class HexaPDF::Layout::Style::LinkLayer

Parent

The LinkLayer class provides support for linking to in-document or remote destinations for Style objects using link annotations. Typical use cases would be linking to a (named) destination on a different page or executing a URI action.

See: PDF1.7 s12.5.6.6, Layers, HexaPDF::Type::Annotations::Link

Public Class Methods

new(dest: nil, uri: nil, file: nil, border: false, border_color: nil)

Creates a new LinkLayer object.

The following arguments are allowed (note that only one of dest, uri or file may be specified):

dest

The destination array or a name of a named destination for in-document links. If neither dest nor uri nor file is specified, it is assumed that the box has a custom property named 'link' which is used for the destination.

uri

The URI to link to.

file

The file that should be opened or, if it refers to an application, the application that should be launched. Can either be a string or a Filespec object. Also see: HexaPDF::Type::FileSpecification.

border

If set to true, a standard border is used. Also accepts an array that adheres to the rules for annotation borders.

border_color

Defines the border color. Can be an array with 0 (transparent), 1 (grayscale), 3 (RGB) or 4 (CMYK) values.

Examples:

LinkLayer.new(dest: [page, :XYZ, nil, nil, nil], border: true)
LinkLayer.new(uri: "https://my.example.com/path", border: [5 5 2])
LinkLayer.new     # use 'link' custom box property for dest

Public Instance Methods

call(canvas, box)

Creates the needed link annotation if possible, i.e. if the context of the canvas is a page.