PdfRedactAnnotationFacade.Apply(PdfClearContentOptions) Method

Applies the redaction annotation. Allows you to specify what content type to keep visible in the redaction area.

Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Core

Declaration

C#

public void Apply(
    PdfClearContentOptions options = null
)

VB.NET

Public Sub Apply(
    options As PdfClearContentOptions = Nothing
)

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
options	PdfClearContentOptions	null	Options that specify what content type to keep visible in the redaction area.

Example

The following code snippet applies redaction annotations made by a specific author:

C#

using DevExpress.Pdf;

using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{

    processor.LoadDocument("output_to_review.pdf");
    PdfDocumentFacade documentFacade = processor.DocumentFacade;

    foreach (var page in documentFacade.Pages)
    {
        var redactionAnnotations = page.Annotations.Where(annotation => annotation.Type == PdfAnnotationType.Redaction).ToList();
        foreach (PdfRedactAnnotationFacade annotation in redactionAnnotations)
        {
            if (annotation.Author == "Jane Doe")
                annotation.Apply();
        }
    }
    processor.SaveDocument("output_applied.pdf");
}

VB.NET

Using processor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()
  Dim documentFacade As PdfDocumentFacade = processor.DocumentFacade
  For Each page In documentFacade.Pages
    Dim redactionAnnotations = page.Annotations.Where(Function(annotation) TypeOf annotation Is PdfRedactAnnotationFacade)
    For Each annotation As PdfRedactAnnotationFacade In redactionAnnotations
      ' Apply redaction from a specific author
      If annotation.Author = "Jane Doe" Then
        annotation.Apply()
      End If
    Next annotation
  Next page
End Using