Interface IPropertyContainer

Namespace

iText.Layout

Assembly

itext.layout.dll

A generic Map-like interface that defines methods for storing and retrieving objects by an enum key of the Property type.

public interface IPropertyContainer

Methods

DeleteOwnProperty(int)

Deletes the own property of this entity.

void DeleteOwnProperty(int property)

Parameters

property int

the property to be deleted

GetDefaultProperty<T1>(int)

Gets the default property from this entity.

T1 GetDefaultProperty<T1>(int property)

Parameters

property int

the property to be retrieved

Returns

T1

the default property value. If the default property is not defined, null will be returned

Type Parameters

T1

the return type associated with the property

GetOwnProperty<T1>(int)

Gets own property from this entity.

T1 GetOwnProperty<T1>(int property)

Parameters

property int

the property to be retrieved

Returns

T1

the value of the given own property. null will be returned if the property value was not found

Type Parameters

T1

the return type associated with the property

Remarks

Gets own property from this entity. The property must have been set earlier to this entity. If the property is not found, null will be returned.

GetProperty<T1>(int)

Gets the property from this entity.

T1 GetProperty<T1>(int property)

Parameters

property int

the property to be retrieved

Returns

T1

the value of the given property. null will be returned if the property value was not found

Type Parameters

T1

the return type associated with the property

Remarks

Gets the property from this entity. Compared to GetOwnProperty<T1>(int) , this method can check parent's properties, styles, etc, depending on the origin of the instance

HasOwnProperty(int)

Checks if this entity has the specified property, i.e. if it was set to this very element earlier

bool HasOwnProperty(int property)

Parameters

property int

the property to be checked

Returns

bool

true if this instance has given own property, false otherwise

HasProperty(int)

Checks if this entity has the specified property.

bool HasProperty(int property)

Parameters

property int

the property to be checked

Returns

bool

true if this instance has given property, false otherwise

Remarks

Checks if this entity has the specified property. Compared to HasOwnProperty(int) , this method can check parent's properties, styles, etc, depending on the origin of the instance

SetProperty(int, object)

Sets a property for this entity.

void SetProperty(int property, object value)

Parameters

property int

the property to be set

value object

the value of the property