Class TextAnnotation

TextAnnotation class

Represents a text annotation that is a �sticky note� attached to a point in the PDF document.

public sealed class TextAnnotation : MarkupAnnotation

Constructors

NameDescription
TextAnnotation(Document)Constructor for annotation when used in Generator.
TextAnnotation(Page, Rectangle)Creates new Text annotation on the specified page.

Properties

NameDescription
Actions { get; }Gets list of annotatation actions.
virtual ActiveState { get; set; }Gets or sets current annotation appearance state.
override AnnotationType { get; }Gets type of annotation.
Appearance { get; }Gets appearance dictionary of the annotation.
Border { get; set; }Gets or sets annotation border characteristics. Border
Characteristics { get; }Gets annotation characteristics.
Color { get; set; }Gets or sets annotation color.
Contents { get; set; }Gets or sets annotation text.
CreationDate { get; }Gets date and time when annotation was created.
Flags { get; set; }Flags of the annotation.
FullName { get; }Gets full qualified name of the annotation.
virtual Height { get; set; }Gets or sets height of the annotation.
virtual Hyperlink { get; set; }Gets or sets the fragment hyperlink(for pdf generator).
Icon { get; set; }Gets or sets an icon to be used in displaying the annotation.
InReplyTo { get; set; }A reference to the annotation that this annotation is “in reply to”. Both annotations must be on the same page of the document.
IsFirstParagraphInColumn { get; set; }Gets or sets a bool value that indicates whether this paragraph will be at next column. Default is false.(for pdf generation)
IsInLineParagraph { get; set; }Gets or sets a paragraph is inline. Default is false.(for pdf generation)
IsInNewPage { get; set; }Gets or sets a bool value that force this paragraph generates at new page. Default is false.(for pdf generation)
IsKeptWithNext { get; set; }Gets or sets a bool value that indicates whether current paragraph remains in the same page along with next paragraph. Default is false.(for pdf generation)
Margin { get; set; }Gets or sets a outer margin for paragraph (for pdf generation)
Modified { get; set; }Gets or sets date and time when annotation was recently modified.
Name { get; set; }Gets or sets annotation name on the page.
Opacity { get; set; }Gets or sets the constant opacity value to be used in painting the annotation.
Open { get; set; }Gets or sets a flag specifying whether the annotation should initially be displayed open.
virtual PageIndex { get; }Gets index of page which contains annotation.
Popup { get; set; }Pop-up annotation for entering or editing the text associated with this annotation.
virtual Rect { get; set; }Gets or sets annotation rectangle.
ReplyType { get; set; }A string specifying the relationship (the “reply type”) between this annotation and one specified by InReplyTo.
RichText { get; set; }Gets or sets a rich text string to be displayed in the pop-up window when the annotation is opened.
State { get; set; }Gets or sets the state to which the original annotation should be set.
States { get; }Gets appearance dictionary of annotation.
Subject { get; set; }Gets text representing desciption of the object.
TextHorizontalAlignment { get; set; }Gets or sets text alignment for annotation.
Title { get; set; }Gets or sets a text that shall be displayed in title bar of annotation.
virtual VerticalAlignment { get; set; }Gets or sets a vertical alignment of paragraph
virtual Width { get; set; }Gets or sets width of the annotation.
ZIndex { get; set; }Gets or sets a int value that indicates the Z-order of the graph. A graph with larger ZIndex will be placed over the graph with smaller ZIndex. ZIndex can be negative. Graph with negative ZIndex will be placed behind the text in the page.

Methods

NameDescription
override Accept(AnnotationSelector)Accepts visitor object to process the annotation.
override ChangeAfterResize(Matrix)Overrides the definition in the base class with an empty body.
virtual Clone()Clones this instance. Virtual method. Always return null.
virtual Flatten()Places annotation contents directly on the page, annotation object will be removed.
GetRectangle(bool)Returns rectangle of annotation taking into consideration page rotation.

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