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.
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IsValidPDFA(String) Method

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Validates if the currently loaded PDF document conforms to PDF/A standard it claims.
Syntax
'Declaration

 


Public Overloads Function IsValidPDFA( _

   ByRef DetailedXMLOutput As String _

) As Boolean
public bool IsValidPDFA( 

   ref string DetailedXMLOutput

)
public function IsValidPDFA( 

   var  DetailedXMLOutput: String

): Boolean; 
public function IsValidPDFA( 

   DetailedXMLOutput : String

) : boolean;
public: bool IsValidPDFA( 

   ref string* DetailedXMLOutput

) 
public:

bool IsValidPDFA( 

   String^% DetailedXMLOutput

)

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.

Return Value

true if currently loaded document is Valid PDF/A document, otherwise returns false. The 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 IsValid As Boolean = gdpicturePDF.IsValidPDFA(XMLReport)

        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 isValid = gdpicturePDF.IsValidPDFA(ref XMLReport);

        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

Reference

GdPicturePDF Class
GdPicturePDF Members
Overload List
ConvertToPDFA(String,PdfConversionConformance,Boolean,Boolean) Method
LoadFromStream Method
CloseDocument Method