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HeaderFooterClone(HeaderFooterType) Method

Clones this HeaderFooter instance and sets new HeaderFooterType.

Namespace: SautinSoft.Document
Assembly: SautinSoft.Document (in SautinSoft.Document.dll) Version: 2025.5.6
Syntax
public HeaderFooter Clone(
	HeaderFooterType newType
)

Parameters

newType  HeaderFooterType
The new header/footer type.

Return Value

HeaderFooter
Cloned HeaderFooter.
Example

See Developer Guide: How to edit Header and Footer in PDF file

How to edit Header and Footer in PDF file using C#
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft.Document;

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

            ChangeHeaderAndFooter();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// How to edit Header and Footer in PDF file
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/edit-header-and-footer-in-pdf-net-csharp-vb.php
        /// </remarks>
        static void ChangeHeaderAndFooter()
        {
            string inpFile = @"..\..\..\somebody.pdf";
            string outFile = "With changed header and footer.pdf";
            DocumentCore dc = DocumentCore.Load(inpFile);

            // Create new header with formatted text.
            HeaderFooter header = new HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault);
            header.Content.Start.Insert("Modified: 1 April 2020", new CharacterFormat() { Size = 14.0, FontColor = Color.DarkGreen });

            // Create the footer with orange text, with font name Elephant and size of 50 pt.
            HeaderFooter footer = new HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.FooterDefault);
            Paragraph p = new Paragraph(dc, new Run(dc, "Last modified: 1st June 2021",
                new CharacterFormat() { Size = 50.0, FontColor = Color.Orange, FontName = "Elephant" }));
            p.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
            footer.Blocks.Add(p);

            foreach (Section s in dc.Sections)
            {
                if (s.Blocks.Count > 0)
                    s.Blocks.RemoveAt(1);
                s.HeadersFooters.Add(header.Clone(true));
                s.HeadersFooters.Add(footer.Clone(true));
            }
            dc.Save(outFile);

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

        }
    }
}
How to edit Header and Footer in PDF file using VB.Net
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft.Document

Module Sample
    Sub Main()
        ChangeHeaderAndFooter()
    End Sub
    ''' Get your free trial key here:   
    ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
    ''' <summary>
    ''' How to edit Header and Footer in PDF file
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <remarks>
    ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/edit-header-and-footer-in-pdf-net-csharp-vb.php
    ''' </remarks>
    Sub ChangeHeaderAndFooter()
        Dim inpFile As String = "..\..\..\somebody.pdf"
        Dim outFile As String = "With changed header and footer.pdf"
        Dim dc As DocumentCore = DocumentCore.Load(inpFile)

        ' Create new header with formatted text.
        Dim header As New HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault)
        header.Content.Start.Insert("Modified : 1 April 2020", New CharacterFormat() With {
                .Size = 14.0,
                .FontColor = Color.DarkGreen
            })

        ' Create the footer with orange text, with font name Elephant and size of 50 pt.
        Dim footer As New HeaderFooter(dc, HeaderFooterType.FooterDefault)
        Dim p As Paragraph = New Paragraph(dc, New Run(dc, "Last modified: 1st June 2021", New CharacterFormat() With {
                .Size = 50.0,
                .FontColor = Color.Orange,
                .FontName = "Elephant"
            }))
        p.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left
        footer.Blocks.Add(p)

        For Each s As Section In dc.Sections
            If s.Blocks.Count > 0 Then
                s.Blocks.RemoveAt(1)
            End If
            s.HeadersFooters.Add(header.Clone(True))
            s.HeadersFooters.Add(footer.Clone(True))
        Next s
        dc.Save(outFile)

        ' Open the results for demonstration purposes.
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(inpFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
    End Sub
End Module
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