Highlight annotation is not getting deleted from Comment list

[kundan24352562]

Hello,

When I delete annotation using PDPageRemoveAnnot method, it deletes the annotation from the page successfully.

But when I look at the comment tab, it still remains there.

Here is my code snipet to find and delete required highlight annotation:

for (int i2 = 0; i2 < PDPageGetNumAnnots(page); i2++) {
  //Get a specific annotation
  annot = PDPageGetAnnot(page, i2);
  if (PDAnnotIsValid(annot)){
  //Determine if the annotation is a Highlight annotation
  if (PDAnnotGetSubtype(annot) == ASAtomFromString("Highlight")) {
  //Create a character pointer to store the annotation's text
  char * annBuf;
  ASInt32 bufSize = PDTextAnnotGetContents(annot, NULL, 0) + 1;
  //Allocate the size of bufSize to the character pointer
  annBuf = (char*)ASmalloc((os_size_t)bufSize);
  //Populate annBuf with the annotation's text
  PDTextAnnotGetContents(annot, annBuf, bufSize);
  //Compare the contents of annBuf with a string
  if (strcmp(annBuf, ident) == 0){
  annotPageNum = i;
  ASFixedRect frect;
  PDAnnotGetRect(annot, &frect);
  PDPageRemoveAnnot(page, PDPageGetAnnotIndex(page, annot));
  break;
  }
  }
  }
}

Can you please help what am missing here?

Thank you in advance!

[kundan24352562]

Any updates on this?

[Test Screen Name]

What, after 2 hours??

[kundan24352562]

Sorry, but its urgent!

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

In that case you need to pay somebody to solve your problem. The people you meet here in the forums are volunteering their time. We are not getting paid to help you with your problems, and we can therefore only do that once everything else is taken care of: Eating, sleeping, family, earning a living, ...

[Test Screen Name]

Then it would be best to raise a support case. I believe it is $200 to do this, please let us know if you find out how.

[lrosenth]

PDPageRemoveAnnot() is the correct approach. If the annot isn’t removed from the list, then I would call that a bug n Acrobat/Reader. What version are you using?

[kundan24352562]

I am using 2017 Release (Continuous) | Version 2017.009.20044

I have downloaded it from Acrobat Creative Cloud.

[Test Screen Name]

Now I have time to review your code I can see it will fail badly if there is more than one highlight annotation, because it has the classic bug "sitting on the tree branch to saw it off". Go through the Annots backwards.

[kundan24352562]

Hello Irosenth,

As you said, PDPageRemoveAnnot() is the correct approach. Comments are still there in comment list.

When I click on that comment box, the border area of the annotation that was deleted is highlighted.

Thanks

[Test Screen Name]

As I said your code may not actually delete all annots  if there is more than one.

[kundan24352562]

Thank you for your help.

I got the solution.

I used :

CosObj cosObj = PDAnnotGetCosObj(annot);

CosObjDestroy(cosObj);

after the PDPageRemoveAnnot() method.

It worked

[Test Screen Name]

Glad to hear it. I hope you also fixed the critical bug I identified.

[kundan24352562]

Yes, Thank you!