# Pattern Class

> A pattern is used to fill an area to be painted.

- Product: Adobe PDF Library 18
- Language: Java
- Version: APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e
- HTML page: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Pattern
- Version index: https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/llms.txt

```java
class Pattern
```

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

**Derived classes:** [`ShadingPattern`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/ShadingPattern.md)

## Description

A pattern is used to fill an area to be painted. A tiling pattern consists of a repeating graphical figure that is replicated across an area to be filled in, or painted. A shading pattern provides smoothly varying gradients of color, to produce a transition between colors across an area.

**Referenced by:** [`Color`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Color.md)

**Uses types:** [`PDFObject`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/PDFObject.md)

## Methods

### delete

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

*protected*

**Parameters**

- `disposing` (`Boolean`)

**Returns:** `synchronized void`

### delete

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

**Returns:** `synchronized void`

### finalize

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

*protected*

**Returns:** `void`

### getPDFObject

```java
PDFObject com.datalogics.PDFL.Pattern.getPDFObject()
```

**Returns:** [`PDFObject`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/PDFObject.md)

The PDFObject representing this pattern in the PDF document.

Gets the underlying PDF object for this pattern.

### toString

```java
String com.datalogics.PDFL.Pattern.toString()
```

**Returns:** `String`

A string describing this Pattern.

Convert a pattern to a string representation.