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.
Output parameter. A member of the PdfValidationConformance enumeration. Provides information about the claimed conformance that the document was validated against.
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GdPicture14 Namespace / GdPicturePDF Class / IsValidPDFA Method / IsValidPDFA(String,PdfValidationConformance) Method

IsValidPDFA(String,PdfValidationConformance) 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, _

   ByRef VerifiedConformance As PdfValidationConformance _

) As Boolean
public bool IsValidPDFA( 

   ref string DetailedXMLOutput,

   ref PdfValidationConformance VerifiedConformance

)
public function IsValidPDFA( 

   var  DetailedXMLOutput: String;

   var  VerifiedConformance: PdfValidationConformance

): Boolean; 
public function IsValidPDFA( 

   DetailedXMLOutput : String,

   VerifiedConformance : PdfValidationConformance

) : boolean;
public: bool IsValidPDFA( 

   ref string* DetailedXMLOutput,

   ref PdfValidationConformance VerifiedConformance

) 
public:

bool IsValidPDFA( 

   String^% DetailedXMLOutput,

   PdfValidationConformance% VerifiedConformance

)

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 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);

    }

}
See Also

Reference

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