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Clears the document content located in the specified rectangle. Allows you to specify what content type to keep.
Namespace : DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly : DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Pdf.Core
public void ClearContent(
PdfRectangle rect,
PdfClearContentOptions options
)
Public Sub ClearContent(
rect As PdfRectangle,
options As PdfClearContentOptions
)
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rect | PdfRectangle |
A page rectangle to clear.
| | options | PdfClearContentOptions |
Options that specify what content type to keep in the target rectangle.
|
The code sample below removes only text in the upper half of the first page:
using (PdfDocumentProcessor pdfDocumentProcessor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
// Load a document
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument("Document.pdf");
// Access the first page properties
PdfPageFacade pageFacade = pdfDocumentProcessor.DocumentFacade.Pages[0];
// Define an area to clear
PdfRectangle cropBox = pdfDocumentProcessor.Document.Pages[0].CropBox;
double halfPage = cropBox.Top / 2;
PdfRectangle pageRectangle = new PdfRectangle(cropBox.Left, halfPage, cropBox.Right + halfPage, cropBox.Top);
// Set what content type to keep
PdfClearContentOptions options = new PdfClearContentOptions()
{
ClearAnnotations = false,
ClearGraphics = false,
ClearImages = false
};
// Clear the page area
pageFacade.ClearContent(pageRectangle, options);
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument("Document_cleared.pdf");
}
Using pdfDocumentProcessor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()
' Load a document
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument("Document.pdf")
' Access the first page properties
Dim pageFacade As PdfPageFacade = pdfDocumentProcessor.DocumentFacade.Pages(0)
' Define an area to clear
Dim cropBox As PdfRectangle = pdfDocumentProcessor.Document.Pages(0).CropBox
Dim halfPage As Double = cropBox.Top / 2
Dim pageRectangle As New PdfRectangle(cropBox.Left, halfPage, cropBox.Right + halfPage, cropBox.Top)
' Set what content type to keep
Dim options As New PdfClearContentOptions() With
{
.ClearAnnotations = False,
.ClearGraphics = False,
.ClearImages = False
}
' Clear the page area
pageFacade.ClearContent(pageRectangle, options)
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument("Document_cleared.pdf")
End Using
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