Decrypt Method

public bool Decrypt( 
   string password
)

'Declaration
 

Public Function Decrypt( _
   ByVal password As String _
) As Boolean

'Usage
 

Dim instance As Document
Dim password As String
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.Decrypt(password)

public boolean decrypt(String password)
            

public:
bool Decrypt( 
   String^ password
) 

Parameters

password

String containing the password phrase to decrypt this document.

In most cases, the Document is ready to use after it has been obtained. However, some documents such as PDF can be encrypted and required a password before it can be parsed and used. Most of the properties and methods of Document will throw an error if the document has not been decrypted. IsEncrypted can be used to check if the document is encrypted and if so, Decrypt must be called with a password obtained from the user to unlock the document. When that happens, the value of IsDecrypted becomes true and the document is ready to be used. Note that IsEncrypted will stay true to indicate the original state of the document.

For more information, refer to Loading Encrypted Files Using the Documents Library.

For an example, refer to IsEncrypted.

Target Platforms

Reference

Document Class
Document Members