RemoveAnnotation Method (GdPicturePDF)
Removes the required annotation object specified by its index related to the currently selected page of the loaded PDF document.
'Declaration
Public Function RemoveAnnotation( _
ByVal As Integer _
) As GdPictureStatus
Parameters
- AnnotationIdx
- The 0-based index of the required annotation within the current page. It must be a value from 0 to GdPicturePDF.GetAnnotationCount-1.
Return Value
A member of the GdPictureStatus enumeration. If the method has been successfully followed, then the return value is GdPictureStatus.OK.
We strongly recommend always checking this status first.
How to remove all annotation objects from the loaded PDF document.
Dim caption As String = "Example: RemoveAnnotation"
Dim gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF()
If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim pageCount As Integer = gdpicturePDF.GetPageCount()
If gdpicturePDF.GetStat() = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim message As String = ""
Dim status As GdPictureStatus = GdPictureStatus.OK
For page As Integer = 1 To pageCount
message = message + "Page nr." + page.ToString() + ": "
status = gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(page)
If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim annotCount As Integer = gdpicturePDF.GetAnnotationCount()
status = gdpicturePDF.GetStat()
If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
For annotID As Integer = annotCount - 1 To 0
status = gdpicturePDF.RemoveAnnotation(annotID)
If status <> GdPictureStatus.OK Then
message = message + "annotID: " + annotID.ToString() + " "
Exit For
End If
Next
message += status.ToString()
Else
message = message + "GetAnnotationCount - status: " + status.ToString()
End If
Else
message = message + "SelectPage - status: " + status.ToString()
End If
message += vbCrLf
Next
If gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("removed_annots.pdf") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
message = message + "The file has been saved."
Else
message = message + "The file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString()
End If
MessageBox.Show(message, caption)
Else
MessageBox.Show("The GetPageCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption)
End If
gdpicturePDF.Dispose()
string caption = "Example: RemoveAnnotation";
GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();
if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
int pageCount = gdpicturePDF.GetPageCount();
if (gdpicturePDF.GetStat() == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
string message = "";
GdPictureStatus status = GdPictureStatus.OK;
for (int page = 1; page <= pageCount; page++)
{
message = message + "Page nr." + page.ToString() + ": ";
status = gdpicturePDF.SelectPage(page);
if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
int annotCount = gdpicturePDF.GetAnnotationCount();
status = gdpicturePDF.GetStat();
if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
for (int annotID = annotCount - 1; annotID >= 0; annotID--)
{
status = gdpicturePDF.RemoveAnnotation(annotID);
if (status != GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
message = message + "annotID: " + annotID.ToString() + " ";
break;
}
}
message += status.ToString();
}
else
message = message + "GetAnnotationCount - status: " + status.ToString();
}
else
message = message + "SelectPage - status: " + status.ToString();
message += "\n";
}
if (gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("removed_annots.pdf") == GdPictureStatus.OK)
message = message + "The file has been saved.";
else
message = message + "The file can't be saved. Status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString();
MessageBox.Show(message, caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The GetPageCount() method has failed with the status: " + gdpicturePDF.GetStat().ToString(), caption);
}
else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption);
gdpicturePDF.Dispose();