src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/modca/PageGroup.java

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/* $Id$ */

package org.apache.fop.afp.modca;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import org.apache.fop.afp.Factory;

/**
 * A page group is used in the data stream to define a named, logical grouping
 * of sequential pages. Page groups are delimited by begin-end structured fields
 * that carry the name of the page group. Page groups are defined so that the
 * pages that comprise the group can be referenced or processed as a single
 * entity. Page groups are often processed in stand-alone fashion; that is, they
 * are indexed, retrieved, and presented outside the context of the containing
 * document.
 */
public class PageGroup extends AbstractResourceEnvironmentGroupContainer {

    /**
     * Constructor for the PageGroup.
     *
     * @param factory the resource manager
     * @param name the name of the page group
     */
    public PageGroup(Factory factory, String name) {
        super(factory, name);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a TagLogicalElement on the page.
     *
     * @param state
     *              the state of the TLE
     */
    public void createTagLogicalElement(TagLogicalElement.State state) {
        TagLogicalElement tle = factory.createTagLogicalElement(state);
        if (!getTagLogicalElements().contains(tle)) {
            getTagLogicalElements().add(tle);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Method to mark the end of the page group.
     */
    public void endPageGroup() {
        complete = true;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    protected void writeStart(OutputStream os) throws IOException {
        byte[] data = new byte[17];
        copySF(data, Type.BEGIN, Category.PAGE_GROUP);
        os.write(data);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    protected void writeEnd(OutputStream os) throws IOException {
        byte[] data = new byte[17];
        copySF(data, Type.END, Category.PAGE_GROUP);
        os.write(data);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public String toString() {
        return this.getName();
    }
}