com.gnostice.documents.pdf.graphics

Class PDFBrush

java.lang.Object

com.gnostice.documents.pdf.graphics.PDFBrush

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

public class PDFBrush
extends Object
implements Cloneable

This class represents the brush with which text and shapes in a document are filled.

// Create a page
PdfPage page = new PdfPage();

// Create a brush and set its properties
PdfBrush brush = new PdfBrush();
brush.fillColor = Color.RED;
brush.brushPattern = PdfBrush.PATTERN_CROSS;

// Create a pen and set its properties
PDFPen pen = new PDFPen();
pen.capStyle = PDFPen.CAPSTYLE_ROUND;
pen.miterLimit = PDFPen.DEFAULT_MITERLIMIT * 2;
pen.width = PDFPen.DEFAULT_WIDTH * 50;
pen.joinStyle = PDFPen.JOINSTYLE_BEVEL;
pen.strokeColor = Color.GREEN;

// Set the pen and brush to the page
page.setBrush(brush);        
page.setPen(pen);

// Render a PDF element on the page
// with the pen and brush
page.drawSquare(100, 100, 50, true, true);

// Make some changes to the properties of the pen and brush
brush.fillColor = Color.YELLOW;
brush.brushPattern = PdfBrush.PATTERN_SOLID;
pen.strokeColor = Color.RED;

// Render another PDF element on the page
// with the modified pend and brush
page.drawCircle(300, 100, 50, true, true);

See Also:

PDFPen

Example

See example.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
int	brushPattern Fill pattern used by the brush.
Color	fillColor Color used by the brush.
static int	PATTERN_BACKWARD_DIAGONAL Constant specfying the fill pattern consisting of vertical lines with their tops angled to the right.
static int	PATTERN_CROSS Constant specfying the fill pattern that is a combination of PATTERN_VERTICAL and PATTERN_HORIZONTAL.
static int	PATTERN_DIAGONAL_CROSS Constant specfying the fill pattern that is a combination of PATTERN_FORWARD_DIAGONAL and PATTERN_BACKWARD_DIAGONAL.
static int	PATTERN_FORWARD_DIAGONAL Constant specfying the fill pattern consisting of vertical lines with their tops angled to the left.
static int	PATTERN_HORIZONTAL Constant specfying a fill pattern consisting of horizontal lines.
static int	PATTERN_SOLID Constant specfying the fill pattern that is made of solid color.
static int	PATTERN_VERTICAL Constant specfying a fill pattern consisting of vertical lines.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PDFBrush()
PDFBrush(Color fillColor)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	clone()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

PATTERN_HORIZONTAL

public static final int PATTERN_HORIZONTAL

Constant specfying a fill pattern consisting of horizontal lines.

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Constant Field Values

PATTERN_VERTICAL

public static final int PATTERN_VERTICAL

Constant specfying a fill pattern consisting of vertical lines.

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Constant Field Values

PATTERN_FORWARD_DIAGONAL

public static final int PATTERN_FORWARD_DIAGONAL

Constant specfying the fill pattern consisting of vertical lines with their tops angled to the left.

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Constant Field Values

PATTERN_BACKWARD_DIAGONAL

public static final int PATTERN_BACKWARD_DIAGONAL

Constant specfying the fill pattern consisting of vertical lines with their tops angled to the right.

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Constant Field Values

PATTERN_CROSS

public static final int PATTERN_CROSS

Constant specfying the fill pattern that is a combination of PATTERN_VERTICAL and PATTERN_HORIZONTAL.

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Constant Field Values

PATTERN_DIAGONAL_CROSS

public static final int PATTERN_DIAGONAL_CROSS

Constant specfying the fill pattern that is a combination of PATTERN_FORWARD_DIAGONAL and PATTERN_BACKWARD_DIAGONAL.

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Constant Field Values

PATTERN_SOLID

public static final int PATTERN_SOLID

Constant specfying the fill pattern that is made of solid color.

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Constant Field Values

fillColor

public Color fillColor

Color used by the brush.

brushPattern

public int brushPattern

Fill pattern used by the brush.

Constructor Detail

PDFBrush

public PDFBrush()

PDFBrush

public PDFBrush(Color fillColor)

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object