Actions Overview

Updated on Jun 3, 2026

The abstract Action class defines a behavior for an annotation. The following classes inherit from Action:

Action Type	Description
GoToAction	Associates the action with a Destination. The GoToAction class exposes the following properties: Destination: The associated destination. NamedDestination: The associated named destination.
UriAction	Associates the action with a URI. The UriAction class exposes the following properties: Uri: The associated URI. IncludeMouseCoordinates: Specifies whether to include the mouse coordinates as query parameters in the URI.
JavaScriptAction	Represents a JavaScript action that exposes the following property: Script: Gets or sets the script.
NamedAction	Represents a named action that exposes the following property: NamedActionType: The type of the action representing the menu item to execute.
ResetFormAction	Represents an action that resets the specified form fields in a document.
LaunchAction	Represents an action that launches an application, usually to open a file.
GoToRAction	("Go-to remote") Goes to a destination in another document.

See Also

• Link
• JavaScript Actions
• Named Actions
• Creating TableCells with GoToAction and UriAction
• Resetting Form Fields