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How to set transparency level for drawings added into PDF document using Bytescout.PDF library for .NET
Drawing transparent objects using Bytescout.PDF drawing API functions
This example demonstrates how to add drawings with alpha transparency into PDF document using Bytescout.PDF library

Download example source code: bytescoutpdf/bytescoutpdf_transparent_drawings.zip (4 KB)
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Bytescout.PDF;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace HelloWorld
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create main PDF Doc Engine
PDFDocEngine engine = new PDFDocEngine("", "");
// Add new document
Document document = engine.AddDocument();
// Append new page to the document
Page page = document.AddPage(PageSizeType.A3, PageOrientationType.LandScape);
// Create new drawing
Drawing drawing = page.AddDrawing();
// Line width
const double lineWidth = 3.0f;
// Set Line Width
drawing.SetLineWidth(lineWidth);
// Save the current graphics state on the graphics state stack
drawing.StateStore();
// Create new graphic state
DrawingState drawingState = new DrawingState(document);
// Set fill alpha blending to 30%
drawingState.AlphaFill = 0.3f;
// Set lines alpha blending to 100%
drawingState.AlphaStroke = 1.0f;
// Set graphic state as current
drawing.SetGState(drawingState);
// Create yellow fill color
Color yellowColor = Drawing.RGBToColor(255, 218, 11);
// Set fill color
drawing.SetFillColor(yellowColor);
// Draw rectangle
drawing.rectangle(100.0f, 100.0f, 400.0f, 400.0f);
// Fill and stroke rectangle
drawing.FillAndStroke();
// Restore the current graphics state from the graphics state stack
drawing.StateRestore();
drawing.StateStore();
// Create new graphic state
drawingState = new DrawingState(document);
// Set alpha blending to shapes
drawingState.AlphaIsShape = true;
// Set fill alpha blending to 70%
drawingState.AlphaFill = 0.7f;
// Set lines alpha blending to 100%
drawingState.AlphaStroke = 1.0f;
// Set graphic state as current
drawing.SetGState(drawingState);
// Create green fill color
Color greenColor = Drawing.RGBToColor(30, 131, 35);
// Set fill color
drawing.SetFillColor(greenColor);
// Create new path
drawing.NewPath();
// Draw from point with coordinate (200, 200)...
drawing.MoveTo(200.0f, 200.0f);
// ... to point with coordinate (200, 600) and then ...
drawing.LineTo(200.0f, 600.0f);
// ... to point with coordinate (600, 600) and then ...
drawing.LineTo(600.0f, 600.0f);
// ... to point with coordinate (600, 200).
drawing.LineTo(600.0f, 200.0f);
// Close new path
drawing.ClosePath();
// Fill shape
drawing.Fill();
// Restore the current graphics state from the graphics state stack
drawing.StateRestore();
// Closing drawing on the page
drawing.Close();
// Save document
document.Save("AlphaBlending.pdf");
// open generated PDF document in default PDF viewer installed in Windows
Process.Start("AlphaBlending.pdf");
}
}
}
Download example source code: bytescoutpdf/bytescoutpdf_transparent_drawings.zip (4 KB)
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