PdfContentEditor
Overview
PdfContentEditor is a class in Aspose.PDF FOSS for .NET.
Inherits from: System.IDisposable.
Facade for content-level editing: text replacement, link creation, image operations.
This class provides 83 methods for working with PdfContentEditor objects in .NET programs.
Available methods include: AddDocumentAdditionalAction, AddDocumentAttachment, BindPdf, ChangeViewerPreference, Close, CreateApplicationLink, CreateBookmarksAction, CreateCaret, CreateCustomActionLink, CreateFileAttachment, CreateFreeText, CreateJavaScriptLink, and 35 additional methods.
All public members are accessible to any .NET application after installing the Aspose.PDF FOSS for .NET package.
Properties: Document, DocumentClose, DocumentOpen, DocumentPrinted, DocumentSaved, DocumentWillPrint, and 5 more.
Properties
| Name | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Document | Document | Read | The PDF document currently bound for editing. |
TextReplaceOptions | TextReplaceOptions | Read/Write | Text-replacement options used by ReplaceText(string,string) family. |
TextEditOptions | TextEditOptions | Read/Write | Text-edit options forwarded to the underlying replacement engine. |
TextSearchOptions | TextSearchOptions | Read/Write | Text-search options used by the stateful text-replacement variants. |
ReplaceTextStrategy | ReplaceTextStrategy | Read/Write | Strategy controlling how ReplaceText(string, string) matches (literal vs. |
DocumentOpen | string | Read | Gets the document open. |
DocumentClose | string | Read | Gets the document close. |
DocumentWillSave | string | Read | Gets the document will save. |
DocumentSaved | string | Read | Gets the document saved. |
DocumentWillPrint | string | Read | Gets the document will print. |
DocumentPrinted | string | Read | Gets the document printed. |
Methods
| Signature | Description |
|---|---|
PdfContentEditor() | Default ctor — bind a PDF later via BindPdf(string). |
PdfContentEditor(document: Document) | Bind to an existing Document at construction. |
BindPdf(pdfData: byte[]) | Bind a PDF file for editing. |
BindPdf(inputFile: string) | Bind a PDF file by path for editing. |
BindPdf(inputStream: Stream) | Bind a PDF stream for editing. |
BindPdf(srcDoc: Document) | Bind an in-memory PDF document for editing. |
Save() | Save the bound document. |
Save(path: string) | Save the bound document to a file path. |
Save(stream: Stream) | Save the bound document to a stream. |
Close() | Close the bound document. |
Dispose() | Releases the bound document (equivalent to Close). |
GetViewerPreference() | Get the current viewer preference flags as an integer bitmask. |
ChangeViewerPreference(viewerAttribution: int) | Change the viewer preference. |
GetStamps(pageNumber: int) | Get information about stamps on a page. |
DeleteStamp(pageNumber: int, index: int[]) | Delete stamps on a page by their 0-based indices. |
DeleteStampById(pageNumber: int, stampId: int) | Delete a stamp by its stamp ID (the ID assigned via Stamp.StampId). |
DeleteStampByIds(pageNumber: int, stampIds: int[]) | Delete stamps by their stamp IDs. |
ReplaceText(srcString: string, destString: string) | Replace text in the bound document according to ReplaceTextStrategy. |
ReplaceText(srcString: string, thePage: int, destString: string) | Replace text on a specific page (1-based). |
ReplaceText(srcString: string, destString: string, textState: TextState) | Replace text with explicit TextState formatting (font/size/colour). |
ReplaceText(srcString: string, thePage: int, destString: string, textState: TextState) | Replace text on a specific page with explicit TextState. |
ReplaceText(srcString: string, destString: string, fontSize: int) | Replace text and override the font size of the replacement run. |
ReplaceText(input: byte[], searchText: string, replaceText: string) | Replace all occurrences of text across all pages. |
ReplaceText(input: byte[], searchText: string, replaceText: string, options: TextSearchOptions) | Replace all occurrences of text across all pages using search options. |
ReplaceTextOnPage(input: byte[], pageNumber: int, searchText: string, replaceText: string) | Replace text on a specific page (1-based). |
CreateLocalLink(input: byte[], rect: Rectangle, pageNumber: int, destinationPage: int) | Create a local link annotation that navigates to a page in the same document. |
CreateWebLink(input: byte[], rect: Rectangle, pageNumber: int, url: string) | Create a URI link annotation that opens a URL. |
CreateFreeText(input: byte[], rect: Rectangle, pageNumber: int, text: string, fontName: string?, fontSize: double) | Create a free text annotation on a page. |
CreateText(input: byte[], rect: Rectangle, pageNumber: int, title: string, contents: string) | Create a text (sticky note) annotation on a page. |
DeleteAnnotations(input: byte[], pageNumber: int) | Delete all annotations on a specific page. |
DeleteAnnotations(input: byte[], pageNumber: int, annotationType: string) | Delete annotations of a specific subtype from a page. |
ExtractText(input: byte[], pageNumber: int) | Extract text from a specific page. |
ExtractText(input: byte[]) | Extract text from all pages. |
DrawCurve(lineInfo: LineInfo, page: int, annotRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, annotContents: string) | Overload that converts Rectangle to the PDF rectangle form and delegates. |
DrawCurve(lineInfo: LineInfo, pageNumber: int, rect: Rectangle, message: string?) | Draw a curve (polyline) on a page. |
CreateLocalLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, desPage: int, originalPage: int) | Calls CreateLocalLink on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateLocalLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, desPage: int, originalPage: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color) | |
CreateLocalLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, desPage: int, originalPage: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color, actionName: System.Enum[]) | |
CreateWebLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, url: string, originalPage: int) | Calls CreateWebLink on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateWebLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, url: string, originalPage: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color) | |
CreateWebLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, url: string, originalPage: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color, actionName: System.Enum[]) | |
CreateApplicationLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, application: string, page: int) | Calls CreateApplicationLink on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateApplicationLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, application: string, page: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color) | |
CreateApplicationLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, application: string, page: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color, actionName: System.Enum[]) | |
CreatePdfDocumentLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, remotePdf: string, originalPage: int, destinationPage: int) | Calls CreatePdfDocumentLink on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreatePdfDocumentLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, remotePdf: string, originalPage: int, destinationPage: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color) | |
CreatePdfDocumentLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, remotePdf: string, originalPage: int, destinationPage: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color, actionName: System.Enum[]) | |
CreateJavaScriptLink(code: string, rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, originalPage: int, color: System.Drawing.Color) | Calls CreateJavaScriptLink on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateCustomActionLink(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, originalPage: int, color: System.Drawing.Color, actionName: System.Enum[]) | Calls CreateCustomActionLink on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateFreeText(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, page: int) | Calls CreateFreeText on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateText(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, title: string, contents: string, open: bool, icon: string, page: int) | Calls CreateText on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateCaret(page: int, annotRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, caretRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, symbol: string, annotContents: string, color: System.Drawing.Color) | Calls CreateCaret on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateMarkup(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, type: int, page: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color) | Calls CreateMarkup on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateSquareCircle(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, clr: System.Drawing.Color, square: bool, page: int, borderWidth: int) | Calls CreateSquareCircle on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateLine(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, x1: float, y1: float, x2: float, y2: float, page: int, border: int, clr: System.Drawing.Color, borderStyle: string, dashArray: int[], LEArray: string[]) | Calls CreateLine on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreatePolygon(lineInfo: LineInfo, page: int, annotRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, annotContents: string) | Calls CreatePolygon on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreatePolyLine(lineInfo: LineInfo, page: int, annotRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, annotContents: string) | Calls CreatePolyLine on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreatePopup(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, open: bool, page: int) | Calls CreatePopup on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateRubberStamp(page: int, annotRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, annotContents: string, color: System.Drawing.Color, appearanceFile: string) | Calls CreateRubberStamp on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateRubberStamp(page: int, annotRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, annotContents: string, color: System.Drawing.Color, appearanceStream: Stream) | |
CreateRubberStamp(page: int, annotRect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, icon: string, annotContents: string, color: System.Drawing.Color) | |
CreateMovie(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, filePath: string, page: int) | Calls CreateMovie on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateSound(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, filePath: string, name: string, page: int, rate: string) | Calls CreateSound on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateFileAttachment(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, filePath: string, page: int, name: string) | Calls CreateFileAttachment on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
CreateFileAttachment(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, filePath: string, page: int, name: string, opacity: double) | |
CreateFileAttachment(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, attachmentStream: Stream, attachmentName: string, page: int, name: string) | |
CreateFileAttachment(rect: System.Drawing.Rectangle, contents: string, attachmentStream: Stream, attachmentName: string, page: int, name: string, opacity: double) | |
CreateBookmarksAction(title: string, color: System.Drawing.Color, boldFlag: bool, italicFlag: bool, file: string, actionType: string, destination: string) | Calls CreateBookmarksAction on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
AddDocumentAdditionalAction(eventType: string, code: string) | Calls AddDocumentAdditionalAction on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
RemoveDocumentOpenAction() | Calls RemoveDocumentOpenAction on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
AddDocumentAttachment(fileAttachmentPath: string, description: string) | Calls AddDocumentAttachment on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
AddDocumentAttachment(fileAttachmentStream: Stream, fileAttachmentName: string, description: string) | |
DeleteAttachments() | Calls DeleteAttachments on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
ExtractLink() | Calls ExtractLink on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
DeleteImage() | Calls DeleteImage on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
DeleteImage(pageNumber: int, index: int[]) | |
ReplaceImage(pageNumber: int, index: int, imageFile: string) | Calls ReplaceImage on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
HideStampById(pageNumber: int, stampId: int) | Calls HideStampById on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
ShowStampById(pageNumber: int, stampId: int) | Show a previously-hidden stamp. |
DeleteStampById(stampId: int) | Delete all stamps with the given stampId across every page. |
DeleteStampByIds(stampIds: int[]) | Delete all stamps whose ID is in stampIds across every page. |
MoveStamp(pageNumber: int, stampIndex: int, x: double, y: double) | Calls MoveStamp on this PdfContentEditor instance. |
MoveStampById(pageNumber: int, stampId: int, x: double, y: double) | Calls MoveStampById on this PdfContentEditor instance. |