Class FreeText

A free text annotation (PDF 1.3) displays text directly on the page. Unlike an ordinary text annotation, a free text annotation has no open or closed state; instead of being displayed in a pop-up window, the text shall be always visible.

Inheritance

object

Annot

Markup

FreeText

Implements

IDisposable

Inherited Members

Markup.GetTitle()

Markup.SetTitle(string)

Markup.GetPopup()

Markup.SetPopup(Popup)

Markup.GetOpacity()

Markup.SetOpacity(double)

Markup.GetSubject()

Markup.SetSubject(string)

Markup.GetCreationDates()

Markup.SetCreationDates(Date)

Markup.GetBorderEffect()

Markup.SetBorderEffect(Markup.BorderEffect)

Markup.GetBorderEffectIntensity()

Markup.SetBorderEffectIntensity(double)

Markup.GetInteriorColor()

Markup.GetInteriorColorCompNum()

Markup.SetInteriorColor(ColorPt, int)

Markup.GetContentRect()

Markup.SetContentRect(Rect)

Markup.GetPadding()

Markup.SetPadding(Rect)

Markup.RotateAppearance(double)

Annot.GetTriggerAction(Annot.EventType)

Annot.Create(SDFDoc, Annot.Type, Rect)

Annot.op_Assign(Annot)

Annot.Equals(object)

Annot.IsValid()

Annot.GetSDFObj()

Annot.GetType()

Annot.IsMarkup()

Annot.GetRect()

Annot.GetVisibleContentBox()

Annot.SetRect(Rect)

Annot.GetContents()

Annot.SetContents(string)

Annot.GetPage()

Annot.SetPage(Page)

Annot.GetUniqueID()

Annot.SetUniqueID(string)

Annot.GetDate()

Annot.SetDate(Date)

Annot.GetFlag(Annot.Flag)

Annot.SetFlag(Annot.Flag, bool)

Annot.GetBorderStyle()

Annot.SetBorderStyle(Annot.BorderStyle)

Annot.GetAppearance(Annot.AnnotationState, string)

Annot.GetAppearance(Annot.AnnotationState)

Annot.GetAppearance()

Annot.SetAppearance(Obj, Annot.AnnotationState, string)

Annot.SetAppearance(Obj, Annot.AnnotationState)

Annot.SetAppearance(Obj)

Annot.RemoveAppearance(Annot.AnnotationState, string)

Annot.RemoveAppearance(Annot.AnnotationState)

Annot.RemoveAppearance()

Annot.Flatten(Page)

Annot.GetActiveAppearanceState()

Annot.SetActiveAppearanceState(string)

Annot.GetColorAsRGB()

Annot.GetColorAsCMYK()

Annot.GetColorAsGray()

Annot.GetColorCompNum()

Annot.SetColor(ColorPt)

Annot.SetColor(ColorPt, int)

Annot.GetStructParent()

Annot.SetStructParent(int)

Annot.GetOptionalContent()

Annot.SetOptionalContent(Obj)

Annot.Resize(Rect)

Annot.GetRotation()

Annot.SetRotation(int)

Annot.RefreshAppearance(RefreshOptions)

Annot.RefreshAppearance()

Annot.GetCustomData(string)

Annot.SetCustomData(string, string)

Annot.DeleteCustomData(string)

Annot.Dispose()

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: pdftron.PDF.Annots

Assembly: PDFNet.dll

Syntax

public class FreeText : Markup, IDisposable

Constructors

FreeText(Annot)

Creates an FreeText annotation and initialize it using given annotation object.

Declaration

public FreeText(Annot ann)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Annot	ann	the annot

Remarks

The constructor does not copy any data, but is instead the logical equivalent of a type cast.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

FreeText(Obj)

Creates an FreeText annotation and initialize it using given Cos/SDF object.

Declaration

public FreeText(Obj d)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Obj	d	the d

Remarks

The constructor does not copy any data, but is instead the logical equivalent of a type cast.

Methods

Create(SDFDoc, Rect)

Creates a new FreeText annotation, in the specified document.

Declaration

public static FreeText Create(SDFDoc doc, Rect pos)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
SDFDoc	doc	A document to which the FreeText annotation is added.
Rect	pos	A rectangle specifying the FreeText annotation's bounds, specified in user space coordinates.

