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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: 2024.4.24
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 30-day 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 30-day 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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