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Posted to users@pdfbox.apache.org by Jorge Pinho <jo...@hotmail.com> on 2013/11/29 14:44:00 UTC

why is beginText() necessary ?




Hi,

why is beginText() necessary ?

Cant I just drawString("aa") ?

Does the other drawing methods "fillRect(), etc..." have the need for a method to mark a begin ?


Thanks
Jorge

Re: why is beginText() necessary ?

Posted by Andreas Lehmkuehler <an...@lehmi.de>.

Hi,

Am 29.11.2013 14:44, schrieb Jorge Pinho:
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> Hi,
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> why is beginText() necessary ?
It's part of the pdf specs. Any text has to be encapsulated within a begin/end text

> Cant I just drawString("aa") ?
No

> Does the other drawing methods "fillRect(), etc..." have the need for a method to mark a begin ?
No

> Thanks
> Jorge


BR
Andreas Lehmkühler