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PdfAnnotation
public
abstract
class
PdfAnnotation
extends Object
Represents a PDF annotation on a page of a PDF document.
This abstract class provides a base implementation for different types of PDF annotations
such as text (FreeTextAnnotation),
highlight (HighlightAnnotation) etc
Summary
Inherited methods |
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From class
java.lang.Object
Object
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clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
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boolean
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equals(Object obj)
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
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void
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finalize()
Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
determines that there are no more references to the object.
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final
Class<?>
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getClass()
Returns the runtime class of this Object.
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int
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hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.
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final
void
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notify()
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
monitor.
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final
void
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notifyAll()
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.
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final
void
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wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.
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final
void
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wait(long timeoutMillis)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.
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final
void
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wait()
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted.
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Public methods
getPdfAnnotationType
public int getPdfAnnotationType ()
Returns the type of the annotation.
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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[java.lang.Object](/reference/java/lang/Object) ||\n| ↳ | android.graphics.pdf.component.PdfAnnotation |\n\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| Known direct subclasses [FreeTextAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/FreeTextAnnotation), [HighlightAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/HighlightAnnotation), [StampAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/StampAnnotation) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| | [FreeTextAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/FreeTextAnnotation) | Represents a free text annotation in a PDF document. | | [HighlightAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/HighlightAnnotation) | Represents a highlight annotation in a PDF document. | | [StampAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/StampAnnotation) | Represents a stamp annotation in a PDF document. | |\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nRepresents a PDF annotation on a page of a PDF document.\nThis abstract class provides a base implementation for different types of PDF annotations\nsuch as text ([FreeTextAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/FreeTextAnnotation)),\nhighlight ([HighlightAnnotation](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/HighlightAnnotation)) etc\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| ### Public methods ||\n|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ` int` | ` `[getPdfAnnotationType](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotation#getPdfAnnotationType())`() ` Returns the type of the annotation. |\n\n| ### Inherited methods |\n|-----------------------|---|\n| From class ` `[java.lang.Object](/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](/reference/java/lang/Object) | ` `[clone](/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` `[equals](/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is \"equal to\" this one. | | ` void` | ` `[finalize](/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final `[Class](/reference/java/lang/Class)`\u003c?\u003e` | ` `[getClass](/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. | | ` int` | ` `[hashCode](/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[notify](/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` `[notifyAll](/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` `[String](/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*. | ||\n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### getPdfAnnotationType\n\nAdded in [S Extensions 18](/sdkExtensions) \n\n```\npublic int getPdfAnnotationType ()\n```\n\nReturns the type of the annotation.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Returns ||\n|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `int` | The annotation type. See [PdfAnnotationType](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType) for possible values. Value is [PdfAnnotationType.UNKNOWN](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#UNKNOWN), [PdfAnnotationType.FREETEXT](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#FREETEXT), [PdfAnnotationType.HIGHLIGHT](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#HIGHLIGHT), or [PdfAnnotationType.STAMP](/reference/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#STAMP) \u003cbr /\u003e |"]]
