PdfIndirectObject (iText, a Free Java-PDF library 4.2.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfIndirectObject

```
public class PdfIndirectObject
extends java.lang.Object
```
PdfIndirectObject is the Pdf indirect object.
An indirect object is an object that has been labeled so that it can be referenced by other objects. Any type of PdfObject may be labeled as an indirect object.
An indirect object consists of an object identifier, a direct object, and the endobj keyword. The object identifier consists of an integer object number, an integer generation number, and the obj keyword.
This object is described in the 'Portable Document Format Reference Manual version 1.7' section 3.2.9 (page 63-65).

See Also:

PdfObject, PdfIndirectReference

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  protected int generation
  the generation number
  
  protected int number
  The object number
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  PdfIndirectReference getIndirectReference()
  Returns a PdfIndirectReference to this PdfIndirectObject.
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - number
```
protected int number
```
    The object number
  - generation
```
protected int generation
```
    the generation number
- Method Detail
  - getIndirectReference
```
public PdfIndirectReference getIndirectReference()
```
    Returns a PdfIndirectReference to this PdfIndirectObject.
    
    Returns:
    
    a PdfIndirectReference