#region PDFsharp - A .NET library for processing PDF
//
// Authors:
//   Stefan Lange (mailto:Stefan.Lange@pdfsharp.com)
//
// Copyright (c) 2005-2007 empira Software GmbH, Cologne (Germany)
//
// http://www.pdfsharp.com
// http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfsharp
//
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// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
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// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
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//
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//
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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using PdfSharp.Internal;
using PdfSharp.Pdf.IO;
using PdfSharp.Pdf.Internal;

namespace PdfSharp.Pdf
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Represents text that is written 'as it is' into the PDF stream.
  /// </summary>
  public sealed class PdfLiteral : PdfItem
  {
    public PdfLiteral()
    {
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance with the specified string.
    /// </summary>
    public PdfLiteral(string value)
    {
      this.value = value;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance with the culture invariant formatted specified arguments.
    /// </summary>
    public PdfLiteral(string format, params object[] args)
    {
      this.value = PdfEncoders.Format(format, args);
    }

    public string Value
    {
      // This class must behave like a value type. Therefore it cannot be changed (like System.String).
      get { return this.value; }
    }
    string value = "";

    public override string ToString()
    {
      return this.value;
    }

    internal override void WriteObject(PdfWriter writer)
    {
      writer.Write(this);
    }
  }
}
