activePDF Toolkit 2011 API Reference
GetObject
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Description: Returns an encoded value representing the object in the input PDF corresponding to the object ID.
Syntax: retValue = object.GetObject (ObjectIDNumber)
Arguments: Argument Value Type Description & Settings
object N/A Set to an instance of the Explorer object.
ObjectIDNumber Integer A valid object ID as returned by the GetRootObject, CountObjects, or Val_GetNumVal method.
retValue: Value Type Description & Settings
Integer An encoded value representing the object suitable for passing as the Obj_AttrVal method's InputObject argument. The method returns a 0 (zero) if the input PDF or ObjectIDNumber is invalid.