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Class PdfStructureElement

Namespace
Syncfusion.Pdf
Assembly
Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll

Represents the structure element

public class PdfStructureElement : PdfTag
Inheritance
PdfStructureElement
Inherited Members

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
PdfStructureElement header = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
PdfStructureElement header1 = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1);
header1.Parent = header;
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph);
structElement.Parent = header1;
//Create PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
Dim header As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
Dim header1 As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1)
header1.Parent = header
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph)
structElement.Parent = header1
'Create PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfStructureElement()

Initialize the structure element

public PdfStructureElement()

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType)

Initialize the Structure element

public PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType tag)

Parameters

tag PdfTagType

tag type

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
PdfStructureElement header = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
PdfStructureElement header1 = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1);
header1.Parent = header;
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph);
structElement.Parent = header1;
//Create PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
Dim header As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
Dim header1 As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1)
header1.Parent = header
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph)
structElement.Parent = header1
'Create PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
See Also

Properties

Abbrevation

Gets or sets the abbreviation associated with the structure element.

public string Abbrevation { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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ActualText

Gets or sets the actual text associated with the structure element.

public string ActualText { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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AlternateText

Gets or sets the alternate text associated with the structure element.

public string AlternateText { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Bounds

Gets the rectangular bounds of the structure element on the page.

public RectangleF Bounds { get; }

Property Value

RectangleF

Examples

FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)
See Also

ChildElements

Gets an array of child structure elements of the current structure element.

public PdfStructureElement[] ChildElements { get; }

Property Value

PdfStructureElement[]

Examples

FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)
See Also

Language

Gets or sets the language of the structure element.

public string Language { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the language for the structure element
structElement.Language = "en-Us";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the language for the structure element.
structElement.Language = "en-Us";
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Order

Gets or sets the order of the structure element.

public override int Order { get; set; }

Property Value

int

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Page

Retrieves the page instance where the structure element is present.

public PdfPageBase Page { get; }

Property Value

PdfPageBase

Examples

FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)
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Parent

Gets or sets the parent structure element of the current structure element.

public PdfStructureElement Parent { get; set; }

Property Value

PdfStructureElement

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
PdfStructureElement header = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
PdfStructureElement header1 = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1);
header1.Parent = header;
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph);
structElement.Parent = header1;
//Create PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
Dim header As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
Dim header1 As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1)
header1.Parent = header
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph)
//Set parent for structure element.
structElement.Parent = header1
'Create PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Scope

Gets or sets the scope of the structure element.

public ScopeType Scope { get; set; }

Property Value

ScopeType

Examples

//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument pdfDocument = new PdfDocument();
pdfDocument.DocumentInformation.Title = "Table";
//Adds new page
PdfPage pdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add();
//Initialize the new structure element with tag type table
PdfStructureElement element = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Table);
//Create a new PdfGrid
PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid();
//Adding tag to PDF grid
pdfGrid.PdfTag = element;
//Add three columns
pdfGrid.Columns.Add(3);
//Add header
pdfGrid.Headers.Add(1);
PdfGridRow pdfGridHeader = pdfGrid.Headers[0];
pdfGridHeader.Style.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
pdfGridHeader.Style.TextBrush = PdfBrushes.Brown;
//Adding tag for each row with tag type TR
pdfGridHeader.PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow);
pdfGridHeader.Cells[0].Value = "Employee ID";
//Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
pdfGridHeader.Cells[0].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) { Scope = ScopeType.Both };
pdfGridHeader.Cells[1].Value = "Employee Name";
//Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
pdfGridHeader.Cells[1].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) { Scope = ScopeType.Row};
pdfGridHeader.Cells[2].Value = "Salary";
//Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
pdfGridHeader.Cells[2].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) { Scope = ScopeType.Column };
//Add rows.
PdfGridRow pdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add();
pdfGridRow.PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow);
pdfGridRow.Cells[0].Value = "E01";
pdfGridRow.Cells[1].Value = "Clay";
pdfGridRow.Cells[2].Value = "$10,000";
//Adding tag for each cell with tag type TD
pdfGridRow.Cells[0].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell);
pdfGridRow.Cells[1].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell);
pdfGridRow.Cells[2].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell);
//Draw the PdfGrid
pdfGrid.Draw(pdfPage, PointF.Empty);
//save the document and dispose it
pdfDocument.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
pdfDocument.Close(true);
'Creates a new PDF document
 Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
 pdfDocument.DocumentInformation.Title = "Table"
 'Adds new page
 Dim pdfPage As PdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add()
 'Initialize the new structure element with tag type table
 Dim element As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Table)
 'Create a new PdfGrid
 Dim pdfGrid As PdfGrid = New PdfGrid()
 'Adding tag to PDF grid
 pdfGrid.PdfTag = element
 'Add three columns
 pdfGrid.Columns.Add(3)
 'Add header.
 pdfGrid.Headers.Add(1)
 Dim pdfGridHeader As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Headers(0)
 pdfGridHeader.Style.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold)
 pdfGridHeader.Style.TextBrush = PdfBrushes.Brown
 'Adding tag for each row with tag type TR
 pdfGridHeader.PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow)
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).Value = "Employee ID"
 'Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) With {.Scope = ScopeType.Row}
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(1).Value = "Employee Name"
 'Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) With {.Scope = ScopeType.Column}
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(2).Value = "Salary"
 'Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) With {.Scope = ScopeType.Both}
 'Add rows.
 Dim pdfGridRow As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add()
 pdfGridRow.PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow)
 pdfGridRow.Cells(0).Value = "E01"
 pdfGridRow.Cells(1).Value = "Clay"
 pdfGridRow.Cells(2).Value = "$10,000"
 'Adding tag for each cell with tag type TD
 pdfGridRow.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell)
 pdfGridRow.Cells(1).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell)
 pdfGridRow.Cells(2).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell)
 'Draw the PdfGrid
 pdfGrid.Draw(pdfPage, PointF.Empty)
 'save the document and dispose it
 pdfDocument.Save("Output.pdf")
 pdfDocument.Close(True)
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TagType

Gets or sets the type of the tag associated with the structure element.

public PdfTagType TagType { get; set; }

Property Value

PdfTagType

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//Set the tag type.
structElement.TagType = PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1;
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'Set the tag type.
structElement.TagType = PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1;
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Text

Gets the text content associated with the structure element.

public string Text { get; }

Property Value

string

Examples

FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)
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Title

Gets or sets the title associated with the structure element.

public string Title { get; set; }

Property Value

string

Examples

//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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See Also

PdfDocument
PdfPage
PdfFont
PdfGraphics