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Interface PdfInput

All Known Implementing Classes:

PdfInputBuffer, PdfInputFile

public interface PdfInput

Specifies methods used by PdfReader to read portions of a PDF document. A class that implements this interface should represent one PDF document per instance of the class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getLength() Returns the length of the PDF document.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns a name string associated of the PDF document.
java.nio.ByteBuffer	readBytes(long start, long end) Returns a specified portion of a PDF document as a ByteBuffer.
java.nio.CharBuffer	readChars(long start, long end) Returns a specified portion of a PDF document as a CharBuffer.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns a name string associated of the PDF document.

Returns:

the name of the PDF document.

getLength

long getLength()

Returns the length of the PDF document.

Returns:

the length (in bytes) of the PDF document.

readBytes

java.nio.ByteBuffer readBytes(long start,
                              long end)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Returns a specified portion of a PDF document as a ByteBuffer.

Parameters:

start - the offset position of the first byte to read.

end - the offset position at which to stop reading. (The byte at this offset is not included.)

Returns:

the requested portion of the PDF document.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readChars

java.nio.CharBuffer readChars(long start,
                              long end)
                       throws java.io.IOException

Returns a specified portion of a PDF document as a CharBuffer.

Parameters:

start - the offset position of the first byte to read.

end - the offset position at which to stop reading. (The byte at this offset is not included.)

Returns:

the requested portion of the PDF document.

Throws:

java.io.IOException