Returns

Type	Description
FreeText	A newly created blank FreeText annotation.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

Dispose(bool)

Declaration

[HandleProcessCorruptedStateExceptions]
protected override void Dispose(bool A_0)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
bool	A_0

Overrides

Markup.Dispose(bool)

~FreeText()

Declaration

protected ~FreeText()

GetCalloutLinePoints(Point, Point, Point)

Gets p1 of the callout line points of the FreeText annotation.

Declaration

public void GetCalloutLinePoints(Point out_p1, Point out_p2, Point out_p3)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Point	out_p1	The starting point.
Point	out_p2	The ending point.
Point	out_p3	The knee point.

Remarks

The returning values are two or three Point objects specifying a callout line attached to the free text annotation. Three Point objects represent the starting, knee point, and ending coordinates of the line in default user space, two Point objects represent the starting and ending coordinates of the line.

If the line is straight, i.e. only has two points, two valid points will be returned in p1 and p2, the p3 will be a point with negative x and y coordinate values.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetDefaultAppearance()

Gets the default appearance of the FreeText annotation.

Declaration

public string GetDefaultAppearance()

Returns

Type	Description
string	A string representing the default appearance of the FreeText annotation.

Remarks

The default appearance string shall be used in formatting the text.The annotation dictionary's Appearance (AP) entry, if present, shall take precedence over this entry.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetEndingStyle()

Gets the ending style of the callout line of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public Line.EndingStyle GetEndingStyle()

Returns

Type	Description
Line.EndingStyle	The ending style represented as one of the entries of the enum "EndingStyle"

Remarks

The ending style specifies the line ending style that shall be used in drawing the callout line specified in CallOut Line Points (CL). The enum entry shall specify the line ending style for the endpoint defined by the starting point(p1) of the CallOut Line Points. Default value: e_None.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetFontSize()

Returns the font size of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public double GetFontSize()

Returns

Type	Description
double	the font size

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetIntentName()

Gets the Intent name as an entry from the enum "IntentName" of the annnotation type.

Declaration

public FreeText.IntentName GetIntentName()

Returns

Type	Description
FreeText.IntentName	the intent name

Remarks

The intent name describes the intent of the free text annotation. The following values shall be valid: e_FreeText - The annotation is intended to function as a plain free-text annotation. A plain free-text annotation is also known as a text box comment. e_FreeTextCallout - The annotation is intended to function as a callout. The callout is associated with an area on the page through the callout line specified in CL. e_FreeTextTypeWriter - The annotation is intended to function as a click-to-type or typewriter object and no callout line is drawn. Default value: e_FreeText

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetLineColor()

Returns the line and border color of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public ColorPt GetLineColor()

Returns

Type	Description
ColorPt	the line color

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetLineColorCompNum()

Returns the number of color components in the line and border color of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public int GetLineColorCompNum()

Returns

Type	Description
int	the line color comp num

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetQuaddingFormat()

Gets the quading format of the FreeText annotation.

Declaration

public int GetQuaddingFormat()

Returns

Type	Description
int	A int code indicating the quading format of the FreeText annotation.

Remarks

The int code specifies the form of quadding (justification) that shall be used in displaying the annotation's text: 0Left-justified 1Centered 2Right-justified Default value: 0 (left-justified).

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetTextColor()

Returns the text color of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public ColorPt GetTextColor()

Returns

Type	Description
ColorPt	the text color

Remarks

Note: In rich text annotations, some or all of the text may have a different color than the default text color.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

GetTextColorCompNum()

Returns the number of color components in the line and border color of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public int GetTextColorCompNum()

Returns

Type	Description
int	the text color comp num

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetCalloutLinePoints(Point, Point)

Sets the callout line points of the FreeText annotation. (Optional; meaningful only if IT is FreeTextCallout; PDF 1.6)

Declaration

public void SetCalloutLinePoints(Point p1, Point p2)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Point	p1	The staring point.
Point	p2	The ending point.

Remarks

The two Point objects specifies a callout line attached to the free text annotation. Tbe two Point objects represent the starting and ending coordinates of the line.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetCalloutLinePoints(Point, Point, Point)

Sets the callout line points of the FreeText annotation. (Optional; meaningful only if IT is FreeTextCallout; PDF 1.6)

Declaration

public void SetCalloutLinePoints(Point p1, Point p2, Point p3)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Point	p1	The staring point.
Point	p2	The ending point.
Point	p3	The kee point.

