PdfFreeTextAnnotation

6 Feb 202612 minutes to read

PdfFreeTextAnnotation class represents the free text annotation objects.

// Load an existing PDF document
let document: PdfDocument = new PdfDocument(data, password);
// Get the first page
let page: PdfPage = document.getPage(0) as PdfPage;
// Create a new free text annotation
const annotation: PdfFreeTextAnnotation = new PdfFreeTextAnnotation({x: 50, y: 100, width: 100, height: 50});
// Add annotation to the page
page.annotations.add(annotation);
// Destroy the document
document.destroy();

Properties

Get annotationIntent PdfAnnotationIntent

Gets the intent of the annotation.

Set annotationIntent void

Sets the intent of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfAnnotationIntent	Annotation intent.

Get author string

Gets the author of the annotation.

Set author void

Sets the author of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	Author.

Get border PdfAnnotationBorder

Gets the border of the annotation.

Set border void

Sets the border of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfAnnotationBorder	Border.

Get borderColor PdfColor

Gets the border color of the annotation.

Set borderColor void

Sets the border color of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfColor	R, G, B color values in between 0 to 255.

Get bounds Rectangle

Gets the bounds of the annotation.

Set bounds void

Sets the bounds of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	Rectangle	Bounds.

Get calloutLines Array

Gets the callout lines of the free text annotation.

Set calloutLines void

Sets the callout lines of the free text annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	Array	Callout lines.

Get caption PdfAnnotationCaption

Gets the caption of the annotation.

Set caption void

Sets the caption of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfAnnotationCaption	Annottion caption.

Get color PdfColor

Gets the fore color of the annotation.

Set color void

Sets the fore color of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfColor	R, G, B color values in between 0 to 255.

Get comments PdfPopupAnnotationCollection

Gets the comments of the PDF annotation (Read only).

Get creationDate Date

Gets the creation date of the annotation.

Set creationDate void

Sets the creation date of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	Date	Creation date.

Get flags PdfAnnotationFlag

Gets the flags of the annotation.

Set flags void

Sets the flags of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfAnnotationFlag	Flag value.

Get flatten boolean

Gets the boolean flag indicating whether the annotation have been flattened or not.

Set flatten void

Sets the boolean flag indicating whether the annotation have been flattened or not.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	Flatten.

Get flattenPopups boolean

Gets the boolean flag indicating whether annotation’s popup have been flattened or not.

Set flattenPopups void

Sets the boolean flag indicating whether the annotation’s popup have been flattened or not.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	Flatten Popup.

Get font PdfFont

Gets the font of the annotation.

Set font void

Sets the font of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfFont	Font.

Get innerColor PdfColor

Gets the inner color of the annotation.

Set innerColor void

Sets the inner color of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfColor	R, G, B color values in between 0 to 255.

Get layer PdfLayer

Gets the PdfLayer of the annotation.

Set layer void

Set the PdfLayer to the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfLayer	PDF layer to the annotation.

Get lineEndingStyle PdfLineEndingStyle

Gets the line ending style of the annotation.

Set lineEndingStyle void

Sets the line ending style of the line annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfLineEndingStyle	Line ending style.

Get modifiedDate Date

Gets the modification date of the annotation.

Set modifiedDate void

Sets the modification date of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	Date	Modified date.

Get name string

Gets the name of the annotation.

Set name void

Sets the name of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	Name.

Get opacity number

Gets the opacity of the annotation.

Set opacity void

Sets the opacity of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	number	Opacity in between 0 t0 1.

Get reviewHistory PdfPopupAnnotationCollection

Gets the review history of the PDF annotation (Read only).

Get rotate number

Gets the rotation angle of the annotation (Read only).

Get rotationAngle PdfRotationAngle

Gets the rotation of the annotation.

Set rotationAngle void

Sets the rotation of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfRotationAngle	Rotation angle.

Get subject string

Gets the subject of the annotation.

Set subject void

Sets the subject of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	Subject.

Get text string

Gets the text of the annotation.

Set text void

Sets the text of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	string	Text.

Get textAlignment PdfTextAlignment

Gets the text alignment of the annotation.

Set textAlignment void

Sets the text alignment of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfTextAlignment	Text alignment.

Get textMarkUpColor PdfColor

Gets the text markup color of the annotation.

Set textMarkUpColor void

Sets the text markup color of the annotation.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	PdfColor	R, G, B color values in between 0 to 255.

Methods

getValues

Gets the values associated with the specified key.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Key.

Returns string[]

setAppearance

Set the boolean flag to create a new appearance stream for annotations.

Parameter	Type	Description
value	boolean	Set appearance.

Returns void

setValues

Sets the values associated with the specified key.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Key.
value	string	Value associated with the key..

Returns void