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PdfViewer Properties

Displays PDF files in WinForms applications without the need to install any third-party software on end-user machines.
Name Description
AcceptsTab Gets or sets a value indicating whether pressing the TAB key is processed by the PDF Viewer instead of moving the focus to the next control in the tab order.
AccessibilityObject Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDefaultActionDescription Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDescription Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleName Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleRole Gets or sets the accessible role of the control. Inherited from Control.
ActiveControl Gets or sets the active control on the container control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AllowDrop Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. Inherited from Control.
Anchor Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
Appearance Gets the appearance settings used to paint the user control. Inherited from XtraUserControl.
AutoScaleDimensions Gets or sets the dimensions that the control was designed to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleFactor protected Gets the scaling factor between the current and design-time automatic scaling dimensions. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScaleMode Gets or sets the automatic scaling mode of the control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
AutoScroll Gets or sets a value indicating whether the container enables the user to scroll to any controls placed outside of its visible boundaries. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoScrollMargin Gets or sets the size of the auto-scroll margin. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoScrollMinSize Gets or sets the minimum size of the auto-scroll. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoScrollOffset Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control.
AutoScrollPosition Gets or sets the location of the auto-scroll position. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
AutoSize This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from UserControl.
AutoSizeMode Gets or sets how the control will resize itself. Inherited from UserControl.
AutoValidate Gets or sets how the control performs validation when the user changes focus to another control. Inherited from UserControl.
BackColor Gets or sets the user control’s background color. Inherited from XtraUserControl.
BackgroundImage Gets or sets the background image displayed in the control. Inherited from Control.
BackgroundImageLayout Gets or sets the background image layout as defined in the ImageLayout enumeration. Inherited from Control.
BindingContext Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control. Inherited from ContainerControl.
BorderStyle Gets or sets the border style of the user control. Inherited from UserControl.
Bottom Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Bounds Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. Inherited from Control.
CanEnableIme protected Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from ContainerControl.
CanFocus Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. Inherited from Control.
CanRaiseEvents protected Determines if events can be raised on the control. Inherited from Control.
CanSelect Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. Inherited from Control.
Capture Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. Inherited from Control.
CausesValidation Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. Inherited from Control.
CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls static Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control’s Handle property when an application is being debugged. Inherited from Control.
ClientRectangle Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ClientSize Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
CompanyName Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. Inherited from Control.
Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
ContainsFocus Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. Inherited from Control.
ContentMarginMode Specifies the mode for calculating the outer border width displayed by a PdfViewer around document pages.
ContentMinMargin Specifies the minimum width of the outer border displayed by a PdfViewer around document pages.
ContextMenu Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenuStrip Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control. Inherited from Control.
ContinueSearchFrom Gets or sets where the PDF Viewer continues its search after you scroll a document.
Controls Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control.
Created Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control.
CreateParams protected Gets the required creation parameters when the control handle is created. Inherited from UserControl.
CurrentAutoScaleDimensions Gets the current run-time dimensions of the screen. Inherited from ContainerControl.
CurrentPageNumber Specifies the number of the currently displayed page.
Cursor Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. Inherited from Control.
CursorMode Gets or sets a value that specifies the interaction mode for keyboard and cursor.
DataBindings Gets the data bindings for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultBackColor static Gets the default background color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultCursor protected Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultDocumentDirectory Specifies the initial directory displayed by the Save As dialog and Open File dialog.
DefaultFont static Gets the default font of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultForeColor static Gets the default foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultImeMode protected Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMargin protected Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMaximumSize protected Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMinimumSize protected Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultPadding protected Gets the internal spacing, in pixels, of the contents of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultSize protected Gets the default size of the control. Inherited from UserControl.
DesignMode protected Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DetachStreamAfterLoadComplete Specifies whether or not the PDF Viewer allows closing the input stream after loading a PDF file.
DeviceDpi Gets the DPI value for the display device where the control is currently being displayed. Inherited from Control.
DisplayRectangle Gets the rectangle that represents the virtual display area of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Disposing Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control.
Dock Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
DockPadding Gets the dock padding settings for all edges of the control. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
DocumentCreator If the document was converted to PDF from another format, specifies the name of the conforming product that created the original document from which it was converted.
DocumentFilePath Gets or sets the path to the PDF file, which is currently opened in the PdfViewer control.
DocumentProducer If the document was converted to PDF from another format, specifies the name of the conforming product that converted it to PDF.
DocumentProperties Provides access to the basic information about a document.
DoubleBuffered protected Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. Inherited from Control.
Enabled Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. Inherited from Control.
EnableIXtraResizeableControlInterfaceProxy This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Inherited from XtraUserControl.
Events protected Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
FindDialogOptions Provides the text search options assigned to the Find Text dialog.
Focused Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control.
Font Gets or sets font settings applied to the control. Inherited from XtraUserControl.
FontHeight protected Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control.
ForeColor Gets or sets the control’s foreground color. Inherited from XtraUserControl.
Handle Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. Inherited from Control.
HandTool Obsolete. Specifies whether to browse a document (by using the Hand Tool), or select parts of its content (by using the Select Tool).
