Class PdfCreationDateField

Represents class to display creation date of the document.

Inheritance
System.Object
PdfGraphicsElement
PdfAutomaticField
PdfDynamicField
PdfSingleValueField
PdfCreationDateField
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ToString()
Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf
Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.dll
Syntax
public class PdfCreationDateField : PdfSingleValueField
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
//Creates Date time  field.
PdfCreationDateField dateTimeField = new PdfCreationDateField(font);
for (int i = 0; i!=3; i++)
{
page = doc.Pages.Add();
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'Creates Date time  field.
Dim dateTimeField As New PdfCreationDateField(font)
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
page = doc.Pages.Add()
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfCreationDateField()

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCreationDateField class.

Declaration
public PdfCreationDateField()
Examples
// Create a new document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
// Creates Date time  field
PdfCreationDateField dateTimeField = new PdfCreationDateField();
for (int i = 0; i!=3; i++)
{
page = doc.Pages.Add();
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Creates Date time  field.
Dim dateTimeField As New PdfCreationDateField()
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
page = doc.Pages.Add()
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

PdfCreationDateField(PdfFont)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCreationDateField class with PdfFont

Declaration
public PdfCreationDateField(PdfFont font)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFont object that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
Examples
// Create a new document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
// Creates Date time  field
PdfCreationDateField dateTimeField = new PdfCreationDateField(font);
for (int i = 0; i!=3; i++)
{
page = doc.Pages.Add();
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'Creates Date time  field.
Dim dateTimeField As New PdfCreationDateField(font)
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
page = doc.Pages.Add()
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

PdfCreationDateField(PdfFont, PdfBrush)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCreationDateField class with PdfFont and PdfBrush.

Declaration
public PdfCreationDateField(PdfFont font, PdfBrush brush)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFont object that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
PdfBrush brush

A PdfBrush object that is used to fill the string.
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
//Creates Date time  field.
PdfCreationDateField dateTimeField = new PdfCreationDateField(font,brush);
for (int i = 0; i!=3; i++)
{
page = doc.Pages.Add();
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'Creates Date time  field.
Dim dateTimeField As New PdfCreationDateField(font,brush)
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
page = doc.Pages.Add()
dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

PdfCreationDateField(PdfFont, RectangleF)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCreationDateField class with PdfFont and System.Drawing.RectangleF.

Declaration
public PdfCreationDateField(PdfFont font, RectangleF bounds)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFontobject that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
System.Drawing.RectangleF bounds

Specifies the location and size of the field.
Examples
//Creates a new document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();               
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);             
//Creates Date time  field.
PdfCreationDateField dateTimeField = new PdfCreationDateField(font, new RectangleF(new PointF(10,10), new SizeF(100,200)));      
for (int i = 0; i !=3; i++)
{
 //Creates a new page.
 PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();        
 dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document.
Dim doc As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f)
'Creates Date time  field.
Dim dateTimeField As PdfCreationDateField = New PdfCreationDateField(font, New RectangleF(New PointF(10,10), New SizeF(100,200)))
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
 'Create a new page.
 Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
 dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

Properties

DateFormatString

Gets or sets the format string.

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

The format string.
Examples
//Creates a new document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();               
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);             
//Creates Date time field.
PdfCreationDateField dateTimeField = new PdfCreationDateField(font, new RectangleF(new PointF(10,10), new SizeF(100,200)));
dateTimeField.DateFormatString = "dd'/'MMMM'/'yyyy";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
 //Creates a new page.
 PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();        
 dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document.
Dim doc As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f)
'Creates Date time  field.
Dim dateTimeField As PdfCreationDateField = New PdfCreationDateField(font, New RectangleF(New PointF(10,10), New SizeF(100,200)))
dateTimeField.DateFormatString = "dd'/'MMMM'/'yyyy"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
 'Create a page.
 Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
 dateTimeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("DateTimeField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

See Also