com.crionics.jpdf.annotation
Class AbstractAnnotation

java.lang.Object
  PdfObjectContainer
      com.crionics.jpdf.annotation.AbstractAnnotation

Direct Known Subclasses:

LinkAnnotation

public abstract class AbstractAnnotation
extends PdfObjectContainer

Abstract implementation of an Annotation, where the common methods are stored.

An annotation associates an object such as a note, sound, or movie with a location on a page of a PDF document, or provides a way to interact with the user by means of the mouse and keyboard. PDF includes a wide variety of standard annotation types as follow:

LinkAnnotation

Link to a destination in the current document

Many of the standard annotation types may be displayed in either the open or the closed state. When closed, they appear on the page in some distinctive form, such as an icon, a box, or a rubber stamp, depending on the specific annotation type.When the user activates the annotation by clicking it, it exhibits its associated object, such as by opening a pop-up window displaying a text note or byplaying a sound or a movie.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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