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Michael Klink edited comment on PDFBOX-4068 at 6/28/18 2:41 PM:
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{quote}For what do you need the getOutputStream() method?{quote}
I merely wanted to know how to add custom content to the content streams. I am
ok with either of {{getOutputStream()}} and {{appendRawCommands()}} but it
looked like both were on their way out of PDFBox and I'd have to go the
introspection and reflection way...
{quote}keep them deprecated to discourage the usage.{quote}
In that case please replace the current deprecation text "This method will be
removed in a future release" to something not claiming removal to come.
Without the feedback here I'd have thought "Oh well, so there won't be an
official way to add custom content... Let's start doing it by
introspection/reflection now. Otherwise I'll have to add that in a hurry when
the methods do get removed and any code using them stops being compilable."
was (Author: mkl):
{quote}For what do you need the getOutputStream() method?{quote}
I merely wanted to know how to add custom content to the content streams. I am
ok with either of {{getOutputStream()}} and {{appendRawCommands()}} but it
looked like both were on their way out of PDFBox and I'd have to go the
introspection and reflection way...
> Create ContentStream for XObject forms and tiling patterns
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>
> Key: PDFBOX-4068
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-4068
> Project: PDFBox
> Issue Type: Task
> Components: PDModel
> Reporter: Tilman Hausherr
> Priority: Major
>
> We have a {{PDAppearanceContentStream}} for appearances but nothing for
> XObject forms and tiling patterns.
> What we need should extend {{PDAbstractContentStream}} and should have a
> constructor like
> {code:java}
> public PDFormContentStream(PDFormXObject form) throws IOException
> {code}
> Alternatively, why not replace {{PDAppearanceContentStream}} ? Its parameter
> {{PDAppearanceStream}} is extended from {{PDFormXObject}} so we could just
> use the base class.
> We need this both for 2.0 and 3.* - we have users who have a really hard time
> fiddling with low level operators instead of using the methods.
> In 2.0 we could replace the parameter of {{PDPageContentStream}} that is
> currently {{PDAppearanceStream}}. This would be a non breaking change.
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