DXFBlock

java.lang.Object
- com.jsevy.jdxf.DXFDatabaseObject
- - com.jsevy.jdxf.DXFEntity
  - - com.jsevy.jdxf.DXFBlock

All Implemented Interfaces:

DXFObject
```
public class DXFBlock
extends DXFEntity
```
Class representing a block for use in BLOCKs table.

Author:

jsevy

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.jsevy.jdxf.DXFDatabaseObject
  LINEWEIGHT_BYBLOCK, LINEWEIGHT_BYLAYER

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`DXFBlock(java.awt.Shape shape, java.util.Vector<java.util.Vector<DXFGraphicalEntity>> boundaries)`	Create a BLOCK table record object from the given Java Shape object using the supplied boundaries as the block's entities.
`DXFBlock(java.lang.String name)`	Create a BLOCK table record object with specified name.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`toDXFString()`	Implementation of DXFObject interface method; creates DXF text representing the object.

Methods inherited from class com.jsevy.jdxf.DXFEntity
getDXFHatchInfo, setPrecisionDigits

Methods inherited from class com.jsevy.jdxf.DXFDatabaseObject
getDXFLineWeight, getHandle, getHandleCount

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DXFBlock
```
public DXFBlock(java.lang.String name)
```
    Create a BLOCK table record object with specified name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - name of table record
  - DXFBlock
```
public DXFBlock(java.awt.Shape shape,
                java.util.Vector<java.util.Vector<DXFGraphicalEntity>> boundaries)
```
    Create a BLOCK table record object from the given Java Shape object using the supplied boundaries as the block's entities. The Shape is used to compare Blocks to see if they're equivalent.
    
    Parameters:
    
    shape - Java Shape from which the block is created
    
    boundaries - DXF entities representing the block; derived from the Shape
- Method Detail
  - toDXFString
```
public java.lang.String toDXFString()
```
    Implementation of DXFObject interface method; creates DXF text representing the object. Note that this must be followed by a DXFBlockEnd object
    
    Specified by:
    
    toDXFString in interface DXFObject
    
    Overrides:
    
    toDXFString in class DXFEntity