PlainText

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PlainText

```
class PlainText
extends java.lang.Object
```
A block of text.
A block of text can contain multiple paragraphs which will be treated individually within the block placement.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`(package private) static class`	`PlainText.Line`	An individual line of text.
`(package private) static class`	`PlainText.Paragraph`	A block of text to be formatted as a whole.
`(package private) static class`	`PlainText.TextAttribute`	Attribute keys and attribute values used for text handling.
`(package private) static class`	`PlainText.Word`	An individual word.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private static float FONTSCALE

private java.util.List<PlainText.Paragraph> paragraphs

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PlainText(java.lang.String textValue)`	Construct the text block from a single value.
`PlainText(java.util.List<java.lang.String> listValue)`	Construct the text block from a list of values.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

(package private) java.util.List<PlainText.Paragraph> getParagraphs()
Get the list of paragraphs.
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - FONTSCALE
```
private static final float FONTSCALE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - paragraphs
```
private final java.util.List<PlainText.Paragraph> paragraphs
```
- Constructor Detail
  - PlainText
```
PlainText(java.lang.String textValue)
```
    Construct the text block from a single value. Constructs the text block from a single value splitting into individual PlainText.Paragraph when a new line character is encountered.
    
    Parameters:
    
    textValue - the text block string.
  - PlainText
```
PlainText(java.util.List<java.lang.String> listValue)
```
    Construct the text block from a list of values. Constructs the text block from a list of values treating each entry as an individual PlainText.Paragraph.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listValue - the text block string.
- Method Detail
  - getParagraphs
```
java.util.List<PlainText.Paragraph> getParagraphs()
```
    Get the list of paragraphs.
    
    Returns:
    
    the paragraphs.