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Get OpenAction metadata using Advanced properties
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Using the Advanced properties, you can get the initial View mode (managed by Acrobat) from metadata, check the below code:
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String viewMode = "Fit"; Ref ref = m_doc.Advance_GetRef(); if(ref != null) { Obj rootObj = m_doc.Advance_GetObj(ref); if(rootObj != null) { int count = rootObj.DictGetItemCount(); for(int cur = 0; cur < count; cur++) { String tag = rootObj.DictGetItemTag(cur); Obj item = rootObj.DictGetItem(cur); if(tag.equals("OpenAction") && item.GetType() == 8) { rootObj = m_doc.Advance_GetObj(item.GetReference()); if(rootObj.DictGetItemCount() > 0 && rootObj.DictGetItem(0).GetType() == 6) { item = rootObj.DictGetItem(0); int arrayCount = item.ArrayGetItemCount(); if(arrayCount > 1) { viewMode = item.ArrayGetItem(1).GetName(); break; } } } } } }