lib/pdf/reader/reference.rb



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# Copyright (C) 2006 Peter J Jones (pjones@pmade.com)
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class PDF::Reader
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  # An internal PDF::Reader class that represents an indirect reference to a PDF Object 
  class Reference
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    # check if the next token in the buffer is a reference, and return a PDF::Reader::Reference
    # instance. Returns nil if the next token isn't an indirect reference.
    def self.from_buffer (buffer)
      buffer.ready_token
      return nil unless m = buffer.raw.match(/^(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+R\b/)
      buffer.head(m[0].size)
      self.new(m[1].to_i, m[2].to_i)
    end
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    attr_reader :id, :gen
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    # Create a new Reference to an object with the specified id and revision number
    def initialize (id, gen)
      @id, @gen = id, gen
    end
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    # returns the current Reference object in an array with a single element
    def to_a
      [self]
    end
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  end
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end
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