PDFContent object

PDFContent is one of the PDF Builder objects. It is derived from
PDFModel, and is the ancestor objects of PDFInvisibleContent and
PDFVisibleContent objects, which work together to set or get the content
of PDF documents.

To view the full hierarchy of the PDF Builder objects, find
“pdfobject” in the Browser, right-click the object, and then select “Show
Hierarchy” in the pop-up menu.

Properties

PDFContent provides the following property. In addition, it
inherits the properties from its parent, PDFModel.

PDFContent property	Datatype	Description
ClassDefinition	PowerObject	An object of type PowerObject containing information about the class definition of the object or control.

Events

PDFContent event	Occurs
Constructor	Immediately before the Open event occurs in the window.
Destructor	Immediately after the Close event occurs in the window.

Functions

PDFContent provides the following functions.

PDFContent function	Datatype returned	Description
ClassName	String	Returns the name assigned to the control.
GetContextService	Integer	Creates a reference to a context-specific instance of the specified service.
GetParent	PowerObject	Returns a reference to the name of the parent object.
PostEvent	Boolean	Adds an event to the end of the message queue for the control.
TriggerEvent	Integer	Triggers a specified event in the control and executes the script for the event.
TypeOf	Object	Returns the type of the control.

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