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044package com.itextpdf.text.pdf;
045
046/**
047 * The <CODE>PdfPageElement</CODE> interface has to be implemented by <CODE>PdfPage</CODE> and <CODE>PdfPages</CODE>.
048 *
049 * @see         PdfPage
050 * @see         PdfPages
051 */
052
053interface PdfPageElement {
054    
055/**
056 * Set the value for the <B>Parent</B> key in the Page or Pages Dictionary.
057 *
058 * @param       reference                       an indirect reference to a <CODE>PdfPages</CODE>-object
059 */
060    
061    public void setParent(PdfIndirectReference reference);
062    
063/**
064 * Checks if this page element is a tree of pages.
065 *
066 * @return      <CODE>true</CODE> if it's a tree of pages;
067 *                      <CODE>false</CODE> if it's a single page
068 */
069    
070    public boolean isParent();
071}