officefileapi-devexpress-dot-pdf-dot-pdfpagefacade-dot-clearcontent-x28-devexpress-dot-pdf-dot-pdfclearcontentregions-x29.md
Clears the document content located in the specified regions.
Namespace : DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly : DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Pdf.Core
public void ClearContent(
PdfClearContentRegions regions
)
Public Sub ClearContent(
regions As PdfClearContentRegions
)
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| regions | PdfClearContentRegions |
Page regions to clear.
|
The code sample below removes all entries of a specific phrase from the first page;
using (PdfDocumentProcessor pdfDocumentProcessor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
// Load a document
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument("Document.pdf");
PdfClearContentRegions contentRegions = new PdfClearContentRegions();
// Find the target phrase in the document
string removeText = "Ounce";
PdfTextSearchParameters searchParameters = new PdfTextSearchParameters()
{
WholeWords = true
};
PdfTextSearchResults searchResults = pdfDocumentProcessor.FindText(removeText, searchParameters);
while (searchResults.Status == PdfTextSearchStatus.Found && searchResults.PageNumber == 1)
{
// Add text rectangles to the region collection:
contentRegions.Add(searchResults.Rectangles);
searchResults = pdfDocumentProcessor.FindText(removeText, searchParameters);
}
// Get the first page properties
PdfPageFacade pageFacade = pdfDocumentProcessor.DocumentFacade.Pages[0];
// Remove found entries
pageFacade.ClearContent(contentRegions);
// Save the result
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument("Document_cleared.pdf");
}
Using pdfDocumentProcessor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()
' Load a document
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument("Document.pdf")
Dim contentRegions As New PdfClearContentRegions()
' Find the target phrase in the document
Dim removeText As String = "Ounce"
Dim searchParameters As New PdfTextSearchParameters() With {.WholeWords = True}
Dim searchResults As PdfTextSearchResults = pdfDocumentProcessor.FindText(removeText, searchParameters)
Do While searchResults.Status = PdfTextSearchStatus.Found AndAlso searchResults.PageNumber = 1
' Add text rectangles to the region collection:
contentRegions.Add(searchResults.Rectangles)
searchResults = pdfDocumentProcessor.FindText(removeText, searchParameters)
Loop
' Get the first page properties
Dim pageFacade As PdfPageFacade = pdfDocumentProcessor.DocumentFacade.Pages(0)
' Remove found entries
pageFacade.ClearContent(contentRegions)
' Save the result
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument("Document_cleared.pdf")
End Using
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