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/*
* $Id: Header.java 3004 2007-11-21 15:24:27Z blowagie $
* $Name$
*
* Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Bruno Lowagie.
*
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* (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
* The Original Code is 'iText, a free JAVA-PDF library'.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Bruno Lowagie. Portions created by
* the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Bruno Lowagie.
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* Co-Developer of the code is Paulo Soares. Portions created by the Co-Developer
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package com.lowagie.text;
/**
* This is an Element that contains
* some userdefined meta information about the document.
*
* Example:
*
* Header header = new Header("inspired by", "William Shakespeare");
*
*
* @see Element
* @see Meta
*/
public class Header extends Meta {
// membervariables
/** This is the content of this chunk of text. */
private StringBuffer name;
// constructors
/**
* Constructs a Meta.
*
* @param name the name of the meta-information
* @param content the content
*/
public Header(String name, String content) {
super(Element.HEADER, content);
this.name = new StringBuffer(name);
}
// methods to retrieve information
/**
* Returns the name of the meta information.
*
* @return a String
*/
public String getName() {
return name.toString();
}
// deprecated
/**
* Returns the name of the meta information.
*
* @return a String
* @deprecated As of iText 2.0.3, replaced by {@link #getName()},
* scheduled for removal at 2.1.0
*/
public String name() {
return getName();
}
}