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Class PdfIndirectReference

public class PdfIndirectReference extends PdfObject

PdfIndirectReference contains a reference to a PdfIndirectObject.

Any object used as an element of an array or as a value in a dictionary may be specified by either a direct object of an indirect reference. An indirect reference is a reference to an indirect object, and consists of the indirect object's object number, generation number and the R keyword.
This object is described in the 'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.3' section 4.11 (page 54).

See Also: PdfObject PdfIndirectObject

Field Summary
protected int	generation the generation number
protected int	number the object number
protected WeakReference	reffedObj This reference has no effect on GC.

Constructor Summary
protected	PdfIndirectReference()
	PdfIndirectReference(int type, int number, int generation) Constructs a `PdfIndirectReference`.
	PdfIndirectReference(int type, int number) Constructs a `PdfIndirectReference`.

Method Summary
PdfObject	getDirectObject() The direct object of this reference.
int	getGeneration() Returns the generation of the object.
int	getNumber() Returns the number of the object.
void	setDirectObject(PdfObject obj) No effort is made to check the validity of the mapping
String	toString()