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package com.itextpdf.text.pdf;

import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;

/** An event called for a single cell.
 * @author Paulo Soares
 */
public interface PdfPCellEvent {
    /** This method is called at the end of the cell rendering. The text or graphics are added to
     * one of the 4 <CODE>PdfContentByte</CODE> contained in
     * <CODE>canvases</CODE>.<br>
     * The indexes to <CODE>canvases</CODE> are:<p>
     * <ul>
     * <li><CODE>PdfPTable.BASECANVAS</CODE> - the original <CODE>PdfContentByte</CODE>. Anything placed here
     * will be under the cell.
     * <li><CODE>PdfPTable.BACKGROUNDCANVAS</CODE> - the layer where the background goes to.
     * <li><CODE>PdfPTable.LINECANVAS</CODE> - the layer where the lines go to.
     * <li><CODE>PdfPTable.TEXTCANVAS</CODE> - the layer where the text go to. Anything placed here
     * will be over the cell.
     * </ul>
     * The layers are placed in sequence on top of each other.
     * <p>
     * @param cell the cell
     * @param position the coordinates of the cell
     * @param canvases an array of <CODE>PdfContentByte</CODE>
     */    
    public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases);
}