de.intarsys.pdf.app.annotation
Interface IAnnotationFactory

public interface IAnnotationFactory

A factory for PDAnnotation instances. A new PDAnnotation is created on a dedicated page with a dedicated bounding rectangle. More attributes may be supported by the concrete IAnnotationFactory implementation and are looked up in the attributes.

Method Summary

PDAnnotation	createAnnotation(PDPage page, Rectangle2D rect, Map attributes) Create a new PDAnnotation from scratch.
COSName	getAnnotationType() The type of annotation this factory can create.

Method Detail

createAnnotation

PDAnnotation createAnnotation(PDPage page,
                              Rectangle2D rect,
                              Map attributes)
                              throws de.intarsys.tools.reflect.ObjectCreationException

Create a new PDAnnotation from scratch.

Parameters:

page - The page where the annotation is created.

rect - The rectangle bounds of the annotation.

attributes - More attributes that are required for annotation creation in their special IAnnotationFactory implementation.

Returns:

The newly created PDAnnotation

Throws:

de.intarsys.tools.reflect.ObjectCreationException

getAnnotationType

COSName getAnnotationType()

The type of annotation this factory can create.

This is for example /Ink or /Circle.

Returns:

The type of annotation this factory can create