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PdfViewerCommands.HighlightSelectedText Property

Returns the command that highlights selected text with a filled rectangle.

Namespace: DevExpress.Maui.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Maui.Pdf.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Maui.Pdf

#Declaration

C#
public Command HighlightSelectedText { get; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Command

A command that highlights selected text.

#Remarks

The HighlightSelectedText command does not automatically save changes to the document. To invoke the system Save File dialog to allow users to save the current document to the file system, call the PdfViewer.ShowSaveFileDialogAsync method or the PdfViewerCommands.ShowSaveFileDialog command. Users can also save documents in the Share UI. To invoke it, call the PdfViewer.ShareDocumentAsync method or the PdfViewerCommands.ShareDocument command. Call the PdfViewer.SaveDocumentAsync method to save the current document to a stream.

You can also call the PdfViewer.HighlightSelectedText command to highlight selected text.

Refer to the following help topic for more information about selection and highlighting in the PDF viewer control: Select and Highlight Content in DevExpress PDF Viewer for .NET MAUI.

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