Source code for pdftools_toolbox.pdf.content.content

from __future__ import annotations
import io
from typing import List, Iterator, Tuple, Optional, Any, TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
from ctypes import *
from datetime import datetime
from numbers import Number
from pdftools_toolbox.internal import _lib
from pdftools_toolbox.internal.utils import _string_to_utf16, _utf16_to_string
from pdftools_toolbox.internal.streams import _StreamDescriptor, _NativeStream
from pdftools_toolbox.internal.native_base import _NativeBase
from pdftools_toolbox.internal.native_object import _NativeObject

import pdftools_toolbox.internal



class Content(_NativeObject):
    """
    Represents the content of a page or a group.

    The class has no methods on its own,
    but can be modified with a :class:`pdftools_toolbox.pdf.content.content_generator.ContentGenerator`  or extracted with
    a :class:`pdftools_toolbox.pdf.content.content_extractor.ContentExtractor` .


    """
    @staticmethod
    def _create_dynamic_type(handle):
        return Content._from_handle(handle)


    @classmethod
    def _from_handle(cls, handle):
        """
        Internal factory method for constructing an instance using an internal handle.
        This method creates an instance of the class by bypassing the public constructor.
        """
        instance = Content.__new__(cls)  # Bypass __init__
        instance._initialize(handle)
        return instance

    def _initialize(self, handle):
        super()._initialize(handle)