org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf

Class PDFCloneUtility

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.PDFCloneUtility

public class PDFCloneUtility
extends Object

Utility class used to clone PDF objects. It keeps track of objects it has already cloned.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	PDFCloneUtility(PDDocument dest) Creates a new instance for the given target document.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<TCOSBase extends COSBase> TCOSBase	cloneForNewDocument(TCOSBase base) Deep-clones the given object for inclusion into a different PDF document identified by the destination parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PDFCloneUtility

protected PDFCloneUtility(PDDocument dest)

Creates a new instance for the given target document.

Parameters:

dest - the destination PDF document that will receive the clones

Method Detail

cloneForNewDocument

public <TCOSBase extends COSBase> TCOSBase cloneForNewDocument(TCOSBase base)
                                                        throws IOException

Deep-clones the given object for inclusion into a different PDF document identified by the destination parameter. Expert use only, don’t use it if you don’t know exactly what you are doing.

Type Parameters:

TCOSBase - The type to be returned.

Parameters:

base - the initial object as the root of the deep-clone operation

Returns:

the cloned instance of the base object

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs