XpsSignatureDefinition.SignBy Property

Definition

Gets or sets the date and time by which the requested signer must sign the parts of the specified document.

public DateTime? SignBy { get; set; }

Property Value

A (Nullable) DateTime that represents the deadline by which the signer must sign the package. The default value is null.

Examples

The following example shows how to set this property.


private void SignatureDefinitionCommandHandler(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    SignatureDefinition sigDefDialog = new SignatureDefinition();
    if (sigDefDialog.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
    {
        XpsSignatureDefinition signatureDefinition = new XpsSignatureDefinition();
        signatureDefinition.RequestedSigner = sigDefDialog.RequestedSigner.Text;
        signatureDefinition.Intent = sigDefDialog.Intent.Text;
        signatureDefinition.SigningLocale = sigDefDialog.SigningLocale.Text;
        try
        {
            signatureDefinition.SignBy = DateTime.Parse(sigDefDialog.SignBy.Text);
        }
        catch (FormatException)
        {
        }
        signatureDefinition.SpotId = Guid.NewGuid();
        IXpsFixedDocumentSequenceReader docSeq = _xpsDocument.FixedDocumentSequenceReader; //_xpsDocument is type System.Windows.Xps.Packaging.XpsDocument
        IXpsFixedDocumentReader doc = docSeq.FixedDocuments[0];
        doc.AddSignatureDefinition(signatureDefinition);
        doc.CommitSignatureDefinition();
        InitializeSignatureDisplay();
    }
}

Remarks

For more information about the SignBy element of signature definitions in XML Paper Specification (XPS) packages, see the XPS specification, which you can obtain at XPS: Specification and License Downloads.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9