Class: FileAttachmentAnnot

PDFNet. FileAttachmentAnnot


new FileAttachmentAnnot()

A file attachment annotation contains a reference to a file, which may be embedded in the PDF document.

Methods


<static> createDefault(doc, pos, path)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
doc SDFDoc
pos rect
path string
Returns:

A promise that resolves to an object of type: "FileAttachmentAnnot"

Type
FileAttachmentAnnot

<static> createFromObj(d)

creates an FileAttachment annotation and initializes it using given Cos/SDF object. d Cos/SDF object used to initialize the FileAttachment annotation

Parameters:
Name Type Description
d Obj

The Cos/SDF object to initialze the annotation with.

Returns:

A promise that resolves to an object of type: "FileAttachmentAnnot"

Type
FileAttachmentAnnot

<static> createWithFileSpec(doc, pos, fs, icon_name)

Creates a file attachment annotation.

A file attachment annotation contains a reference to a file, which typically is embedded in the PDF file.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
doc SDFDoc

A document to which the annotation is added.

pos rect

A rectangle specifying the annotation's bounds, in user space coordinates.

fs FileSpec

a file specification object used to initialize the file attachment annotation.

icon_name number

The name of an icon to be used in displaying the annotation, default is PushPin.

Returns:

A promise that resolves to a new file attachment annotation.

Type
FileAttachmentAnnot

createFromAnnot()

Returns:

A promise that resolves to an object of type: "Annot"

Type
Annot

export(save_as)

The function saves the data referenced by this File Attachment to an external file.

If the file is embedded, the function saves the embedded file. If the file is not embedded, the function will copy the external file. If the file is not embedded and the external file can't be found, the function returns false.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
save_as string

An optional parameter indicating the filepath and filename where the data should be saved. If this parameter is not specified the function will attempt to save the file using FileSpec.GetFilePath().

Returns:

A promise that resolves to true is the file was saved successfully, false otherwise.

Type
boolean

getFileSpec()

Returns:

A promise that resolves to the file specification that contains a file reference or the embedded file data stream.

Type
FileSpec

getIcon()

Default Value:
  • e_PushPin
Returns:

A promise that resolves to the type the associated icon style.

Type
number
Example
Return value enum:
<pre>
PDFNet.FileAttachmentAnnot.Icon = {
	e_Graph : 0
	e_PushPin : 1
	e_Paperclip : 2
	e_Tag : 3
	e_Unknown : 4
}
</pre>

getIconName()

Returns the name of the icon associated with the FileAttachment annotation.

See:
  • GetIcon() GetIconName() returns the icon name as it appears in the annotation dictionary, while GetIcon() returns the same icon name converted to enumeration value.
Returns:

A promise that resolves to a string denoting the name of the icon.

Type
string

setFileSpec(file)

sets the file specification.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
file FileSpec

The file specification to associate with this annotation.. The file specification contains a file reference or the embedded file data stream.


setIcon(type)

sets the icon style associated with FileAttachment annotation. (Optional)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
type number

icon style.

Default Value:
  • e_PushPin

setIconName(iname)

sets the name of the icon associated with the FileAttachment annotation. (Optional)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
iname string

A string.denoting the name of the icon.

See:
  • SetIcon()