Dictionary

From GNUpdf

Associative table containing pairs of objects:

  • Dictionary entries
    • Key (name object)
    • Value (any type of object)
<< KEY1 VAL1
   KEY2 VAL2
   ...
   KEYn VALn >>
Example sunflower image
Note: a dictionary entry whose value is null is equivalent to an absent entry


By convention, /Type and /Subtype entries may be present to identify the kind of information the dictionary contains.

The type entry is not required except when it is stated in documentation. The actual type may be deduced from the context.