PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationFacade Class
Contains members used to manage file attachment annotations without access to their inner structure.
Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v25.1.Core.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Core
Declaration
Related API Members
The following members return PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationFacade objects:
Remarks
Create File Attachment Annotations
The code sample below creates a file attachment annotation:
using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
// Load a document
processor.LoadDocument("..\\..\\Document.pdf");
// Access the first page properties
PdfPageFacade pageFacade = processor.DocumentFacade.Pages[0];
// Specify attachment data
PdfFileAttachment attachment = new PdfFileAttachment()
{
CreationDate = DateTime.Now,
Description = "This is my attached file.",
FileName = "MyAttach.txt",
Data = File.ReadAllBytes("..\\..\\FileToAttach.txt")
};
// Create a file attachment annotation
PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationFacade pdfFileAttachment =
pageFacade.AddFileAttachmentAnnotation
(new PdfPoint(700,100), attachment, PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationIconName.PaperClip);
pdfFileAttachment.Author = "Sabella Jaida";
pdfFileAttachment.Subject = "Attachment";
// Save the result
processor.SaveDocument("..\\..\\Result.pdf");
}
Edit File Attachment Annotations
The PdfPageFacade.Annotations property returns all page annotation properties. You can filter file attachment annotation properties, cast them to the PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationFacade class, and use class properties to modify annotation parameters.
The code sample below retrieves all file attachment annotations on the first page and changes their parameters.
using DevExpress.Pdf;
using System.Linq;
//...
using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
// Load a document
processor.LoadDocument("..\\..\\Document.pdf");
// Access the first page properties
PdfPageFacade pageFacade = processor.DocumentFacade.Pages[0];
// Retrieve all file attachment annotations
var fileAttachmentAnnotations = pageFacade.Annotations.Where
(annotation => annotation.Type == PdfAnnotationType.FileAttachment);
foreach(PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationFacade fileAttachmentAnnotation in fileAttachmentAnnotations)
{
// Change annotation parameters
fileAttachmentAnnotation.Color = new PdfRGBColor(0.36, 0.54, 0.66);
fileAttachmentAnnotation.Author = "Tobias Rieper";
fileAttachmentAnnotation.IconName = PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationIconName.Tag;
}
// Save the result
processor.SaveDocument("..\\..\\Result.pdf");
}
Flatten File Attachment Annotations
Call one of the following methods to flatten an annotation:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| PdfDocumentFacade.FlattenAnnotations | Flattens document annotations. |
| PdfPageFacade.FlattenAnnotations | Flattens annotations of a specific page. |
| PdfAnnotationFacade.Flatten() | Flattens a specific annotation. |
The code sample below flattens all file attachment annotations on the first page. As a result, all embedded files are removed.
using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
// Load a document
processor.LoadDocument("..\\..\\Document.pdf");
// Access the first page properties
PdfPageFacade pageFacade = processor.DocumentFacade.Pages[0];
// Flatten annotations
pageFacade.FlattenAnnotations(PdfAnnotationType.FileAttachment);
// Save the result
processor.SaveDocument("..\\..\\Result.pdf");
}
Remove File Attachment Annotations
Call the PdfAnnotationFacade.Remove() method to remove an annotation. The code sample below removes all file attachment annotations on the first page.
using DevExpress.Pdf;
using System.Linq;
//...
using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
// Load a document
processor.LoadDocument("..\\..\\Document.pdf");
// Access the first page properties
PdfPageFacade pageFacade = processor.DocumentFacade.Pages[0];
// Retrieve all file attachment annotations
var fileAttachmentAnnotations = pageFacade.Annotations.Where
(annotation => annotation.Type == PdfAnnotationType.FileAttachment).ToList();
// Remove all annotations
foreach (PdfFileAttachmentAnnotationFacade fileAttachment in fileAttachmentAnnotations)
{
fileAttachment.Remove();
}
// Save the result
processor.SaveDocument("..\\..\\Result.pdf");
}