Moodle APIs  3.8
Moodle 3.8.6 (Build: 20201109)
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pdf Class Reference

Wrapper class that extends TCPDF (lib/tcpdf/tcpdf.php). More...

Inheritance diagram for pdf:

Public Member Functions

 __construct ($orientation='P', $unit='mm', $format='A4', $unicode=true, $encoding='UTF-8')
 Class constructor. More...
 
 get_font_families ()
 Returns list of font families and types of fonts. More...
 
 is_core_font_family ($fontfamily)
 Is this font family one of core fonts? More...
 
 Output ($name='doc.pdf', $dest='I')
 Send the document to a given destination: string, local file or browser. More...
 

Detailed Description

Wrapper class that extends TCPDF (lib/tcpdf/tcpdf.php).

Moodle customisations are done here.

License
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

pdf::__construct (   $orientation = 'P',
  $unit = 'mm',
  $format = 'A4',
  $unicode = true,
  $encoding = 'UTF-8' 
)

Class constructor.

See the parent class documentation for the parameters info.

Member Function Documentation

◆ get_font_families()

pdf::get_font_families ( )

Returns list of font families and types of fonts.

Return values
arraymultidimensional array with font families as keys and B, I, BI and N as values.

◆ is_core_font_family()

pdf::is_core_font_family (   $fontfamily)

Is this font family one of core fonts?

Parameters
string$fontfamily
Return values
bool

◆ Output()

pdf::Output (   $name = 'doc.pdf',
  $dest = 'I' 
)

Send the document to a given destination: string, local file or browser.

In the last case, the plug-in may be used (if present) or a download ("Save as" dialog box) may be forced.
The method first calls Close() if necessary to terminate the document.

Parameters
$name(string) The name of the file when saved. Note that special characters are removed and blanks characters are replaced with the underscore character.
$dest(string) Destination where to send the document. It can take one of the following values:
  • I: send the file inline to the browser (default). The plug-in is used if available. The name given by name is used when one selects the "Save as" option on the link generating the PDF.
  • D: send to the browser and force a file download with the name given by name.
  • F: save to a local server file with the name given by name.
  • S: return the document as a string (name is ignored).
  • FI: equivalent to F + I option
  • FD: equivalent to F + D option
  • E: return the document as base64 mime multi-part email attachment (RFC 2045)
Since
Moodle 1.0
See also
Close()

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file: