com.aowagie.text.factories

Class ElementFactory

java.lang.Object

com.aowagie.text.factories.ElementFactory

public class ElementFactory
extends Object

This class is able to create Element objects based on a list of properties.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ElementFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Anchor	getAnchor(Properties attributes) Creates an Anchor object based on a list of properties.
static Annotation	getAnnotation(Properties attributes) Creates an Annotation object based on a list of properties.
static Cell	getCell(Properties attributes) Creates a Cell object based on a list of properties.
static ChapterAutoNumber	getChapter(Properties attributes) Creates a ChapterAutoNumber object based on a list of properties.
static Chunk	getChunk(Properties attributes) Creates a Chunk object based on a list of properties.
static Image	getImage(Properties attributes) Creates an Image object based on a list of properties.
static List	getList(Properties attributes) Creates a List object based on a list of properties.
static ListItem	getListItem(Properties attributes) Creates a ListItem object based on a list of properties.
static Paragraph	getParagraph(Properties attributes) Creates a Paragraph object based on a list of properties.
static Phrase	getPhrase(Properties attributes) Creates a Phrase object based on a list of properties.
static Section	getSection(Section parent, Properties attributes) Creates a Section object based on a list of properties.
static Table	getTable(Properties attributes) Creates an Table object based on a list of properties.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ElementFactory

public ElementFactory()

Method Detail

getChunk

public static Chunk getChunk(Properties attributes)

Creates a Chunk object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a Chunk

getPhrase

public static Phrase getPhrase(Properties attributes)

Creates a Phrase object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a Phrase

getAnchor

public static Anchor getAnchor(Properties attributes)

Creates an Anchor object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

an Anchor

getParagraph

public static Paragraph getParagraph(Properties attributes)

Creates a Paragraph object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a Paragraph

getListItem

public static ListItem getListItem(Properties attributes)

Creates a ListItem object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a ListItem

getList

public static List getList(Properties attributes)

Creates a List object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

the List

getCell

public static Cell getCell(Properties attributes)

Creates a Cell object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a Cell

getTable

public static Table getTable(Properties attributes)

Creates an Table object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a Table

getChapter

public static ChapterAutoNumber getChapter(Properties attributes)

Creates a ChapterAutoNumber object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a Chapter

getSection

public static Section getSection(Section parent,
                                 Properties attributes)

Creates a Section object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

parent - Parent

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

a Section

getImage

public static Image getImage(Properties attributes)
                      throws BadElementException,
                             MalformedURLException,
                             IOException

Creates an Image object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

an Image

Throws:

BadElementException - on error

IOException - on error

MalformedURLException - on error

getAnnotation

public static Annotation getAnnotation(Properties attributes)

Creates an Annotation object based on a list of properties.

Parameters:

attributes - Attributes

Returns:

an Annotation