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/* $Id: PDFXObject.java 1305467 2012-03-26 17:39:20Z vhennebert $ */

package org.apache.fop.pdf;

// Java
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Abstract base class of PDF XObjects.
 *
 * A derivative of the PDF Object, is a PDF Stream that has not only a
 * dictionary but a stream of image data.
 * The dictionary just provides information like the stream length.
 * This outputs the image dictionary and the image data.
 * This is used as a reference for inserting the same image in the
 * document in another place.
 */
public abstract class PDFXObject extends AbstractPDFStream {

    /**
     * Create an XObject with the given number.
     */
    public PDFXObject() {
        super();
    }

    protected PDFXObject(PDFDictionary dictionary) {
        super(dictionary);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the XObject's name.
     * @return the name of the XObject
     */
    public PDFName getName() {
        return (PDFName)get("Name");
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    protected void populateStreamDict(Object lengthEntry) {
        put("Type", new PDFName("XObject"));
        super.populateStreamDict(lengthEntry);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    protected int getSizeHint() throws IOException {
        return 0;
    }

}