API Documentation for Annotation

API Documentation for Annotation
- NoPoDoF Annotation
- Properties
  - flags
  - title
  - content
  - destination
  - action
  - open
- Methods

NoPoDoFo Annotation

An annotation associates an object to a specific location on a Page. Annotations are the core of all pdf widgets including AcroForm fields, sticky notes, links, etc... In nopodofo an Annotation may only be created via createAnnotation. Annotations are a lower level PDF object, please familiarize yourself with the PDF Spec for usage.

  class Annotation {
    flags: NPDFAnnotationFlag
    title: string
    content: string
    destination: Destination
    action: Action
    open: boolean
    quadPoints: number[]
    color: Color
    attachment: FileSpec

    setBorderStyle(v: NPDFAnnotationBorderStyle): void
    hasAppearanceStream(): boolean
    setAppearanceStream(xobj: XObject): void
    getType(): NPDFAnnotationType
  }

Properties

flags

This gets or sets the NPDFAnnotationFlag value of the annotations F property.

title

This gets or sets the annotations title T property.

content

This property gets or sets an annotations content Contents property. The content of an annotation is an optional property responsible for displaying text for the annotation, or an alternate description. This can be useful for accessiblity to users with disablities.

destination

This gets or sets an Destination object for link type annotations, the Destination is displayed when the annotation is activated.

action

This gets or sets an Action object in the annotation Dictionary. The Actions action will be performed when the annotation is activated.

open

This gets or sets the open property. An annotation may be in one of two states, open or closed. When closed the annotation will appear on the page as an icon, box or stamp, when a closed annotation is clicked it becomes activated performing exhibiting it's associated object.

Methods

setBorderStyle

setBorderStyle(v: NPDFAnnotationBorderStyle): void

An annotation my optionally be surrounded with a styled border when displayed or printed. This method will set the BS dictionary with the NPDFAnnotationBorderStyle value provied as the first parameter.

hasAppearanceStream

hasAppearanceStream(): boolean

If an appearance stream AS is present in the annotation Dictionary returns true, else false.

setAppearanceStream

setAppearanceStream(xobj: XObject): void

Set the appearance stream AS property of the annotation Dictionary.

getType

getType(): NPDFAnnotationType

Get the type of annotation as an NPDFAnnotationType value.

Annotation