ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Add Page Numbers

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How to add page numbers in C# using ByteScout PDF SDK

The tutorial below will demonstrate how to add page numbers in C#

With this source code sample you may quickly learn how to add page numbers in C#. What is ByteScout PDF SDK? It is the SDK for pdf documents generation, modification and updates. Can also generate and fill PDF forms. Provides support for text (fonts, style, size, font family), layers, pdf form fields, vector and raster drawings. It can help you to add page numbers in your C# application.

This code snippet below for ByteScout PDF SDK works best when you need to quickly add page numbers in your C# application. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instruction. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample codes in C#.

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Program.cs

      using Bytescout.PDF;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Font = Bytescout.PDF.Font;
using SolidBrush = Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush;

namespace AddHeaderAndFooter
{
    class Program
    {
        #region Declarations

        private enum PageNoStyle
        {
            TopLeft,
            TopRight,
            BottomLeft,
            BottomRight
        }

        #endregion

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                using (Document doc = new Document())
                {
                    // Add registration keys
                    doc.RegistrationName = "demo";
                    doc.RegistrationKey = "demo";

                    // Load document
                    doc.Load("sample.pdf");

                    // Write template in each pages
                    for (int i = 0; i < doc.Pages.Count; i++)
                    {
                        Page currentPage = doc.Pages[i];
                        _AddPageNo(currentPage, "Page #" + (i + 1), PageNoStyle.BottomRight);
                    }

                    // Save output file
                    doc.Save("result.pdf");
                }

                // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
                ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
                processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
                Process.Start(processStartInfo);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Press enter key to exit...");
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Add Page No
        /// </summary>
        private static void _AddPageNo(Page currentPage, string pageNoText, PageNoStyle pageNoStyle)
        {
            float float_left = 10;
            float float_top = 10;

            switch (pageNoStyle)
            {
                case PageNoStyle.TopRight:
                    float_left = currentPage.Width - 60;
                    break;
                case PageNoStyle.BottomLeft:
                    float_top = currentPage.Height - 20;
                    break;
                case PageNoStyle.BottomRight:
                    float_top = currentPage.Height - 20;
                    float_left = currentPage.Width - 60;
                    break;
                case PageNoStyle.TopLeft:
                default:
                    break;
            }

            // Draw/Write page no
            currentPage.Canvas.DrawString(pageNoText,
                new Font(StandardFonts.CourierBold, 12),
                new SolidBrush(),
                float_left,
                float_top);
        }

    }
}