How to test if a PDF is compatible with the PDF/A standard in C# using PDF Extractor SDK

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How to test if a PDF is compatible with the PDF/A standard in C# using PDF Extractor SDK

The sample below shows how to test if a PDF document is compatible with the PDF/A standard in C# using PDF Extractor SDK.

PDF-A Compatibility Test in C#

using System;
using Bytescout.PDFExtractor;
 
namespace PDFATest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create Bytescout.PDFExtractor.PDFAValidator instance
            PDFAValidator validator = new PDFAValidator();
            validator.RegistrationName ="demo";
            validator.RegistrationKey = "demo";
 
            // Load sample PDF document
            validator.LoadDocumentFromFile("good0016.pdf");
             
            if (validator.IsPDFA)
                Console.WriteLine("This file conforms to the PDF/A standard");
            else
                Console.WriteLine("This file doesn't conform to the PDF/A standard. Check .ValidationErros for the list of errors");
 
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue...");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

PDF-A Compatibility Test in C#

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