ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Add URI Link Action in PDF

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How to add URI link action in PDF in C# with ByteScout PDF SDK

This code in C# shows how to add URI link action in PDF with this how to tutorial

The sample source codes on this page shows how to add URI link action in PDF in C#. Want to add URI link action in PDF in your C# app? ByteScout PDF SDK is designed for it. ByteScout PDF SDK is the component to help programmers in generating new pdf files, modifying and updating existing pdf documents or pdf forms. Provides support for auto-filling pdf forms, adding text with adjustable font, style, size, font family, new form fields, vector and raster drawings.

The SDK samples like this one below explain how to quickly make your application do add URI link action in PDF in C# with the help of ByteScout PDF SDK. In your C# project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Further enhancement of the code will make it more vigorous.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace UriAction
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to create URI (link) action.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Create new document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
            // Add page
            Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);

            // Add button
            PushButton button = new PushButton(20, 20, 150, 25, "button1");
            button.Caption = "BYTESCOUT.COM";
            // Add URI action
            URIAction action = new URIAction(new Uri("http://bytescout.com/"));
            button.OnActivated = action;
            page.Annotations.Add(button);
            
            // Save document to file
            pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf");

            // Cleanup 
            pdfDocument.Dispose();

            // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
            Process.Start(processStartInfo);
        }
    }
}