/*
Copyright 2007,2008 Stefano Chizzolini. http://clown.stefanochizzolini.it
Contributors:
* Stefano Chizzolini (original code developer, http://www.stefanochizzolini.it)
This file should be part of the source code distribution of "PDF Clown library"
(the Program): see the accompanying README files for more info.
This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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this list of conditions.
*/
using it.stefanochizzolini.clown.documents;
using it.stefanochizzolini.clown.documents.contents.composition;
using it.stefanochizzolini.clown.documents.contents.objects;
using it.stefanochizzolini.clown.documents.contents.xObjects;
namespace it.stefanochizzolini.clown.documents.contents{
/**
<summary>
<para>Generic content entity.</para>
<para>It provides common ways to convert any content into content stream objects.</para>
</summary>
*/
public interface IContentEntity
{
/**
<summary>Converts the entity to its equivalent inline (dependent) object representation
[PDF:1.6:4.8.6].</summary>
<remarks>
<para>This method creates and shows an inline object within the target content context,
returning it.</para>
<para>Due to its direct-content nature (opposite to the indirect-content nature of
external objects), the resulting object should be shown only one time in order not to
wastefully duplicate its data.</para>
</remarks>
<param name="context">Target content context.</param>
<returns>The inline object representing the entity.</returns>
*/
ContentObject ToInlineObject(
PrimitiveFilter context
);
/**
<summary>Converts the entity to its equivalent external (independent) object representation
[PDF:1.6:4.7].</summary>
<remarks>
<para>This method creates an external object within the target document, returning it.
To show it in a content context (eg: a page), then it must be applied in an appropriate manner
(see PrimitiveFilter object).</para>
</remarks>
<param name="context">Target document.</param>
<returns>The external object representing the entity.</returns>
*/
xObjects.XObject ToXObject(
Document context
);
}
}
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