  `parent` - parent of this element
  `structureType` - the structure type of this element

### Method Detail

#### getParentStructElem

    public PDFStructElem getParentStructElem()

Returns the parent of this structure element.

Returns:
  the parent, `null` if the parent is not a structure element (i.e., is the structure tree root)

#### setParent

    public void setParent(PDFObject parent)

Sets the direct parent object.

Overrides:
  `setParent` in class `PDFObject`
Parameters:
  `parent` - the direct parent

#### addKid

    public void addKid(PDFObject kid)

Adds a kid to this structure element.

Specified by:
  `addKid` in class `StructureHierarchyMember`
Parameters:
  `kid` - element to be added

#### setMCIDKid

    public void setMCIDKid(int mcid)

Sets the given mcid as the kid of this structure element. This element will then add itself to its parent structure element if it has not already, and so will the parent, and so on.

Parameters:
  `mcid` - mcid of the marked-content sequence corresponding to this structure element's kid

#### setPage

    public void setPage(PDFPage page)

Sets the page reference of this structure element.

Parameters:
  `page` - value for the Pg entry

#### getStructureType

    public StructureType getStructureType()

Returns the structure type of this structure element.

Returns:
  the value of the S entry

#### setLanguage

    public void setLanguage(Locale language)

Sets the language of this structure element.

Parameters:
  `language` - a value for the Lang entry

#### getLanguage

    public String getLanguage()

Returns the language of this structure element.

Returns:
  the value of the Lang entry (`null` if no language was specified)

#### writeDictionary

    protected void writeDictionary(OutputStream out,
                                   StringBuilder textBuffer)
                            throws IOException

Description copied from class: `PDFDictionary`
Writes the contents of the dictionary to a StringBuffer.

Overrides:
  `writeDictionary` in class `PDFDictionary`
Parameters:
  `out` - the OutputStream (for binary content)
  `textBuffer` - the text buffer for text output
Throws:
  `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs

#### addKidInSpecificOrder

    public void addKidInSpecificOrder(int position,
                                      PDFStructElem kid)

#### attachKids

    protected boolean attachKids()

Attaches all valid kids to the kids array.

Returns:
  true iff 1+ kids were added to the kids array

#### setTableAttributeColSpan

    public void setTableAttributeColSpan(int colSpan)

#### setTableAttributeRowSpan

    public void setTableAttributeRowSpan(int rowSpan)

#### getKids

    public List<PDFObject> getKids()

#### output

    public int output(OutputStream stream)
               throws IOException

Description copied from class: `PDFDictionary`
Write the PDF represention of this object

Overrides:
  `output` in class `PDFDictionary`
Parameters:
  `stream` - the stream to write the PDF to
Returns:
  the number of bytes written
Throws:
  `IOException` - if there is an error writing to the stream