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# PDFAction

An action that is performed when, for example, a PDF annotation is activated or an outline item is clicked.

```
class PDFAction
```

## Overview

A `PDFAction` object represents an action associated with a PDF element, such as an annotation or a link, that the viewer application can perform. See the Adobe PDF Specification for more about actions and action types.

`PDFAction` is an abstract superclass of the following concrete classes:

- `PDFActionGoTo`
- `PDFActionNamed`
- `PDFActionRemoteGoTo`
- `PDFActionResetForm`
- `PDFActionURL`

## Topics

### Action Types

[`PDFActionGoTo`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFActionGoTo)

`PDFActionGoTo`, a subclass of `PDFAction`, defines methods for getting and setting the destination of a go-to action.

[`PDFActionNamed`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFActionNamed)

`PDFActionNamed` defines methods used to work with actions in PDF documents, some of which are named in the Adobe PDF Specification.

[`PDFActionRemoteGoTo`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFActionRemoteGoTo)

`PDFActionRemoteGoTo`, a subclass of `PDFAction`, defines methods for getting and setting the destination of a go-to action that targets another document.

[`PDFActionResetForm`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFActionResetForm)

`PDFActionResetForm`, a subclass of `PDFAction`, defines methods for getting and clearing fields in a PDF form.

[`PDFActionURL`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFActionURL)

`PDFActionURL`, a subclass of `PDFAction`, defines methods for getting and setting the URL associated with a URL action.

[`PDFActionNamedName`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFActionNamedName)

### Getting the Action Type

[`type`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFAction/type)

Returns the type of the action.


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