GdPicture.NET.14.API~GdPicture14.GdPicturePDF~SwapPages

SwapPages Method (GdPicturePDF)

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Syntax
Remarks
Example
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Swaps two pages specified by their page numbers within the currently loaded PDF document, that means the specified pages change their position with one another in the document.

Syntax

public GdPictureStatus SwapPages( 
   int Page1,
   int Page2
)

public function SwapPages( 
    Page1: Integer;
    Page2: Integer
): GdPictureStatus;

public function SwapPages( 
   Page1 : int,
   Page2 : int
) : GdPictureStatus;

public: GdPictureStatus SwapPages( 
   int Page1,
   int Page2
)

public:
GdPictureStatus SwapPages( 
   int Page1,
   int Page2
)

'Declaration
 
Public Function SwapPages( _
   ByVal Page1 As Integer, _
   ByVal Page2 As Integer _
) As GdPictureStatus

Parameters

Page1: The page number of the one page you want to swap. It must be a value from 1 to GdPicturePDF.GetPageCount other than Page2 parameter.
Page2: The page number of the other page you want to swap. It must be a value from 1 to GdPicturePDF.GetPageCount other than Page1 parameter.

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.

Remarks

This method is only allowed for use with non-encrypted documents.

It is only allowed to swap the pages with different page numbers, otherwise the method will fail.

This method requires the Document Editor component to run.

Example

How to swap the first page and the last page in the PDF document.

VB.NET
C#

Dim caption As String = "Example: SwapPage"
Dim gdpicturePDF As New GdPicturePDF()
If gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", False) = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
    Dim count As Integer = gdpicturePDF.GetPageCount()
    Dim status As GdPictureStatus = gdpicturePDF.GetStat()
    If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
        If count > 1 Then
            status = gdpicturePDF.SwapPages(1, count)
            If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
                If gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("test_SwapPage.pdf") = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
                    MessageBox.Show("The pages have been swapped successfully and the file has been saved.", caption)
                Else
                    MessageBox.Show("The pages have been swapped successfully, but the file can't be saved.", caption)
                End If
            Else
                MessageBox.Show("The SwapPages() method has failed with the status: " + status.ToString(), caption)
                status = GdPictureStatus.OK
            End If
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("The document must contain at least two pages to follow this example.", caption)
        End If
    End If
    If status <> GdPictureStatus.OK Then
        MessageBox.Show("The example HAS NOT been followed successfully. The last error status is: " + status.ToString(), caption)
    End If
Else
    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption)
End If
gdpicturePDF.Dispose()

string caption = "Example: SwapPage";
GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF();
if (gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", false) == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
    int count = gdpicturePDF.GetPageCount();
    GdPictureStatus status = gdpicturePDF.GetStat();
    if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
    {
        if (count > 1)
        {
            status = gdpicturePDF.SwapPages(1, count);
            if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
            {
                if (gdpicturePDF.SaveToFile("test_SwapPage.pdf") == GdPictureStatus.OK)
                    MessageBox.Show("The pages have been swapped successfully and the file has been saved.", caption);
                else
                    MessageBox.Show("The pages have been swapped successfully, but the file can't be saved.", caption);
            }
            else
            {
                MessageBox.Show("The SwapPages() method has failed with the status: " + status.ToString(), caption);
                status = GdPictureStatus.OK;
            }
        }
        else
            MessageBox.Show("The document must contain at least two pages to follow this example.", caption);
    }
    if (status != GdPictureStatus.OK)
        MessageBox.Show("The example HAS NOT been followed successfully. The last error status is: " + status.ToString(), caption);
}
else
    MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded.", caption);
gdpicturePDF.Dispose();

Reference

GdPicturePDF Class
GdPicturePDF Members
GetPageCount Method
MovePage Method
ClonePage Method