ArcGIS Pro 3.1 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping Namespace / PDFFormat Class / Password Property
Example

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    Password Property (PDFFormat)
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    Gets or sets the password to protect the file. The password will need to be entered when the file is opened.
    Syntax
    public string Password {get; set;}
    Public Property Password As String
    Example
    ExportPDF_Layout
    //This example demonstrates how to export a layout to PDF.
    
    //Added references
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Core;                         //Project
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts;                      //Layout classes
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks;    //QueuedTask
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping;                      //Export formats
    
    public class ExportLayoutToPDFExample
    {
      public static Task ExportLayoutToPDFAsync(string LayoutName, string Path)
      {
        //Reference a layoutitem in a project by name
        LayoutProjectItem layoutItem = Project.Current.GetItems<LayoutProjectItem>().FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name.Equals(LayoutName));
        if (layoutItem == null)
          return Task.FromResult<Layout>(null);
    
        //Create PDF format with appropriate settings
        PDFFormat PDF = new PDFFormat();
        PDF.Resolution = 300;
        PDF.OutputFileName = Path;
        //PDF.Password = "xxx";
    
        return QueuedTask.Run(() =>
        {
                //Export Layout
                Layout lyt = layoutItem.GetLayout(); //Loads and returns the layout associated with a LayoutItem
                if (PDF.ValidateOutputFilePath())
          {
            lyt.Export(PDF);
          }
        });
      }
    }
    ExportPDF_MapFrame
    //This example demonstrates how to export an individual map frame on a layout to PDF.
    
    //Added references
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Core;                         //Project
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts;                      //Layout classes
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Threading.Tasks;    //QueuedTask
    using ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping;                      //Export formats
    
    public class ExportMapFrameToPDFExample
    {
      public static Task ExportMapFrameToPDFAsync(string LayoutName, string MFName, string Path)
      {
        //Reference a layoutitem in a project by name
        LayoutProjectItem layoutItem = Project.Current.GetItems<LayoutProjectItem>().FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name.Equals(LayoutName));
        if (layoutItem == null)
          return Task.FromResult<Layout>(null);
    
        //Create PDF format with appropriate settings
        PDFFormat PDF = new PDFFormat();
        PDF.Resolution = 300;
        PDF.OutputFileName = Path;
        //PDF.Password = "xxx";
    
        return QueuedTask.Run(() =>
        {
                //Export MapFrame
                Layout lyt = layoutItem.GetLayout(); //Loads and returns the layout associated with a LayoutItem
                MapFrame mf = lyt.FindElement(MFName) as MapFrame;
          PDF.OutputFileName = Path;
          if (PDF.ValidateOutputFilePath())
          {
            mf.Export(PDF);
          }
        });
      }
    }
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
    See Also