org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font

Class PDFontFactory

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDFontFactory

public final class PDFontFactory
extends Object

Creates the appropriate font subtype based on information in the dictionary.

Author:

Ben Litchfield

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PDFont	createDefaultFont() Deprecated. use PDType1Font.HELVETICA
static PDFont	createFont(COSDictionary dictionary) Creates a new PDFont instance with the appropriate subclass.
static PDFont	createFont(COSDictionary dictionary, ResourceCache resourceCache) Creates a new PDFont instance with the appropriate subclass.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createFont

public static PDFont createFont(COSDictionary dictionary)
                         throws IOException

Creates a new PDFont instance with the appropriate subclass.

Parameters:

dictionary - a font dictionary

Returns:

a PDFont instance, based on the SubType entry of the dictionary

Throws:

IOException - if something goes wrong

createFont

public static PDFont createFont(COSDictionary dictionary,
                                ResourceCache resourceCache)
                         throws IOException

Creates a new PDFont instance with the appropriate subclass.

Parameters:

dictionary - a font dictionary

resourceCache - resource cache, only useful for type 3 fonts, can be null

Returns:

a PDFont instance, based on the SubType entry of the dictionary

Throws:

IOException - if something goes wrong

createDefaultFont

@Deprecated
public static PDFont createDefaultFont()
                                            throws IOException

Deprecated. use PDType1Font.HELVETICA

Create a default font.

Returns:

a default font

Throws:

IOException - if something goes wrong