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/*
 * Copyright 2005 Paulo Soares
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package com.lowagie.text.pdf;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Implements the PostScript XObject.
 */
public class PdfPSXObject extends PdfTemplate {
    
    /** Creates a new instance of PdfPSXObject */
    protected PdfPSXObject() {
        super();
    }
    
    /**
     * Constructs a PSXObject
     * @param wr
     */
    public PdfPSXObject(PdfWriter wr) {
        super(wr);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the stream representing this object.
     *
     * @param	compressionLevel	the compressionLevel
     * @return the stream representing this template
     * @since	2.1.3	(replacing the method without param compressionLevel)
     * @throws IOException
     */
    
    PdfStream getFormXObject(int compressionLevel) throws IOException {
        PdfStream s = new PdfStream(content.toByteArray());
        s.put(PdfName.TYPE, PdfName.XOBJECT);
        s.put(PdfName.SUBTYPE, PdfName.PS);
        s.flateCompress(compressionLevel);
        return s;
    }
        
    /**
     * Gets a duplicate of this PdfPSXObject. All
     * the members are copied by reference but the buffer stays different.
     * @return a copy of this PdfPSXObject
     */
    
    public PdfContentByte getDuplicate() {
        PdfPSXObject tpl = new PdfPSXObject();
        tpl.writer = writer;
        tpl.pdf = pdf;
        tpl.thisReference = thisReference;
        tpl.pageResources = pageResources;
        tpl.separator = separator;
        return tpl;
    }
}