com.lowagie.text.markup
Class MarkupParser

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      extended by java.util.HashMap
          extended by com.lowagie.text.markup.MarkupParser
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, Map

public class MarkupParser
extends HashMap

This class is a HashMap that contains selectors (String) and styles (a Properties object). Given a tag and its attributes (id/class), this class can return an iText object with the according style.

Author:
blowagie
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
protected  HashMap fontcache
          HashMap with fonts for each known combination of tag/id/class.
protected  HashMap stylecache
          HashMap with styles for each known combination of tag/id/class.
 
Constructor Summary
MarkupParser(String file)
          Creates new MarkupParser
 
Method Summary
static Color decodeColor(String color)
          Converts a Color into a HTML representation of this Color.
 Font getFont(Properties attributes)
          Returns a font based on the ID and CLASS attributes of a tag.
 Element getObject(Properties attributes)
          Returns an object based on a tag and its attributes.
 boolean getPageBreakAfter(Properties attributes)
          Returns pagebreak information.
 boolean getPageBreakBefore(Properties attributes)
          Returns pagebreak information.
 Rectangle getRectangle(Properties attrs)
          Returns a rectangle based on the width and height attributes of a tag, can be overridden by the ID and CLASS attributes.
static Properties parseAttributes(String string)
          This method parses a String with attributes and returns a Properties object.
static float parseLength(String string)
          Parses a length.
static String removeComment(String string, String startComment, String endComment)
          Removes the comments sections of a String.
 Font retrieveFont(Properties styleAttributes)
          Retrieves a font from the FontFactory based on some style attributes.
 Element retrieveParagraph(Font font, Properties styleattributes)
          Retrieves a Paragraph based on some style attributes.
 Element retrievePhrase(Font font, Properties styleattributes)
          Retrieves a Phrase based on some style attributes.
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap
clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap
equals, hashCode, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map
equals, hashCode
 

Field Detail

stylecache

protected HashMap stylecache
HashMap with styles for each known combination of tag/id/class. The key is a String-combination, the value a Properties object.


fontcache

protected HashMap fontcache
HashMap with fonts for each known combination of tag/id/class. The key is the same String-combination used for the stylecache.

Constructor Detail

MarkupParser

public MarkupParser(String file)
Creates new MarkupParser

Parameters:
file - the path to a CSS file.
Method Detail

removeComment

public static String removeComment(String string,
                                   String startComment,
                                   String endComment)
Removes the comments sections of a String.

Parameters:
string - the original String
startComment - the String that marks the start of a Comment section
endComment - the String that marks the end of a Comment section.
Returns:
the String stripped of its comment section

parseAttributes

public static Properties parseAttributes(String string)
This method parses a String with attributes and returns a Properties object.

Parameters:
string - a String of this form: 'key1="value1"; key2="value2";... keyN="valueN" '
Returns:
a Properties object

parseLength

public static float parseLength(String string)
Parses a length.

Parameters:
string - a length in the form of an optional + or -, followed by a number and a unit.
Returns:
a float

decodeColor

public static Color decodeColor(String color)
Converts a Color into a HTML representation of this Color.

Parameters:
color - the Color that has to be converted.
Returns:
the HTML representation of this Color

getPageBreakBefore

public boolean getPageBreakBefore(Properties attributes)
Returns pagebreak information.

Parameters:
attributes -
Returns:
true if a page break is needed before the tag

getPageBreakAfter

public boolean getPageBreakAfter(Properties attributes)
Returns pagebreak information.

Parameters:
attributes -
Returns:
true if a page break is needed after the tag

getObject

public Element getObject(Properties attributes)
Returns an object based on a tag and its attributes.

Parameters:
attributes - a Properties object with the tagname and the attributes of the tag.
Returns:
an iText object

getFont

public Font getFont(Properties attributes)
Returns a font based on the ID and CLASS attributes of a tag.

Parameters:
attributes - a Properties object with the tagname and the attributes of the tag.
Returns:
an iText Font;

getRectangle

public Rectangle getRectangle(Properties attrs)
Returns a rectangle based on the width and height attributes of a tag, can be overridden by the ID and CLASS attributes.

Parameters:
attrs - the attributes that came with the tag
Returns:
an iText Rectangle object

retrievePhrase

public Element retrievePhrase(Font font,
                              Properties styleattributes)
Retrieves a Phrase based on some style attributes.

Parameters:
font -
styleattributes - a Properties object containing keys and values
Returns:
an iText Phrase object

retrieveParagraph

public Element retrieveParagraph(Font font,
                                 Properties styleattributes)
Retrieves a Paragraph based on some style attributes.

Parameters:
font -
styleattributes - a Properties object containing keys and values
Returns:
an iText Paragraph object

retrieveFont

public Font retrieveFont(Properties styleAttributes)
Retrieves a font from the FontFactory based on some style attributes. Looks for the font-family, font-size, font-weight, font-style and color. Takes the default encoding and embedded value.

Parameters:
styleAttributes - a Properties object containing keys and values
Returns:
an iText Font object


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