IsValidPDFA(String,PdfValidationConformance) Method
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Validates if the currently loaded PDF document conforms to PDF/A standard it claims.
Syntax
Parameters
- DetailedXMLOutput
- Output parameter. Provides detailed validation result in machine readable XML report. If the file does not conform to the requested standard the XML report will summarize all problems that have been found durring the validation process.
- VerifiedConformance
- Output parameter. A member of the PdfValidationConformance enumeration. Provides information about the claimed conformance that the document was validated against.
Return Value
true if currently loaded document is Valid PDF/A document, otherwise returns false. The
GdPicturePDF.GetStat method can be subsequently used to determine if this method has been successful.
Example
How to check if document is valid PDF/A document.
Dim caption As String = "Example: IsValidPDFA"
Using gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF()
Dim status As GdPictureStatus = gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", False)
If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim XMLReport As String = String.Empty
Dim VerifiedConformance As PdfValidationConformance
Dim IsValid As Boolean = gdpicturePDF.IsValidPDFA(XMLReport, VerifiedConformance)
status = gdpicturePDF.GetStat()
If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If IsValid Then
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is a Valid PDF/A Document.", caption)
Else
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is not a Valid PDF/A Document. Refer to the XML Report for further details.", caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("Error occurred durring the document validation process. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption)
End If
End Using
using (GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF())
{
string caption = "Example: IsValidPDFA";
GdPictureStatus status = gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", false);
if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
string XMLReport = string.Empty;
bool verifiedConformance;
bool isValid = gdpicturePDF.IsValidPDFA(ref XMLReport, ref verifiedConformance);
status = gdpicturePDF.GetStat();
if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if(isValid)
{
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is a Valid PDF/A Document.", caption);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is not a Valid PDF/A Document. Refer to the XML Report for further details.", caption);
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Error occurred durring the document validation process. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption);
}
}
Example
How to check if document is valid PDF/A document.
Dim caption As String = "Example: IsValidPDFA"
Using gdpicturePDF As GdPicturePDF = New GdPicturePDF()
Dim status As GdPictureStatus = gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", False)
If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
Dim XMLReport As String = String.Empty
Dim VerifiedConformance As PdfValidationConformance
Dim IsValid As Boolean = gdpicturePDF.IsValidPDFA(XMLReport, VerifiedConformance)
status = gdpicturePDF.GetStat()
If status = GdPictureStatus.OK Then
If IsValid Then
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is a Valid PDF/A Document.", caption)
Else
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is not a Valid PDF/A Document. Refer to the XML Report for further details.", caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("Error occurred durring the document validation process. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption)
End If
Else
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption)
End If
End Using
using (GdPicturePDF gdpicturePDF = new GdPicturePDF())
{
string caption = "Example: IsValidPDFA";
GdPictureStatus status = gdpicturePDF.LoadFromFile("test.pdf", false);
if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
string XMLReport = string.Empty;
bool verifiedConformance;
bool isValid = gdpicturePDF.IsValidPDFA(ref XMLReport, ref verifiedConformance);
status = gdpicturePDF.GetStat();
if (status == GdPictureStatus.OK)
{
if(isValid)
{
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is a Valid PDF/A Document.", caption);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("The PDF document is not a Valid PDF/A Document. Refer to the XML Report for further details.", caption);
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Error occurred durring the document validation process. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption);
}
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("The file can't be loaded. Status: " + status.ToString(), caption);
}
}
See Also