ISO 21757-1:2020

Document management — ECMAScript for PDF — Part 1: Use of ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0)

This document defines a set of ECMAScript object types for automating and interacting with PDF documents and the contents of such documents.

Gestion de documents — ECMAScript pour PDF — Partie 1: Titre manque

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Dec-2020
• ICS: 35.240.30 - IT applications in information, documentation and publishing
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 2 - Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 2/WG 7 - PDF/Engineering
• Current Stage: 9020 - International Standard under periodical review
• Start Date: 15-Oct-2025
• Completion Date: 15-Oct-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 21757-1
First edition
2020-12
Document management — ECMAScript
for PDF —
Part 1:
Use of ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0)
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ISO 2020
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Contents Page
Foreword .ix
Introduction .x
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Notation . 1
5 Syntax . 2
5.1 General . 2
5.2 Method arguments. 2
6 Paths . 2
7 Safe path . 2
8 Privileged context . 3
9 Privileged versus non-privileged context . 3
10 ECMAScript API . 3
10.1 General . 3
10.2 Annotation . 3
10.2.1 General. 3
10.2.2 Annotation types . 4
10.2.3 Annotation properties . . 5
10.2.4 Annotation methods .13
10.2.5 Annotation examples .15
10.3 AnnotRichMedia .17
10.3.1 General.17
10.3.2 AnnotRichMedia properties .17
10.4 Annot3D .17
10.4.1 General.17
10.4.2 Annot3D properties .17
10.5 app .18
10.5.1 General.18
10.5.2 app properties .18
10.5.3 app methods .20
10.6 Bookmark .30
10.6.1 General.30
10.6.2 Bookmark properties .30
10.6.3 Bookmark methods .31
10.6.4 Bookmark Examples .32
10.7 Certificate .33
10.7.1 General.33
10.7.2 Certificate properties .34
10.8 color .36
10.8.1 General.36
10.8.2 color arrays .36
10.8.3 color properties .36
10.8.4 color methods .37
10.9 collection .38
10.9.1 General.38
10.9.2 collection properties .38
10.9.3 collection methods .38
10.10 collectionField .40
10.10.1 General.40
10.10.2 collectionField properties .40
10.11 Data .41
10.11.1 General.41
10.11.2 Data properties .42
10.11.3 Data methods .42
10.12 Dialog .43
10.12.1 General.43
10.12.2 Dialog methods .43
10.13 Doc .44
10.13.1 General.44
10.13.2 Doc properties .45
10.13.3 Doc methods .49
10.14 Embedded PDF .89
10.14.1 General.89
10.14.2 Embedded PDF properties .90
10.14.3 Embedded PDF methods .91
10.15 Error .91
10.15.1 General.91
10.15.2 Error properties .92
10.15.3 Error methods .92
10.16 event .93
10.16.1 General.93
10.16.2 Event type/name combinations .93
10.16.3 Document Event Processing .99
10.16.4 Form event processing . .99
10.16.5 event properties .100
10.17 Field .105
10.17.1 General.105
10.17.2 Field versus widget attributes .106
10.17.3 Field properties.106
10.17.4 Field methods .118
10.18 FullScreen .135
10.18.1 General.135
10.18.2 FullScreen properties .135
10.19 global .136
10.19.1 General.136
10.19.2 Creating global properties .136
10.19.3 Deleting global properties .137
10.19.4 Global object security policy .137
10.19.5 global object methods .137
10.20 HostContainer .138
10.20.1 General.138
10.20.2 HostContainer properties .139
10.20.3 HostContainer methods .140
10.21 Icon .141
10.21.1 General.141
10.21.2 icon Properties .141
