/**
* Returns the given attribute, inheriting from parent nodes if necessary.
*
* @param key the key to look up
* @return COS value for the given key
*/
protected COSBase getInheritableAttribute(COSName key) {
if (dictionary.containsKey(key)) {
return dictionary.getDictionaryObject(key);
} else if (parent != null) {
return parent.getInheritableAttribute(key);
} else {
return acroForm.getCOSObject().getDictionaryObject(key);
}
}
/**
* Returns the fully qualified name of the field, which is a concatenation of the names of all the
* parents fields.
*
* @return the name of the field
*/
public String getFullyQualifiedName() {
String finalName = getPartialName();
String parentName = parent != null ? parent.getFullyQualifiedName() : null;
if (parentName != null) {
if (finalName != null) {
finalName = parentName + "." + finalName;
} else {
finalName = parentName;
}
}
return finalName;
}
