PDAppearanceEntry (library 2.0.27.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.tom_roush.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAppearanceEntry

All Implemented Interfaces:

COSObjectable
```
public class PDAppearanceEntry
extends Object
implements COSObjectable
```
An entry in an appearance dictionary. May contain either a single appearance stream or an appearance subdictionary.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PDAppearanceEntry(COSBase entry)
Constructor for reading.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PDAppearanceStream`	`getAppearanceStream()`	Returns the entry as an appearance stream.
`COSBase`	`getCOSObject()`	Convert this standard java object to a COS object.
`Map<COSName,PDAppearanceStream>`	`getSubDictionary()`	Returns the entry as an appearance subdictionary.
`boolean`	`isStream()`	Returns true if this entry is an appearance stream.
`boolean`	`isSubDictionary()`	Returns true if this entry is an appearance subdictionary.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PDAppearanceEntry
```
public PDAppearanceEntry(COSBase entry)
```
    Constructor for reading.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entry -
- Method Detail
  - getCOSObject
```
public COSBase getCOSObject()
```
    Description copied from interface: COSObjectable
    
    Convert this standard java object to a COS object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCOSObject in interface COSObjectable
    
    Returns:
    
    The cos object that matches this Java object.
  - isSubDictionary
```
public boolean isSubDictionary()
```
    Returns true if this entry is an appearance subdictionary.
  - isStream
```
public boolean isStream()
```
    Returns true if this entry is an appearance stream.
  - getAppearanceStream
```
public PDAppearanceStream getAppearanceStream()
```
    Returns the entry as an appearance stream.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this entry is not an appearance stream
  - getSubDictionary
```
public Map<COSName,PDAppearanceStream> getSubDictionary()
```
    Returns the entry as an appearance subdictionary.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this entry is not an appearance subdictionary