BlockBuilder (dotify.library 1.0.5 API)

All Superinterfaces:

BlockContentBuilder

All Known Subinterfaces:

ContentCollection, FormatterCore, FormatterSequence, TableOfContents, VolumeContentBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

BlockSequence, ContentCollectionImpl, FormatterCoreImpl, TableOfContentsImpl
```
public interface BlockBuilder
extends BlockContentBuilder
```
Provides methods that supply content in a hierarchy of blocks.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`endBlock()`	End the current block.
`void`	`startBlock(BlockProperties props)`	Start a new block with the supplied BlockProperties.
`void`	`startBlock(BlockProperties props, String blockId)`	Start a new block with the supplied BlockProperties.

Methods inherited from interface org.daisy.dotify.api.formatter.BlockContentBuilder
addChars, endSpan, endStyle, insertAnchor, insertEvaluate, insertExternalReference, insertLeader, insertMarker, insertMarkerReference, insertPageReference, newLine, startSpan, startStyle

- Method Detail
  - startBlock
```
void startBlock(BlockProperties props)
```
    Start a new block with the supplied BlockProperties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    props - the BlockProperties of the new block
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the current state does not allow this call to be made
  - startBlock
```
void startBlock(BlockProperties props,
                String blockId)
```
    Start a new block with the supplied BlockProperties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    props - the block properties
    
    blockId - the block id
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the current state does not allow this call to be made
  - endBlock
```
void endBlock()
```
    End the current block.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if the current state does not allow this call to be made