PdfString Class

Represents a basic PDF object that consists of a series of zero or more bytes.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Namespace: SautinSoft.Pdf.Objects
Assembly: SautinSoft.Pdf (in SautinSoft.Pdf.dll) Version: 2026.1.20

Syntax

public abstract class PdfString : PdfBasicValue, 
	IEnumerable<byte>, IEnumerable

Public MustInherit Class PdfString
	Inherits PdfBasicValue
	Implements IEnumerable(Of Byte), IEnumerable

The PdfString type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Form	Gets the form in which this PdfString instance shall be written.
	Item	Gets the Byte value at a specified position in the current PdfString instance.
	Length	Gets the number of bytes in the current PdfString instance.
	ObjectType	Gets the String value. (Overrides PdfBasicObjectObjectType)

Methods

	Name	Description
	Create(DateTimeOffset)	Creates the date PdfString instance from the specified DateTimeOffset value.
	Create(String)	Creates the literal text PdfString instance from the specified String value.
	Create(String, IPdfEncoding, PdfStringForm)	Creates the PdfString instance from the specified String value.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to this PdfString instance. (Overrides PdfBasicValueEquals(Object))
	GetHashCode	Returns a hash code for this PdfString instance. (Overrides PdfBasicValueGetHashCode)
	ToString	Returns a String that represents this PdfString instance. (Overrides PdfBasicObjectToString)
	ToString(IPdfEncoding)	Returns a String that represents this PdfString instance in the specified encoding.