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PdfAnnotation
abstract class PdfAnnotation
Represents a PDF annotation on a page of a PDF document. This abstract class provides a base implementation for different types of PDF annotations such as text (FreeTextAnnotation), highlight (HighlightAnnotation) etc
Summary
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| open Int |
Returns the type of the annotation.
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Public methods
getPdfAnnotationType
open fun getPdfAnnotationType(): Int
Returns the type of the annotation.
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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This abstract class provides a base implementation for different types of PDF annotations such as text ([FreeTextAnnotation](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/pdf/component/FreeTextAnnotation)), highlight ([HighlightAnnotation](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/pdf/component/HighlightAnnotation)) etc\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| Public methods ||\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| open [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html) | [getPdfAnnotationType](#getPdfAnnotationType())`()` Returns the type of the annotation. |\n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### getPdfAnnotationType\n\nAdded in [S Extensions 18](https://developer.android.com/sdkExtensions) \n\n```\nopen fun getPdfAnnotationType(): Int\n```\n\nReturns the type of the annotation.\n\n| Return ||\n|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html) | The annotation type. See [PdfAnnotationType](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType) for possible values. Value is [android.graphics.pdf.component.PdfAnnotationType#UNKNOWN](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#UNKNOWN:kotlin.Int), [android.graphics.pdf.component.PdfAnnotationType#FREETEXT](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#FREETEXT:kotlin.Int), [android.graphics.pdf.component.PdfAnnotationType#HIGHLIGHT](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#HIGHLIGHT:kotlin.Int), or [android.graphics.pdf.component.PdfAnnotationType#STAMP](/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/pdf/component/PdfAnnotationType#STAMP:kotlin.Int) |"]]
