public class

ContentElement

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.pdftron.layout.ContentElement
Known Direct Subclasses
Known Indirect Subclasses

Class Overview

Base class for all content elements in the document content tree. It contains methods to retrieve instances of derived classes via the asDerivedClass() methods.

Summary

Public Methods
ContentNode asContentNode()
Retrieve the ContentNode object for this content element if it is a content node.
List asList()
Retrieve the List object for this content element if it is a list.
ListItem asListItem()
Retrieve the ListItem object for this content element if it is a list item.
Paragraph asParagraph()
Retrieve the Paragraph object for this content element if it is a paragraph.
Table asTable()
Retrieve the Table object for this content element if it is a table.
TableCell asTableCell()
Retrieve the TableCell object for this content element if it is a table cell.
TableRow asTableRow()
Retrieve the TableRow object for this content element if it is a table row.
TextRun asTextRun()
Retrieve the TextRun object for this content element if it is a text run.
TextStyledElement getTextStyledElement()
Retrieve the TextStyledElement object for manipulating the text style of this content element.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Methods

public ContentNode asContentNode ()

Retrieve the ContentNode object for this content element if it is a content node.

Returns
  • The ContentNode object, or null if it is not a content node
Throws
PDFNetException

public List asList ()

Retrieve the List object for this content element if it is a list.

Returns
  • The List object, or null if it is not a list
Throws
PDFNetException

public ListItem asListItem ()

Retrieve the ListItem object for this content element if it is a list item.

Returns
  • The ListItem object, or null if it is not a list item
Throws
PDFNetException

public Paragraph asParagraph ()

Retrieve the Paragraph object for this content element if it is a paragraph.

Returns
  • The Paragraph object, or null if it is not a paragraph
Throws
PDFNetException

public Table asTable ()

Retrieve the Table object for this content element if it is a table.

Returns
  • The Table object, or null if it is not a table
Throws
PDFNetException

public TableCell asTableCell ()

Retrieve the TableCell object for this content element if it is a table cell.

Returns
  • The TableCell object, or null if it is not a table cell
Throws
PDFNetException

public TableRow asTableRow ()

Retrieve the TableRow object for this content element if it is a table row.

Returns
  • The TableRow object, or null if it is not a table row
Throws
PDFNetException

public TextRun asTextRun ()

Retrieve the TextRun object for this content element if it is a text run.

Returns
  • The TextRun object, or null if it is not a text run
Throws
PDFNetException

public TextStyledElement getTextStyledElement ()

Retrieve the TextStyledElement object for manipulating the text style of this content element.

Returns