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* $Id: RtfBasicElement.java 2996 2007-11-20 22:40:36Z hallm $
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package com.lowagie.text.rtf;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.rtf.document.RtfDocument;
/**
* The RtfBasicElement interface defines the interface for elements that can
* be added to the RtfWriter.
*
* @version $Id: RtfBasicElement.java 2996 2007-11-20 22:40:36Z hallm $
* @author Mark Hall ([email protected])
* @author Thomas Bickel ([email protected])
*/
public interface RtfBasicElement {
/**
* Constant for the beginning of a rtf group
*/
public static final byte[] OPEN_GROUP = "{".getBytes();
/**
* Constant for the end of an rtf group
*/
public static final byte[] CLOSE_GROUP = "}".getBytes();
/**
* Constant for a delimiter in rtf
*/
public static final byte[] DELIMITER = " ".getBytes();
/**
* Constant for a comma delimiter in rtf
*/
public static final byte[] COMMA_DELIMITER = ";".getBytes();
/**
* The factor to use for translating from iText to rtf measurments
*/
public static final double TWIPS_FACTOR = 20;
/**
* Return the content of the Element in a byte array
*
* @return The byte array containing the data
* @deprecated As of iText 2.0.6 or earlier, replaced by
* {@link #writeContent(OutputStream)}, scheduled for removal at or after 2.1.0
*/
public byte[] write();
/**
* Writes the element content to the given output stream.
* This method replaces the {@link #write()} method which is now deprecated.
*
* @param out
*/
public void writeContent(OutputStream out) throws IOException;
/**
* Sets the RtfDocument this RtfElement belongs to
*
* @param doc The RtfDocument to use
*/
public void setRtfDocument(RtfDocument doc);
/**
* Sets whether this RtfBasicElement is in a table
*
* @param inTable Whether this RtfBasicElement is in a table
*/
public void setInTable(boolean inTable);
/**
* Sets whether this RtfBasicElement is in a header
*
* @param inHeader Whether this RtfBasicElement is in a header
*/
public void setInHeader(boolean inHeader);
}