10.22 Link .141
10.22.1 General.141
10.22.2 Link properties .141
10.22.3 Link methods .142
10.23 Net .142
10.23.1 General.142
10.23.2 Net properties .142
10.23.3 Net methods .144
10.24 OCG .146
10.24.1 General.146
10.24.2 OCG properties .146
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10.24.3 OCG methods .147
10.25 PrintParams .148
10.25.1 General.148
10.25.2 PrintParams properties .148
10.26 RDN .151
10.26.1 General.151
10.26.2 RDN properties .152
10.27 ReadStream .152
10.27.1 General.152
10.27.2 ReadStream methods .152
10.28 security .153
10.28.1 General.153
10.28.2 security constants .153
10.28.3 security Properties . .153
10.28.4 security Methods .154
10.29 SecurityHandler .157
10.29.1 General.157
10.29.2 SecurityHandler properties .157
10.29.3 SecurityHandler methods .160
10.30 SecurityPolicy .163
10.30.1 General.163
10.30.2 SecurityPolicy properties .163
10.31 SignatureInfo .163
10.31.1 General.163
10.31.2 SignatureInfo Base properties .163
10.31.3 SignatureInfo object public key security handler properties.165
10.31.4 Modification Detection and Prevention (MDP) Values .168
10.32 SOAP .168
10.32.1 General.168
10.32.2 SOAP properties .169
10.32.3 SOAP methods .169
10.33 Span .181
10.33.1 General.181
10.33.2 Span properties .181
10.34 Template .183
10.34.1 General.183
10.34.2 Template properties . .183
10.34.3 Template methods .183
10.35 Thermometer .184
10.35.1 General.184
10.35.2 Thermometer properties .184
10.35.3 Thermometer methods .185
10.36 this .185
10.36.1 General.185
10.36.2 Variable and function name conflicts .186
10.37 util .186
10.37.1 General.186
10.37.2 util methods .186
11 ECMAScript 3D API .193
11.1 General .193
11.1.1 Basic Objects .193
11.1.2 Scene object . .193
11.1.3 Canvas object .193
11.1.4 Runtime object . .194
11.1.5 Resource objects .194
11.2 Event handlers.194
11.2.1 General.194
11.2.2 CameraEvent .194
11.2.3 KeyEvent .194
11.2.4 MouseEvent .194
11.2.5 RenderEvent .195
11.2.6 ScrollWheelEvent .195
11.2.7 SelectionEvent . . .195
11.2.8 TimeEvent .195
11.2.9 ToolEvent .195
12 Object overview .196
12.1 General .196
12.2 Animation .196
12.2.1 General.196
12.2.2 Animation properties .196
12.3 Background .196
12.3.1 General.196
12.3.2 Background object properties .196
12.3.3 Background object methods .196
12.4 BoundingBox .197
12.4.1 General.197
12.4.2 BoundingBox properties .197
12.5 Camera .197
12.5.1 General.197
12.5.2 Camera properties .198
12.5.3 Camera methods .199
12.6 CameraEvent .199
12.6.1 General.199
12.6.2 CameraEvent properties .199
12.7 CameraEventHandler .200
12.7.1 General.200
12.7.2 CameraEventHandler methods .200
12.8 Canvas .201
12.8.1 General.201
12.8.2 Canvas properties .201
12.8.3 Canvas methods .201
12.9 ClippingPlane .202
12.9.1 General.202
12.9.2 ClippingPlane Methods .202
12.10 Color .202
12.10.1 General.202
12.10.2 Color properties .202
12.10.3 Color methods .202
12.11 HitInfo .203
12.11.1 General.203
12.11.2 HitInfo properties .204
12.12 Host .204
12.12.1 General.204
12.13 Image .204
12.13.1 General.204
12.13.2 Image properties.204
12.13.3 Image methods .204
12.14 KeyEvent .205
12.14.1 General.205
12.14.2 KeyEvent properties .205
12.15 KeyEventHandler .207
12.15.1 General.207
12.15.2 KeyEventHandler methods .208
12.16 Light .208
12.16.1 General.208
12.16.2 Light properties .208
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12.17 Material .209
12.17.1 General.
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