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CustomDocumentPropertiesDictionary Class

Represents a dictionary that contains String key and Object value pairs.
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  SautinSoft.DocumentDictionaryBaseString, Object
    SautinSoft.DocumentCustomDocumentPropertiesDictionary

Namespace: SautinSoft.Document
Assembly: SautinSoft.Document (in SautinSoft.Document.dll) Version: 2024.11.20
Syntax
public sealed class CustomDocumentPropertiesDictionary : DictionaryBase<string, Object>
Remarks

String values cannot be null or Empty.

Object values cannot be null and can be only one of the following types:

  • Boolean
  • DateTime
  • String
  • Double
  • Int32

Example

See Developer Guide: Create a new document (DOCX) with some built-in properties

Read built-in document properties (from .docx) and enumerate them in new PDF document as small report using C#
using System;
using SautinSoft.Document;
using SautinSoft.Document.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 100-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            CreateDocumentProperties();
            ReadDocumentProperties();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Create a new document (DOCX) with some built-in properties.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/document-properties.php
        /// </remarks>
        public static void CreateDocumentProperties()
        {
            string filePath = @"..\..\..\DocumentProperties.docx";

            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();

            // Let's create a simple inscription.
            dc.Content.End.Insert("Hello World!!!", new CharacterFormat() { FontName = "Verdana", Size = 65.5f, FontColor = Color.Orange });

            // Let's add some documents properties: Author, Subject, Company.
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.Title] = "How to add document properties. It works with DOCX, RTF, PDF, HTML etc";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.Company] = "SautinSoft";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.Author] = "John Smith";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.Subject] = "Document .Net";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.Keywords] = "reader, writer, docx, pdf, html, rtf, text";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.HyperlinkBase] = "www.sautinsoft.com";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.Manager] = "Alex Dickard";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.Category] = "Document Object Model (DOM)";
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.DateContentCreated] =
                new DateTime(2010, 1, 10).ToString();
            dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn[BuiltInDocumentProperty.DateLastSaved] =
                DateTime.Now.ToString();

            dc.CalculateStats();

            // Save our document to DOCX format.
            dc.Save(filePath);

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(filePath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Read built-in document properties (from .docx) and enumerate them in new PDF document as small report.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/document-properties.php
        /// </remarks>
        public static void ReadDocumentProperties()
        {
            string inpFile = @"..\..\..\DocumentProperties.docx";
            string statFile = @"..\..\..\Statistics.pdf";

            DocumentCore dc = DocumentCore.Load(inpFile);

            // Let's add some additional information. It can be anything you like.
            dc.Document.Properties.Custom.Add("Producer", "My Producer");

            // Add a paragraph in which all standard information about the document will be stored.
            Paragraph builtInPara = new Paragraph(dc,
            new Run(dc, "Built-in document properties:"),
            new SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
            builtInPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;

            foreach (var docProp in dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn)
            {
                builtInPara.Inlines.Add(
                    new Run(dc, string.Format("{0}: {1}", docProp.Key, docProp.Value)));

                builtInPara.Inlines.Add(new SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
            }

            // Add a paragraph in which all additional information about the document will be stored.
            Paragraph customPropPara = new Paragraph(dc,
               new Run(dc, "Custom document properties:"),
               new SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
            customPropPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;

            foreach (var docProp in dc.Document.Properties.Custom)
            {
                customPropPara.Inlines.Add(
                    new Run(dc, string.Format("{0}: {1} (Type: {2})", docProp.Key, docProp.Value, docProp.Value.GetType())));

                customPropPara.Inlines.Add(new SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak));
            }

            // Add all document properties in the document and save it as PDF file.
            dc.Sections.Clear();
            dc.Sections.Add(new Section(dc, builtInPara, customPropPara));

            dc.Save(statFile, new PdfSaveOptions());

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(statFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}
Read built-in document properties (from .docx) and enumerate them in new PDF document as small report using VB.Net
Option Infer On

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports System.Linq

Module Sample
    Sub Main()
        CreateDocumentProperties()
        ReadDocumentProperties()
    End Sub
    ''' Get your free 100-day key here:   
    ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Create a new document (DOCX) with some built-in properties.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/document-properties.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub CreateDocumentProperties()
        Dim filePath As String = "..\..\..\DocumentProperties.docx"

        Dim dc As New DocumentCore()

        ' Let's create a simple inscription.
        dc.Content.End.Insert("Hello World!!!", New CharacterFormat() With {
            .FontName = "Verdana",
            .Size = 65.5F,
            .FontColor = Color.Orange
        })

        ' Let's add some documents properties: Author, Subject, Company.
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.Title) = "How to add document properties. It works with DOCX, RTF, PDF, HTML etc"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.Company) = "SautinSoft"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.Author) = "John Smith"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.Subject) = "Document .Net"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.Keywords) = "reader, writer, docx, pdf, html, rtf, text"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.HyperlinkBase) = "www.sautinsoft.com"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.Manager) = "Alex Dickard"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.Category) = "Document Object Model (DOM)"
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.DateContentCreated) = (New Date(2010, 1, 10)).ToString()
        dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn(BuiltInDocumentProperty.DateLastSaved) = Date.Now.ToString()

        dc.CalculateStats()

        ' Save our document to DOCX format.
        dc.Save(filePath)

        ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(filePath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Read built-in document properties (from .docx) and enumerate them in new PDF document as small report.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/document-properties.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub ReadDocumentProperties()
        Dim inpFile As String = "..\..\..\DocumentProperties.docx"
        Dim statFile As String = "..\..\..\Statistics.pdf"

        Dim dc As DocumentCore = DocumentCore.Load(inpFile)

        ' Let's add some additional inforamtion. It can be anything you like.
        dc.Document.Properties.Custom.Add("Producer", "My Producer")

        ' Add a paragraph in which all standard information about the document will be stored.
        Dim builtInPara As New Paragraph(dc, New Run(dc, "Built-in document properties:"), New SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
        builtInPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left

        For Each docProp In dc.Document.Properties.BuiltIn
            builtInPara.Inlines.Add(New Run(dc, String.Format("{0}: {1}", docProp.Key, docProp.Value)))

            builtInPara.Inlines.Add(New SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
        Next docProp

        ' Add a paragraph in which all additional information about the document will be stored.
        Dim customPropPara As New Paragraph(dc, New Run(dc, "Custom document properties:"), New SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
        customPropPara.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left

        For Each docProp In dc.Document.Properties.Custom
            customPropPara.Inlines.Add(New Run(dc, String.Format("{0}: {1} (Type: {2})", docProp.Key, docProp.Value, docProp.Value.GetType())))

            customPropPara.Inlines.Add(New SpecialCharacter(dc, SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak))
        Next docProp

        ' Add all document properties in the document and save it as PDF file.
        dc.Sections.Clear()
        dc.Sections.Add(New Section(dc, builtInPara, customPropPara))

        dc.Save(statFile, New PdfSaveOptions())

        ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(statFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
    End Sub
End Module
See Also