PDFFileElement: password property

Value

A string. The default is the empty string. Setting it opens the file again.

A file that needs a password fires error with PDF.js's PasswordException until it gets the right one; it is not retried through the proxy.

Examples

Asking for a password

const file = document.querySelector("pdf-file");
file.addEventListener("error", (event) => {
  if (event.detail?.name === "PasswordException") file.password = prompt("Password?");
});

Specifications

Not part of any specification. <pdf-file> and <pdf-page> are autonomous custom elements defined by WebPDF.pro. It implements:

Browser compatibility

See also

• error