Method findPatternInObjOrParents

src/pdf-merger/Object.cpp:573–608

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Object* Object::findPatternInObjOrParents(const std::string &pattern)
{
   std::string content=getObjectContent();
   if((int) Parser::findToken(content,pattern,0) != -1 )
   {
      return this;
   }

   Object * parent = this;
   Object *foundObj = NULL;
   while(1)
   {
      unsigned int startOfParent = content.find("/Parent");
      unsigned int endOfParent = content.find(" R", startOfParent);
      if((int)startOfParent == -1)
      {
         break;
      }
      std::vector <Object *> parents = parent->getChildrenByBounds(startOfParent, endOfParent);
      if( parents.size() != 1 )
      {
         break;
      }
      parent = parents[0];
      std::string parentContent = parent->getObjectContent();
      unsigned int startOfPattern = parentContent.find(pattern);
      if((int)startOfPattern == -1)
      {
         content = parentContent;
         continue;
      }
      foundObj = parent;
      break;
   }
   return foundObj;
}