PdfViewerControl.OpenDocument(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Opens a PDF document.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.PdfViewer

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.PdfViewer.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.PdfViewer

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

public override void OpenDocument(
    string filePath = null
)

Public Overrides Sub OpenDocument(
    filePath As String = Nothing
)

Optional Parameters

A string specifying the path to the PDF document.

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Remarks

If the PdfViewerControl.DetachStreamOnLoadComplete property is set to false (default mode) the PDF Viewer locks a file until it is opened in the PDF Viewer. If you want the PDF Viewer does not lock the file, set the PdfViewerControl.DetachStreamOnLoadComplete property to true.

Related GitHub Examples

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• C#
• VB.NET

wpf-pdf-viewer-customize-the-popup-menu/CS/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L12

// Load a document.
    viewer.OpenDocument("..\\..\\Demo.pdf");
}

wpf-pdf-viewer-import-and-export-acroform-data/CS/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L11

InitializeComponent();
    Viewer.OpenDocument("FormFillDemo.pdf");
}

wpf-pdf-viewer-customize-the-popup-menu/VB/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L14

' Load a document.
    viewer.OpenDocument("..\..\Demo.pdf")
End Sub

wpf-pdf-viewer-import-and-export-acroform-data/VB/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L12

InitializeComponent()
    Viewer.OpenDocument("FormFillDemo.pdf")
End Sub

See Also

PdfViewerControl Class

PdfViewerControl Members

DevExpress.Xpf.PdfViewer Namespace