Class PdfMetaData

A class defining PDF file meta-data.

Allows File meta-data to be read and set including: Authors, File Dates, Keywords, Title and Subject

Implemented in MetaData.

Inheritance

System.Object

PdfMetaData

Namespace: IronPdf.MetaData

Assembly: IronPdf.dll

Syntax

public class PdfMetaData : Object

Properties

Author

Gets or sets the Author of the document.

Declaration

public string Author { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The author name as a string.

CreationDate

Gets or sets the PDF file creation DateTime.

Declaration

public DateTime CreationDate { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.DateTime	DateTime of PDF file creation as a Local Time. Use CreationDate.ToUniversalTime() to return a UTC DateTime

Creator

Gets or sets the Creator of the document.

Declaration

public string Creator { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The creator name as a string.

CustomProperties

Property defining custom metadata properties of the document.

Declaration

public PdfCustomMetadataProperties CustomProperties { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfCustomMetadataProperties

Keywords

Gets or sets the Keywords of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF.

Declaration

public string Keywords { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The Keywords of the document as a string. It is customary to use comma separation between keywords.

ModifiedDate

Gets or sets the PDF file last-modified DateTime.

Declaration

public DateTime ModifiedDate { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.DateTime	DateTime of PDF file modification as a Local Time. Use ModifiedDate.ToUniversalTime() to return a UTC DateTime.

Producer

Gets or sets the Producer of the document.

Declaration

public string Producer { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The producer name as a string.

Subject

Gets or sets the Subject of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF, and may appear in PDF viewer software.

Declaration

public string Subject { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The Subject of the document as a string.

Title

Gets or sets the Title of the document. This helps search indexes and operating systems correctly index the PDF, and may appear in PDF viewer software.

Declaration

public string Title { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The Title of the document as a string.

Methods

Keys()

Gets all avaliable Metadata keys of the document.

Declaration

public List<string> Keys()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<System.String>

RemoveMetadataKey(String)

Removes a Metadata key of the document.

Declaration

public void RemoveMetadataKey(string key)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	key