GroupElementCopyWithoutContent Method

Copy a group element without copying its content

Create a new group element, taking a given group element as a template. The newly created group has the same properties, such as geometric transform, clipping, and soft mask, but it's content is empty. The returned object is associated with the given target document but not yet part of it.

Namespace: PdfTools.FourHeights.PdfToolbox.Pdf.Content
Assembly: PdfTools.FourHeights.PdfToolbox (in PdfTools.FourHeights.PdfToolbox.dll) Version: 1.0.0

Syntax

Copy

public static GroupElement CopyWithoutContent(
	Document targetDocument,
	GroupElement groupElement
)

Parameters

targetDocument Document: the output document with which the returned object is associated
groupElement GroupElement: a group element of a different document

Return Value

GroupElement
the new group element, associated with the current document

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
IOException	Error reading from the source document or writing to the target document
ConformanceException	The conformance level of the source document is not compatible with the conformance level of the target document.
ArgumentException	if the targetDocument argument has already been closed
ArgumentException	if the targetDocument argument is read-only
ArgumentException	the groupElement object is not associated with an input document
ArgumentException	the document associated with the groupElement object has already been closed
ArgumentNullException	if targetDocument is .
ArgumentNullException	if groupElement is .

Reference

GroupElement Class

PdfTools.FourHeights.PdfToolbox.Pdf.Content Namespace