# Public Function GetMetadata() as String

**Returns PDF document metadata as XML string.**

**Defined in**

`SwPDFDocument`

**Syntax**

`metadata = swPDFDocument.GetMetadata()`

**Return value**

Metadata as XML string.

Root XML node is "**pdf-info**".

Child nodes have two attributes:

* "**meta name**" which holds field name or custom meta key
* "**content**" which holds field value or custom meta value

XML Sample:

![](/files/-MlGDjvTVaa9isxT2hqT)


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