Document.Protect(String) Method

Protects a document with a given password.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

void Protect(
    string password
)

VB.NET

Sub Protect(
    password As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
password	String	A string that specifies a password for the document. If an empty string is specified, the document can be unprotected without a password.

Remarks

The Protect method prevents end users from modifying the document. This method overload enables the DocumentProtectionType.ReadOnly editing mode.

The Document.IsDocumentProtected property indicates whether the document is protected.

The password specified as the method’s parameter is used to unlock the document in the UI using the Unprotect Document dialog.

To remove protection in code, call the Document.Unprotect method. It unlocks the document, ignoring the password.

The Protect method does not require user input. To allow end users to create a password to protect the document, execute the ProtectDocumentCommand command instead. Refer to the Restrictions and Protection topic for more details.

Example

View Example

ProtectionActions.cs

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentSever())
{
  wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Documents//Grimm.docx");
  Document document = wordProcessor.Document;

  if (!document.IsDocumentProtected)
  {
    // Protect the document with a password
    document.Protect("123", DocumentProtectionType.ReadOnly);

    // Insert a comment indicating that the document is protected
    document.Comments.Create(document.Paragraphs[0].Range, "Admin");
    SubDocument commentDocument = document.Comments[0].BeginUpdate();
    commentDocument.InsertText(commentDocument.CreatePosition(0), 
    "Document is protected with a password.\nYou cannot modify the document until protection is removed.");
    commentDocument.EndUpdate();
  }
}

ProtectionActions.vb

Using wordProcessor = New RichEditDocumentSever()
  wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Documents//Grimm.docx")
  Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document

  If Not document.IsDocumentProtected Then
    ' Protect the document with a password
    document.Protect("123", DocumentProtectionType.ReadOnly)

    ' Insert a comment indicating that the document is protected
    document.Comments.Create(document.Paragraphs(0).Range, "Admin")
    Dim commentDocument As SubDocument = document.Comments(0).BeginUpdate()
    commentDocument.InsertText(commentDocument.CreatePosition(0), "Document is protected with a password." & ControlChars.Lf & "You cannot modify the document until protection is removed.")
    commentDocument.EndUpdate()
  End If
End Using

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

word-document-api-examples/CS/CodeExamples/ProtectionActions.cs#L111

// Protect the document with a password.
document.Protect("123");

VB.NET

word-document-api-examples/VB/CodeExamples/ProtectionActions.vb#L90

' Protect the document with a password.
document.Protect("123")
' Save and open the protected document.