Class TextWatermark

Represents the text that appears behind the document.

Inheritance
System.Object
OwnerHolder
XDLSSerializableBase
Entity
WidgetBase
ParagraphItem
Watermark
TextWatermark
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Base.dll
Syntax
public class TextWatermark : Watermark, IXDLSSerializable, IWidget, IParagraphItem, IEntity, IOfficeRun
Examples

The following code snippet illustrates how to add a text watermark to the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add a section and a paragraph in the document
    document.EnsureMinimal();
    IWParagraph paragraph = document.LastParagraph;
    paragraph.AppendText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua");
    //Create a new text watermark
    TextWatermark textWatermark = new TextWatermark();
    //Set the created watermark to document
    document.Watermark = textWatermark;
    //Set the text watermark font size
    textWatermark.Size = 72;
    //Set the text watermark layout to Horizontal
    textWatermark.Layout = WatermarkLayout.Horizontal;
    textWatermark.Semitransparent = false;
    //Set the text watermark text color
    textWatermark.Color = Color.Black;
    //Set the text to text watermark text
    textWatermark.Text = "TextWatermark";
    document.Save("TextWatermark.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}
Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Add a section and a paragraph in the document
    document.EnsureMinimal()
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = document.LastParagraph
    paragraph.AppendText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua")
    'Create a new text watermark
    Dim textWatermark As New TextWatermark()
    'Set the text watermark to document
    document.Watermark = textWatermark
    'Set the text watermark font size
    textWatermark.Size = 72
    'Set the text watermark layout to Horizontal
    textWatermark.Layout = WatermarkLayout.Horizontal
    textWatermark.Semitransparent = False
    'Set the text watermark text color
    textWatermark.Color = Color.Black
    'Set the text to the text watermark
    textWatermark.Text = "TextWatermark"
    document.Save("TextWatermark.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Constructors

TextWatermark()

Initializes a new instance of the TextWatermark class.

Declaration
public TextWatermark()

TextWatermark(String)

Initializes a new instance of the TextWatermark class with watermark text.

Declaration
public TextWatermark(string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

A String that appears behind the document
Examples

The following code snippet illustrates how to add a text watermark to the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template,docx");
    //Create a new text watermark
    TextWatermark textWatermark = new TextWatermark("Demo Text");
    //Set the created watermark to document
    document.Watermark = textWatermark;
    document.Save("TextWatermark.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}
Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template,docx")
    'Create a new text watermark
    Dim textWatermark As New TextWatermark("Demo Text")
    'Set the created watermark to document
    document.Watermark = textWatermark
    document.Save("TextWatermark.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

TextWatermark(String, String, Int32, WatermarkLayout)

Initializes a new instance of the TextWatermark class with the specified watermark text, font name, font size and layout options.

Declaration
public TextWatermark(string text, string fontName, int fontSize, WatermarkLayout layout)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

A String that represents Text which appears behind the document
System.String fontName

A String that represents the font name for the text
System.Int32 fontSize

A float value that represents the visual appearance size for the text
WatermarkLayout layout

A WatermarkLayout represents the appearance position of the watermark text in this WordDocument
Examples

The following code snippet illustrates how to add a text watermark to the Word document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template,docx");
    //Create a new text watermark
    TextWatermark textWatermark = new TextWatermark("Demo Text", "Arial", 48, WatermarkLayout.Diagonal);
    //Set the created watermark to document
    document.Watermark = textWatermark;
    document.Save("TextWatermark.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}
Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template,docx")
    'Create a new text watermark
    Dim textWatermark As New TextWatermark("Demo Text", "Arial", 48, WatermarkLayout.Diagonal)
    'Set the created watermark to document
    document.Watermark = textWatermark
    document.Save("TextWatermark.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Properties

Color

Gets or sets watermark text display color.

Declaration
public Color Color { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Drawing.Color

A Color value represents the visual appearance color for the Text

FontName

Gets or sets watermark text's font name.

Declaration
public string FontName { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

A String that represents the font name for the Text
Remarks

Setting new value to this FontName will not auto update the width and height of the TextWatermark. Have to specify the Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextWatermark.Width and Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextWatermark.Height explicitly in ASP.NET Core and Xamarin platforms

Layout

Gets or sets layout for watermark text.

Declaration
public WatermarkLayout Layout { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
WatermarkLayout

A WatermarkLayout represents the appearance position of the watermark text in this WordDocument.

Semitransparent

Gets or sets semitransparent property for Text watermark. The default is false.

Declaration
public bool Semitransparent { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the watermark text appear as semitransparent; otherwise, false

Size

Gets or sets watermark text's size.

Declaration
public float Size { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Single

A float value that represents the visual appearance size for the Text
Remarks

Setting new value to this Size will not auto update the width and height of the TextWatermark. Have to specify the Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextWatermark.Width and Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextWatermark.Height explicitly in ASP.NET Core and Xamarin platforms

Text

Gets or sets watermark text.

Declaration
public string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

A String that appear behind the document.

Methods

ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader)

Reads object data from xml attributes.

Declaration
protected override void ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader reader)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IXDLSAttributeReader reader

The IXDLSAttributeReader object.
Overrides

WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter)

Writes object data as xml attributes.

Declaration
protected override void WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter writer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IXDLSAttributeWriter writer

The IXDLSAttributeWriter object.
Overrides

Implements

See Also