PdfStructureElement Class

Represents the structure element

Inheritance
System.Object
PdfTag
PdfStructureElement
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 PdfStructureElement : PdfTag
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
PdfStructureElement header = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
PdfStructureElement header1 = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1);
header1.Parent = header;
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph);
structElement.Parent = header1;
//Create PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
Dim header As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
Dim header1 As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1)
header1.Parent = header
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph)
structElement.Parent = header1
'Create PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfStructureElement()

Initialize the structure element

Declaration
public PdfStructureElement()
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
See Also

PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType)

Initialize the Structure element

Declaration
public PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType tag)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfTagType tag

tag type
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
PdfStructureElement header = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
PdfStructureElement header1 = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1);
header1.Parent = header;
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph);
structElement.Parent = header1;
//Create PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
Dim header As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
Dim header1 As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1)
header1.Parent = header
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph)
structElement.Parent = header1
'Create PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)

Properties

Abbrevation

Gets or sets the abbreviation associated with the structure element.

Declaration
public string Abbrevation { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.String
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
See Also

ActualText

Gets or sets the actual text associated with the structure element.

Declaration
public string ActualText { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.String
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
See Also

AlternateText

Gets or sets the alternate text associated with the structure element.

Declaration
public string AlternateText { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.String
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
See Also

Bounds

Gets the rectangular bounds of the structure element on the page.

Declaration
public RectangleF Bounds { get; }
Property Value
Type
System.Drawing.RectangleF
Examples
FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)

ChildElements

Gets an array of child structure elements of the current structure element.

Declaration
public PdfStructureElement[] ChildElements { get; }
Property Value
Type
PdfStructureElement[]
Examples
FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)

Language

Gets or sets the language of the structure element.

Declaration
public string Language { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.String
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the language for the structure element
structElement.Language = "en-Us";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the language for the structure element.
structElement.Language = "en-Us";
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
See Also

Order

Gets or sets the order of the structure element.

Declaration
public override int Order { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.Int32
Overrides
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Page

Retrieves the page instance where the structure element is present.

Declaration
public PdfPageBase Page { get; }
Property Value
Type
PdfPageBase
Examples
FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)

Parent

Gets or sets the parent structure element of the current structure element.

Declaration
public PdfStructureElement Parent { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
PdfStructureElement
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
PdfStructureElement header = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
PdfStructureElement header1 = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1);
header1.Parent = header;
//Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph);
structElement.Parent = header1;
//Create PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type heading.
Dim header As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type HeadingLevel1.
Dim header1 As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1)
header1.Parent = header
'Initialize new instance of structure element with tag type Paragraph.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Paragraph)
//Set parent for structure element.
structElement.Parent = header1
'Create PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)

Scope

Gets or sets the scope of the structure element.

Declaration
public ScopeType Scope { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
ScopeType
Examples
 //Creates a new PDF document
 PdfDocument pdfDocument = new PdfDocument();
 pdfDocument.DocumentInformation.Title = "Table";
 //Adds new page
 PdfPage pdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add();
 //Initialize the new structure element with tag type table
 PdfStructureElement element = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Table);
 //Create a new PdfGrid
 PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid();
 //Adding tag to PDF grid
 pdfGrid.PdfTag = element;
 //Add three columns
 pdfGrid.Columns.Add(3);
 //Add header
 pdfGrid.Headers.Add(1);
 PdfGridRow pdfGridHeader = pdfGrid.Headers[0];
 pdfGridHeader.Style.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
 pdfGridHeader.Style.TextBrush = PdfBrushes.Brown;
 //Adding tag for each row with tag type TR
 pdfGridHeader.PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow);
 pdfGridHeader.Cells[0].Value = "Employee ID";
 //Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells[0].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) { Scope = ScopeType.Both };
 pdfGridHeader.Cells[1].Value = "Employee Name";
 //Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells[1].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) { Scope = ScopeType.Row};
 pdfGridHeader.Cells[2].Value = "Salary";
 //Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells[2].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) { Scope = ScopeType.Column };
 //Add rows.
 PdfGridRow pdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add();
 pdfGridRow.PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow);
 pdfGridRow.Cells[0].Value = "E01";
 pdfGridRow.Cells[1].Value = "Clay";
 pdfGridRow.Cells[2].Value = "$10,000";
 //Adding tag for each cell with tag type TD
 pdfGridRow.Cells[0].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell);
 pdfGridRow.Cells[1].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell);
 pdfGridRow.Cells[2].PdfTag = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell);
 //Draw the PdfGrid
 pdfGrid.Draw(pdfPage, PointF.Empty);
 //save the document and dispose it
 pdfDocument.Save("Output.pdf");
 //close the document
 pdfDocument.Close(true);
'Creates a new PDF document
 Dim pdfDocument As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
 pdfDocument.DocumentInformation.Title = "Table"
 'Adds new page
 Dim pdfPage As PdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add()
 'Initialize the new structure element with tag type table
 Dim element As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Table)
 'Create a new PdfGrid
 Dim pdfGrid As PdfGrid = New PdfGrid()
 'Adding tag to PDF grid
 pdfGrid.PdfTag = element
 'Add three columns
 pdfGrid.Columns.Add(3)
 'Add header.
 pdfGrid.Headers.Add(1)
 Dim pdfGridHeader As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Headers(0)
 pdfGridHeader.Style.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold)
 pdfGridHeader.Style.TextBrush = PdfBrushes.Brown
 'Adding tag for each row with tag type TR
 pdfGridHeader.PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow)
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).Value = "Employee ID"
 'Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) With {.Scope = ScopeType.Row}
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(1).Value = "Employee Name"
 'Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) With {.Scope = ScopeType.Column}
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(2).Value = "Salary"
 'Adding tag for header cell with tag type TH
 pdfGridHeader.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableHeader) With {.Scope = ScopeType.Both}
 'Add rows.
 Dim pdfGridRow As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add()
 pdfGridRow.PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableRow)
 pdfGridRow.Cells(0).Value = "E01"
 pdfGridRow.Cells(1).Value = "Clay"
 pdfGridRow.Cells(2).Value = "$10,000"
 'Adding tag for each cell with tag type TD
 pdfGridRow.Cells(0).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell)
 pdfGridRow.Cells(1).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell)
 pdfGridRow.Cells(2).PdfTag = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.TableDataCell)
 'Draw the PdfGrid
 pdfGrid.Draw(pdfPage, PointF.Empty)
 'save the document and dispose it
 pdfDocument.Save("Output.pdf")
 pdfDocument.Close(True)

TagType

Gets or sets the type of the tag associated with the structure element.

Declaration
public PdfTagType TagType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
PdfTagType
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//Set the tag type.
structElement.TagType = PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1;
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'Set the tag type.
structElement.TagType = PdfTagType.HeadingLevel1;
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Text

Gets the text content associated with the structure element.

Declaration
public string Text { get; }
Property Value
Type
System.String
Examples
FileStream fileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf");
//Load existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument document = new PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream);
//Get the structure element root from document.
PdfStructureElement rootElement = document.StructureElement;
//Get the first page from the document.
PdfLoadedPage loadedPage = document.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
PdfStructureElement[] pageElements = loadedPage.StrutureElements;
//Get the first element from the page.
PdfStructureElement element = pageElements[0];
//Get the element properties.
string abbrevation = element.Abbrevation;
string ActualText = element.ActualText;
string AlternateText = element.AlternateText;
string Language = element.Language;
int Order = element.Order;
PdfTagType TagType = element.TagType;
string Title = element.Title;
ScopeType scope = element.Scope;
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
PdfStructureElement parent = element.Parent;
//Gets the child elements for the element.
PdfStructureElement[] child = element.ChildElements;
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
RectangleF bounds = element.Bounds;
//Save the document.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
Dim fileStream As FileStream = File.OpenRead("TaggedPDF.pdf")
//Load existing PDF document.
Dim document As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument(fileStream)
//Get the structure element root from document.
Dim rootElement As PdfStructureElement = document.StructureElement
//Get the first page from the document.
Dim loadedPage As PdfLoadedPage = CType(document.Pages(0),PdfLoadedPage)
//Get the structure elements associated with the page.
Dim pageElements() As PdfStructureElement = loadedPage.StrutureElements
//Get the first element from the page.
Dim element As PdfStructureElement = pageElements(0)
//Get the element properties.
Dim abbrevation As String = element.Abbrevation
Dim ActualText As String = element.ActualText
Dim AlternateText As String = element.AlternateText
Dim Language As String = element.Language
Dim Order As Integer = element.Order
Dim TagType As PdfTagType = element.TagType
Dim Title As String = element.Title
Dim scope As ScopeType = element.Scope
//Gets the parent and child for first element.
Dim parent As PdfStructureElement = element.Parent
//Gets the child elements for the element.
Dim child() As PdfStructureElement = element.ChildElements
//Gets the page bounds for the element.
Dim bounds As RectangleF = element.Bounds
//Save the document.
Dim stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream
document.Save(stream)
document.Close(true)

Title

Gets or sets the title associated with the structure element.

Declaration
public string Title { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.String
Examples
//Create a new document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = true;
//Add new pdf page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Initialize new instance of structure element.
PdfStructureElement structElement = new PdfStructureElement();
//set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1;
//set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text";
//set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT";
//set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text";
//set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text";
//set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = new PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading);
//Create new PDF text element.
PdfTextElement element = new PdfTextElement(@"Syncfusion Essential studio tool");
element.PdfTag = structElement;
//Set font for text element.
element.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12);
//Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = new PdfSolidBrush(new PdfColor(89, 89, 93));
//Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200));
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create a new document.
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Set auto tag value.
document.AutoTag = True
'Add new pdf page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Initialize new instance of structure element.
Dim structElement As PdfStructureElement = New PdfStructureElement()
'set the order for the structure element.
structElement.Order = 1
'set the title for the structure element.
structElement.Title = "Example Text"
'set the abbrevation for the structure element.
structElement.Abbrevation = "TTT"
'set the actual text for the structure element.
structElement.ActualText = "Text"
'set the alternate text for the structure element.
structElement.AlternateText = "ELement Text"
'set the parent for the structure element.
structElement.Parent = New PdfStructureElement(PdfTagType.Heading)
'Create new PDF text element.
Dim element As PdfTextElement = New PdfTextElement("Syncfusion Essential studio tool")
element.PdfTag = structElement
'Set font for text element.
element.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12)
'Set brush for text element.
element.Brush = New PdfSolidBrush(New PdfColor(89, 89, 93))
'Draw text element into pdf page.
element.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, page.Graphics.ClientSize.Width / 2, 200))
'Save and Close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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