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PdfDocument.CustomProperties Property

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PdfDocument.CustomProperties Property

Provides access to the document’s custom properties.

Namespace : DevExpress.Pdf

Assembly : DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Pdf.Core

Declaration

csharp
public IDictionary<string, string> CustomProperties { get; }
vb
Public ReadOnly Property CustomProperties As IDictionary(Of String, String)

Property Value

TypeDescription
IDictionary<String, String>

A dictionary object containing custom properties.

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Remarks

Use the CustomProperties property to access and modify a document’s custom properties. The code sample below shows how to add, modify and remove custom properties from the dictionary:

csharp
private static void ModifyCustomProperties(PdfDocument document)
{
    //Add new property
    document.CustomProperties.Add("NumberOfCopies", "3");

    //Modify the CompanyEmail property value:
    if (document.CustomProperties.ContainsKey("CompanyEmail"))
        document.CustomProperties["CompanyEmail"] = "[email protected]";

    //Remove the HasImages property:
    document.CustomProperties.Remove("HasImages");
}
vb
Private Shared Sub ModifyCustomProperties(ByVal document As PdfDocument)

    'Add new property
    document.CustomProperties.Add("NumberOfCopies", "3")

    'Modify the CompanyEmail property value:
    If document.CustomProperties.ContainsKey("CompanyEmail") Then document.CustomProperties("CompanyEmail") = "[email protected]"

    'Remove the HasImages property:
    document.CustomProperties.Remove("HasImages")
End Sub

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the CustomProperties property.

Note

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pdf-document-api-custom-properties/CS/pdf-custom-properties/Program.cs#L31

csharp
if (document.CustomProperties.ContainsKey("CompanyEmail"))
    document.CustomProperties["CompanyEmail"] = "[email protected]";

pdf-document-api-custom-properties/VB/pdf-custom-properties/Program.vb#L26

vb
If document.CustomProperties.ContainsKey("CompanyEmail") Then
    document.CustomProperties("CompanyEmail") = "[email protected]"
End If

See Also

PdfDocument Class

PdfDocument Members

DevExpress.Pdf Namespace