Adobe 12020596 Supplement Manual page 32

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Table 8.6c describes the entries in a folder dictionary.
KEY
Type
ID
Name
Parent
Child
Next
CI
Desc
CreationDate
ModDate
TABLE 8.6c Entries in a folder dictionary
TYPE VALUE
name (Optional; ExtensionLevel 3) The type of PDF object that this
dictionary describes; if present, shall be
dictionary.
integer (Required; ExtensionLevel 3) A non-negative integer value
representing the unique folder identification number. Two folders
shall not share the same
The folder
associated with this folder. A detailed description of the
association between folder and files can be found after this table.
text string (Required; ExtensionLevel 3) A file name representing the name of
the folder. Two sibling folders shall not share the same name
following case normalization.
Note: Descriptions of file name and case normalization follow this
table.
dictionary (Required for child folders; ExtensionLevel 3) An indirect reference to
the parent folder of this folder.
This entry shall be absent for a root folder.
dictionary (Required if the folder has any descendents; ExtensionLevel 3) An
indirect reference to the first child folder of this folder.
dictionary (Required for all but the last item at each level; ExtensionLevel 3) An
indirect reference to the next sibling folder at this level.
Siblings should be ordered according to the collection
(Table 8.6,
present.
dictionary (Optional; ExtensionLevel 3) The collection item dictionary (see Table
3.45 of the PDF Reference) associated with this folder.
text string (Optional; ExtensionLevel 3) A text description associated with this
folder.
date string (Optional; ExtensionLevel 3) The date the folder was first created.
date string (Optional; ExtensionLevel 3) The date of the most recent change to
immediate child files or folders of this folder.
Interactive Features (Chapter 8 in PDF Reference)
value.
ID
value appears as part of the name tree key of any file
ID
page 29) or by folder name if no collection
8.2.4 Collections
for a folder
Folder
key
Sort
key is
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