HasChildren Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. Inherited from Control.
HasSelection Specifies whether or not any PDF content is selected.
Height Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control.
HighlightedFormFieldColor Gets or sets a color which is used to highlight form fields in a PDF document.
HighlightFormFields Gets or sets a value which indicates whether to use a color to highlight form fields in a PDF document.
HorizontalScroll Gets the characteristics associated with the horizontal scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
HorizontalScrollPosition Specifies the horizontal position of the PdfViewer scroll bar.
HScroll protected Gets or sets a value indicating whether the horizontal scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
ImageCacheSize Specifies the size of the PDF image cache (in megabytes).
ImeMode Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. Inherited from Control.
ImeModeBase protected Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. Inherited from Control.
InvokeRequired Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. Inherited from Control.
IsAccessible Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. Inherited from Control.
IsDisposed Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from Control.
IsDocumentChanged Indicates whether the current document has been changed.
IsDocumentOpened Gets a value indicating whether any document is currently being loaded into the PdfViewer.
IsFindDialogVisible Indicates the visibility state of the Find dialog in a PDF Viewer.
IsHandleCreated Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. Inherited from Control.
IsMirrored Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control.
LayoutEngine Gets a cached instance of the control’s layout engine. Inherited from Control.
Left Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Location Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. Inherited from Control.
LookAndFeel Contains settings that specify the look and feel of the current XtraUserControl and all DevExpress controls placed on it. Inherited from XtraUserControl.
Margin Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Control.
MarkupToolsSettings Provides access to the markup tools settings.
MaximumSize Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
MaxPrintingDpi Specifies the maximum DPI (dots per inch) value allowed for document printing.
MaxZoomFactor Returns the maximum allowed zoom factor.
MenuManager Specifies an object that controls the look and feel of the popup menus.
MinimumSize Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
MinZoomFactor Returns the minimum allowed zoom factor.
ModifierKeys static Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MouseButtons static Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MousePosition static Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates. Inherited from Control.
Name Gets or sets the name of the control. Inherited from Control.
NavigationPaneInitialSelectedPage Gets or sets a value that specifies a page (thumbnails, bookmarks or attachments) that will be selected on the navigation pane after loading a new PDF document.
NavigationPaneInitialVisibility Specifies the initial visible state of a navigation pane after loading a new PDF document.
NavigationPaneMinWidth Returns the minimum width of a navigation pane.
NavigationPanePageVisibility Specifies the visibility of pages (Bookmarks, Thumbnails, and Attachments) on the Navigation pane.
NavigationPaneSelectedPage Gets or sets a value that is used to select a current page (thumbnails, bookmarks or attachments) programmatically on the navigation pane. You can also obtain the currently selected page that is opened on the navigation pane.
NavigationPaneVisibility Specifies the current visible state of a navigation pane.
NavigationPaneWidth Gets or sets the navigation pane width (where outlines are located).
OutlineViewerSettings Provides access to the settings of the PDF outline viewer.
Padding Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control.
PageCount Returns the total number of pages in a document.
Parent Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control.
ParentForm Gets the form that the container control is assigned to. Inherited from ContainerControl.
PasswordAttemptsLimit Specifies the maximum number of allowed attempts to enter the PDF file’s security password.
PreferredSize Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. Inherited from Control.
ProductName Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
ProductVersion Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
PropagatingImeMode protected static Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode. Inherited from Control.
ReadOnly Specifies whether document modifications are prohibited.
RecreatingHandle Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. Inherited from Control.
Region Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
RenderPageContentWithDirectX Gets or sets whether to render page content with DirectX.
RenderRightToLeft protected This property is now obsolete. Inherited from Control.
ResizeRedraw protected Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. Inherited from Control.
Right Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeft Gets or sets a value indicating whether control’s elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from Control.
RotationAngle Specifies the rotation angle of a document in the PdfViewer.
ScaleChildren protected Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls. Inherited from Control.
ShowFocusCues protected Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control.
ShowImagePlaceholder Obsolete. Gets or sets a value which indicates whether to show placeholders for images in unsupported image formats.
ShowKeyboardCues protected Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control.
ShowPrintStatusDialog Gets or sets whether or not to show a print status dialog when printing a document.
ShowSavingProgressDialog
Site Gets or sets the site of the XtraUserControl. Inherited from XtraUserControl.
Size Gets or sets the height and width of the control. Inherited from Control.
TabIndex Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from Control.
TabStop Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Control.
Tag Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control.
Text Gets or sets the text associated with this control. Inherited from UserControl.
Top Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
TopLevelControl Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. Inherited from Control.
UseWaitCursor Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control.
VerticalScroll Gets the characteristics associated with the vertical scroll bar. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
VerticalScrollPosition Specifies the vertical position of the PdfViewer scroll bar.
Visible Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. Inherited from Control.
VScroll protected Gets or sets a value indicating whether the vertical scroll bar is visible. Inherited from ScrollableControl.
Width Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control.
WindowTarget This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.
ZoomFactor Specifies the document zoom factor.
ZoomMode Specifies the document zoom mode.
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