com.itextpdf.layout.property

Class Background

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.layout.property.Background

public class Background
extends Object

A specialized class holding configurable properties related to an IElement's background. This class is meant to be used as the value for the Property.BACKGROUND key in an IPropertyContainer. Allows to define a background color, and positive or negative changes to the location of the edges of the background coloring.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Color	color
protected float	extraBottom
protected float	extraLeft
protected float	extraRight
protected float	extraTop

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Background(Color color) Creates a background with a specified color.
Background(Color color, float extraLeft, float extraTop, float extraRight, float extraBottom) Creates a background with a specified color, and extra space that must be counted as part of the background and therefore colored.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Color	getColor() Gets the background's color.
float	getExtraBottom() Gets the extra space that must be filled at the bottom of the Element.
float	getExtraLeft() Gets the extra space that must be filled to the left of the Element.
float	getExtraRight() Gets the extra space that must be filled to the right of the Element.
float	getExtraTop() Gets the extra space that must be filled at the top of the Element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

color

protected Color color

extraLeft

protected float extraLeft

extraRight

protected float extraRight

extraTop

protected float extraTop

extraBottom

protected float extraBottom

Constructor Detail

Background

public Background(Color color)

Creates a background with a specified color.

Parameters:

color - the background color

Background

public Background(Color color,
                  float extraLeft,
                  float extraTop,
                  float extraRight,
                  float extraBottom)

Creates a background with a specified color, and extra space that must be counted as part of the background and therefore colored. These values are allowed to be negative.

Parameters:

color - the background color

extraLeft - extra coloring to the left side

extraTop - extra coloring at the top

extraRight - extra coloring to the right side

extraBottom - extra coloring at the bottom

Method Detail

getColor

public Color getColor()

Gets the background's color.

Returns:

a Color of any supported kind

getExtraLeft

public float getExtraLeft()

Gets the extra space that must be filled to the left of the Element.

Returns:

a float value

getExtraRight

public float getExtraRight()

Gets the extra space that must be filled to the right of the Element.

Returns:

a float value

getExtraTop

public float getExtraTop()

Gets the extra space that must be filled at the top of the Element.

Returns:

a float value

getExtraBottom

public float getExtraBottom()

Gets the extra space that must be filled at the bottom of the Element.

Returns:

a float value