IPdfViewerAnnotationBuilder.AnnotationType Property

Gets the annotation’s type.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v20.2.Drawing.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Pdf.Drawing

Declaration

C#

PdfAnnotationType AnnotationType { get; }

VB.NET

ReadOnly Property AnnotationType As PdfAnnotationType

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfAnnotationType	An enumeration value that indicates the annotation type.

Available values:

Show 25 items

Name	Description
Link	Link annotation.
Widget	Widget annotation.
Text	Text annotation.
TextMarkup	Text markup annotation.
Line	Line annotation.
Polygon	Polygon annotation.
PolyLine	Polyline annotation.
Square	Rectangle annotation.
Circle	Circle annotation.
FileAttachment	File attachment.
FreeText	Free text annotation.
Ink	Ink annotation (a freehand “scribble” composed of one or more disjoint paths).
Redaction	Redaction annotation.
RubberStamp	Stamp annotation.
Sound	Audio attachment.
Caret	Insertion caret.
Movie	Video attachment.
Popup	Pop-up annotation.
Screen	Screen annotation (a page region on which to play media clips).
PrinterMark	Printer’s mark annotation (a symbol added to a page to maintain consistent output during production).
TrapNet	Trap network (a set of trapping instructions for the page) annotation.
Watermark	Watermark annotation.
Annotation3D	3D annotation.
RichMedia	Rich Media annotation (SWF files and and enhanced rich media attachments).
Custom	Custom annotation.

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C#

how-to-create-a-text-markup-annotation-and-specify-its-properties-t574531/CS/MarkupAnnotations/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L25

{
    if (e.Builder.AnnotationType == PdfAnnotationType.Text || e.Builder.AnnotationType == PdfAnnotationType.TextMarkup)
    {

how-to-specify-text-markup-annotation/CS/SpecifyTextMarkup/Form1.cs#L21

//Specify options for text markup and text annotations:
if (e.Builder.AnnotationType == PdfAnnotationType.TextMarkup || e.Builder.AnnotationType == PdfAnnotationType.Text)
{

VB.NET

how-to-create-a-text-markup-annotation-and-specify-its-properties-t574531/VB/MarkupAnnotations/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L22

Private Sub Viewer_TextMarkupAnnotationCreating(ByVal d As DependencyObject, ByVal e As PdfAnnotationCreatingEventArgs)
    If e.Builder.AnnotationType = PdfAnnotationType.Text OrElse e.Builder.AnnotationType = PdfAnnotationType.TextMarkup Then
        Dim annotationBuilder As IPdfViewerMarkupAnnotationBuilder = e.Builder.AsMarkupAnnotationBuilder()

how-to-specify-text-markup-annotation/VB/SpecifyTextMarkup/Form1.vb#L19

'Specify options for text markup and text annotations:
If e.Builder.AnnotationType = PdfAnnotationType.TextMarkup OrElse e.Builder.AnnotationType = PdfAnnotationType.Text Then
    'Retrieve common options for text and text markup annotations: