lib/hexapdf/reference.rb



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require 'hexapdf/error'

module HexaPDF

  # A reference to an indirect object.
  #
  # The PDF syntax allows for references to existing and non-existing indirect objects. Such
  # references are represented with objects of this class.
  #
  # Note that after initialization changing the object or generation numbers is not possible
  # anymore!
  #
  # The methods #hash and #eql? are implemented so that objects of this class can be used as hash
  # keys. Furthermore the implementation is compatible to the one of Object, i.e. the hash of a
  # Reference object is the same as the hash of an indirect Object.
  #
  # See: PDF2.0 s7.3.10, Object
  class Reference

    include Comparable

    # Returns the object number of the referenced indirect object.
    attr_reader :oid

    # Returns the generation number of the referenced indirect object.
    attr_reader :gen

    # Creates a new Reference with the given object number and, optionally, generation number.
    def initialize(oid, gen = 0)
      @oid = Integer(oid)
      @gen = Integer(gen)
    end

    # Compares this object to another object.
    #
    # If the other object does not respond to +oid+ or +gen+, +nil+ is returned. Otherwise objects
    # are ordered first by object number and then by generation number.
    def <=>(other)
      return nil unless other.respond_to?(:oid) && other.respond_to?(:gen)
      (oid == other.oid ? gen <=> other.gen : oid <=> other.oid)
    end

    # Returns +true+ if the other object references the same PDF object as this reference object.
    #
    # This is necessary so that Object and Reference objects can be used as interchangable hash
    # keys and can be compared.
    def eql?(other)
      other.respond_to?(:oid) && oid == other.oid && other.respond_to?(:gen) && gen == other.gen
    end
    alias == eql?

    # Computes the hash value based on the object and generation numbers.
    def hash
      [oid, gen].hash
    end

    # Returns the object identifier as "oid,gen".
    def to_s
      "#{oid} #{gen} R"
    end

    def inspect #:nodoc:
      "#<#{self.class.name} [#{oid}, #{gen}]>"
    end

  end

end