Remarks

The three Point objects specify a callout line attached to the free text annotation. The three Point objects represent the starting, knee point, and ending coordinates of the line in default user space.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetDefaultAppearance(string)

Sets the default appearance of the FreeText annotation.

Declaration

public void SetDefaultAppearance(string app_str)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	app_str	A string representing the default appearance of the FreeText annotation.

Remarks

The default appearance string shall be used in formatting the text.The annotation dictionary's Appearance (AP) entry, if present, shall take precedence over this entry.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetEndingStyle(string)

Sets the ending style of the callout line of the FreeText Annotation. (Optional; meaningful only if CL is present; PDF 1.6)

Declaration

public void SetEndingStyle(string est)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	est	The ending style represented using a string.

Remarks

The ending style specifies the line ending style that shall be used in drawing the callout line specified in CallOut Line Points (CL). The enum entry shall specify the line ending style for the endpoint defined by the starting point(p1) of the CallOut Line Points. Default value: "None".

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetEndingStyle(EndingStyle)

Sets the ending style of the callout line of the FreeText Annotation. (Optional; meaningful only if CL is present; PDF 1.6)

Declaration

public void SetEndingStyle(Line.EndingStyle est)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Line.EndingStyle	est	The ending style represented using one of the entries of the enum "EndingStyle"

Remarks

The ending style specifies the line ending style that shall be used in drawing the callout line specified in CallOut Line Points (CL). The enum entry shall specify the line ending style for the endpoint defined by the starting point(p1) of the CallOut Line Points. Default value: e_None.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetFontName(string)

Sets the default font name of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public void SetFontName(string fontName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	fontName	the font name

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetFontSize(double)

Sets the font size of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public void SetFontSize(double font_size)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
double	font_size	the font size

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetIntentName()

Sets the Intent name to e_FreeText.

Declaration

public void SetIntentName()

SetIntentName(IntentName)

Sets the Intent name as an entry from the enum "IntentName" of the annnotation type. (Optional; PDF'1.4)

Declaration

public void SetIntentName(FreeText.IntentName mode)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FreeText.IntentName	mode	The intent name of the annotation as an entry from the enum "IntentJName".

Remarks

The intent name describes the intent of the free text annotation. The following values shall be valid: e_FreeText - The annotation is intended to function as a plain free-text annotation. A plain free - text annotation is also known as a text box comment. e_FreeTextCallout - The annotation is intended to function as a callout. The callout is associated with an area on the page through the callout line specified in CL. e_FreeTextTypeWriter - The annotation is intended to function as a click-to-type or typewriter object and no callout line is drawn. Default value: e_FreeText

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetLineColor(ColorPt, int)

Sets the line and border color of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public void SetLineColor(ColorPt color, int col_comp)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ColorPt	color	ColorPt object representing the color.
int	col_comp	number of colorant components in ColorPt object.

Remarks

Current implementation of this method creates a non-standard entry in the annotation dictionary and uses it to generate the appearance stream. Make sure you call RefreshAppearance() after changing text or line color, and remember that editing the annotation in other PDF application will produce different appearance.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetQuaddingFormat(int)

Sets the quading format of the FreeText annotation. (Optional; PDF'1.4)

Declaration

public void SetQuaddingFormat(int app_qform)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	app_qform	the new quadding format

Remarks

The int code specifies the form of quadding (justification) that shall be used in displaying the annotation's text: 0Left-justified 1Centered 2Right-justified Default value: 0 (left-justified).

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

SetTextColor(ColorPt, int)

Sets the text color of the FreeText Annotation.

Declaration

public void SetTextColor(ColorPt color, int col_comp)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ColorPt	color	ColorPt object representing the color.
int	col_comp	number of colorant components in ColorPt object.

Remarks

Current implementation of this method creates a non-standard entry in the annotation dictionary and uses it to generate the appearance stream. Make sure you call RefreshAppearance() after changing text or line color, and remember that editing the annotation in other PDF application will produce different appearance.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
PDFNetException	PDFNetException the PDFNet exception

Implements

IDisposable