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PdfViewer.AddStickyNote(PdfDocumentPosition, String, Color) Method

Creates a text annotations (sticky note) at the specified document position with the specified comment and color.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPdfViewer

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraPdfViewer.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.PdfViewer

#Declaration

public void AddStickyNote(
    PdfDocumentPosition position,
    string comment,
    Color color
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
position PdfDocumentPosition

The position of the sticky note on the page.

comment String

The annotation comment.

color Color

The annotation color.

#Remarks

The AddStickyNote method calls triggers the PdfViewer.AnnotationCreating event.

The code below highlights the selected text and adds a sticky note.

using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

// Load a document
pdfViewer.LoadDocument("..\\..\\Demo.pdf");

// Select a text to highlight
pdfViewer.FindText("PDF Viewer");

// Highlight selected text
pdfViewer.HighlightSelectedText();

// Add a sticky note
pdfViewer.AddStickyNote(new PdfDocumentPosition(1, new PdfPoint(29, 568)),
    "Comment", Color.Crimson);

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