## com.lowagie.text.pdf
Class PdfIndirectObject

    java.lang.Object
      com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfIndirectObject

    public class PdfIndirectObject

extends java.lang.Object

`PdfIndirectObject` is the Pdf indirect object.

An indirect object is an object that has been labeled so that it can be referenced by other objects. Any type of `PdfObject` may be labeled as an indirect object.
An indirect object consists of an object identifier, a direct object, and the endobj keyword. The object identifier consists of an integer object number, an integer generation number, and the obj keyword.
This object is described in the 'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.3' section 4.10 (page 53).

See Also:
  `PdfObject`, `PdfIndirectReference`

Field Summary
`(package private) static byte[]` `ENDOBJ`
`protected int` `generation` the generation number
`protected int` `number` The object number
`(package private) PdfObject` `object`
`(package private) static int` `SIZEOBJ`
`(package private) static byte[]` `STARTOBJ`
`(package private) PdfWriter` `writer`

Constructor Summary
`PdfIndirectObject(int number, int generation, PdfObject object, PdfWriter writer)` Constructs a `PdfIndirectObject`.
`PdfIndirectObject(int number, PdfObject object, PdfWriter writer)` Constructs a `PdfIndirectObject`.
`PdfIndirectObject(PdfIndirectReference ref, PdfObject object, PdfWriter writer)`

Method Summary
`PdfIndirectReference` `getIndirectReference()` Returns a `PdfIndirectReference` to this `PdfIndirectObject`.
`(package private) void` `writeTo(java.io.OutputStream os)` Writes eficiently to a stream

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

Field Detail

### number

    protected int number

  The object number

### generation

    protected int generation

  the generation number

### STARTOBJ

    static final byte[] STARTOBJ

### ENDOBJ

    static final byte[] ENDOBJ

### SIZEOBJ

    static final int SIZEOBJ

### object

    PdfObject object

### writer

    PdfWriter writer

Constructor Detail

### PdfIndirectObject

    PdfIndirectObject(int number,
                      PdfObject object,
                      PdfWriter writer)

  Constructs a `PdfIndirectObject`.

  Parameters:
    `number` - the object number
    `object` - the direct object

### PdfIndirectObject

    PdfIndirectObject(PdfIndirectReference ref,
                      PdfObject object,
                      PdfWriter writer)

### PdfIndirectObject

    PdfIndirectObject(int number,
                      int generation,
                      PdfObject object,
                      PdfWriter writer)

  Constructs a `PdfIndirectObject`.

  Parameters:
    `number` - the object number
    `generation` - the generation number
    `object` - the direct object

Method Detail

### getIndirectReference

    public PdfIndirectReference getIndirectReference()

  Returns a `PdfIndirectReference` to this `PdfIndirectObject`.

  Returns:
    a `PdfIndirectReference`

### writeTo

    void writeTo(java.io.OutputStream os)
           throws java.io.IOException

  Writes eficiently to a stream

  Parameters:
    `os` - the stream to write to
  Throws:
    `java.io.IOException` - on write error