# PostScript Class

> An XObject stream with the subtype PostScript.

- Product: Adobe PDF Library 18
- Language: Java
- Version: APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a
- HTML page: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/PostScript
- Version index: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/llms.txt

```java
class PostScript : Element
```

**Namespace:** `com::datalogics::PDFL`

**Inherits from:** [`Element`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Element.md)

## Description

An XObject stream with the subtype PostScript. A PostScript XObject is an XObject stream with the subtype entry of PostScript. The XObject contains a fragment of code expressed in the PostScript language.

PostScript External Objects are not recommended.

**Uses types:** [`BaseInputNozzle`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/BaseInputNozzle.md), [`Clip`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Clip.md), [`Element`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Element.md), [`Matrix`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Matrix.md), [`PDFStream`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/PDFStream.md), [`Rect`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Rect.md)

## Constructors

### PostScript

```java
com.datalogics.PDFL.PostScript.PostScript(BaseInputNozzle nozzle)
```

*constructor, protected*

**Parameters**

- `nozzle` ([`BaseInputNozzle`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/BaseInputNozzle.md))

### PostScript

```java
com.datalogics.PDFL.PostScript.PostScript(java.io.InputStream stream)
```

*constructor*

**Parameters**

- `stream` (`java.io.InputStream`): java.io.InputStream stream that contains PostScript code

General constructor

## Methods

### clone

```java
Element com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.clone()
```

**Returns:** [`Element`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Element.md)

The copied element.

Makes a copy of the element.

Make a copy of an element to obtain a new element that has a distinct set of attributes.

Note: TextRun objects may not be cloned.

### clone

```java
Element com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.clone(java.util.EnumSet< ElementCloneFlags > cloneFlags)
```

**Parameters**

- `cloneFlags` (`java.util.EnumSet< ElementCloneFlags >`): Flags that modify the cloning operation.

**Returns:** [`Element`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Element.md)

The copied element.

Makes a copy of the element.

Make a copy of an element to obtain a new element that has a distinct set of attributes.

Note: TextRun objects may not be cloned.

### delete

```java
synchronized void com.datalogics.PDFL.PostScript.delete(Boolean disposing)
```

*protected*

**Parameters**

- `disposing` (`Boolean`)

**Returns:** `synchronized void`

### delete

```java
synchronized void com.datalogics.PDFL.PostScript.delete()
```

**Returns:** `synchronized void`

### finalize

```java
void com.datalogics.PDFL.PostScript.finalize()
```

*protected*

**Returns:** `void`

### getBoundingBox

```java
Rect com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.getBoundingBox()
```

**Returns:** [`Rect`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Rect.md)

The bounding box for this element. The coordinates of the bounding box are specified in user space coordinates, relative to the element's Content. Note that user space coordinates correspond to unrotated pages; any rotation specified in the page dictionary is not taken into account.

The bounding box for this element.

The bounding box is a rectangle that is guaranteed to encompass the element, but it is not guaranteed to be the smallest box that could contain the element. For example, if the element is a Path that contains an arc, the bounding box encompasses the bezier control points, and not just the curve itself.

### getClip

```java
Clip com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.getClip()
```

**Returns:** [`Clip`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Clip.md)

- The current Clip for this Element.

Gets the current Clip for an Element.

### getMatrix

```java
Matrix com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.getMatrix()
```

**Returns:** [`Matrix`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Matrix.md)

The transformation matrix for the element.

### getStream

```java
PDFStream com.datalogics.PDFL.PostScript.getStream()
```

**Returns:** [`PDFStream`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/PDFStream.md)

Retrieve the PDFStream for the PostScriptX object that contains the PostScript code.

### rotate

```java
void com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.rotate(double theta)
```

**Parameters**

- `theta` (`double`)

**Returns:** `void`

Rotate an element by T degrees counterclockwise units using the matrix [ cos T sin T -sin T cos T 0 0 ].

### scale

```java
void com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.scale(double sx, double sy)
```

**Parameters**

- `sx` (`double`)
- `sy` (`double`)

**Returns:** `void`

Scale an element by (sx,sy) units using the matrix [ sx 0 0 sy 0 0 ].

### setClip

```java
void com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.setClip(Clip clip)
```

**Parameters**

- `clip` ([`Clip`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Clip.md)): The clip to set as the current clip for this element.

**Returns:** `void`

Sets the current Clip for an Element.

### setMatrix

```java
void com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.setMatrix(Matrix matrix)
```

**Parameters**

- `matrix` ([`Matrix`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2a/class/Matrix.md)): the transformation matrix for the element.

**Returns:** `void`

Set the transformation matrix for the element.

### translate

```java
void com.datalogics.PDFL.Element.translate(double tx, double ty)
```

**Parameters**

- `tx` (`double`)
- `ty` (`double`)

**Returns:** `void`

Translate an element by (tx,ty) units using the matrix [ 1 0 0 1 tx ty ].