# PostScript Class

> An XObject stream with the subtype PostScript.

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

```java
class PostScript : Element
```

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

**Inherits from:** [`Element`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/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/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/BaseInputNozzle.md), [`Clip`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Clip.md), [`Element`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Element.md), [`Matrix`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Matrix.md), [`PDFStream`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/PDFStream.md), [`Rect`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Rect.md)

## Constructors

### PostScript

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

*constructor, protected*

**Parameters**

- `nozzle` ([`BaseInputNozzle`](https://docs.datalogics.com/apdfl18/Java/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/BaseInputNozzle.md)): The input stream containing the PostScript code.

Creates a PostScript XObject from an input stream. The stream data is read, Flate-encoded, and stored in a new CosStream with the XObject type and PostScript subtype.

### 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/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/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/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/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/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/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/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Clip.md)

The current Clip for this Element, or NULL if no clip is set.

Gets the current Clip for an Element.

### getMatrix

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

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

The current transformation matrix applied to this element.

The transformation matrix for the element.

### getStream

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

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

The PDFStream associated with this PostScript XObject.

The PDFStream containing the PostScript code for this XObject.

### rotate

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

**Parameters**

- `theta` (`double`): The rotation angle in degrees.

**Returns:** `void`

Rotate an element by theta degrees counterclockwise 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`): The horizontal scale factor.
- `sy` (`double`): The vertical scale factor.

**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/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/class/Clip.md)): The clip to set as the current clip for this element, or NULL to remove clipping.

**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/APDFL18.0.5PlusP2e/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`): The horizontal translation distance in user space units.
- `ty` (`double`): The vertical translation distance in user space units.

**Returns:** `void`

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