ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Draw Text String in PDF

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How to draw text string in PDF in C# with ByteScout PDF SDK

How to draw text string in PDF in C#

The sample source codes on this page shows how to draw text string in PDF in C#. ByteScout PDF SDK is the pdf library that can create, update and modify PDF files. Supports text with fonts and style selections, layers, form fields, drawing lines and objects, automatic tables, images. Can be used to create and fill pdf forms. It can be used to draw text string in PDF using C#.

C# code samples for C# developers help to speed up coding of your application when using ByteScout PDF SDK. Follow the instructions from the scratch to work and copy the C# code. Code testing will allow the function to be tested and work properly with your data.

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Program.cs

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

using Brush = Bytescout.PDF.Brush;
using Font = Bytescout.PDF.Font;
using Pen = Bytescout.PDF.Pen;
using SolidBrush = Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush;
using StringFormat = Bytescout.PDF.StringFormat;

namespace DrawString
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to draw a text.
    /// </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);

            // Draw simple text
            Font font = new Font("Arial", 24);
            Brush blackBrush = new SolidBrush();
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Simple text.", font, blackBrush, 20, 20);

            // Draw text with alignment in specified rectangle
            StringFormat stringFormat = new StringFormat();
            stringFormat.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Right;
            stringFormat.VerticalAlign = VerticalAlign.Bottom;
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Aligned text", font, blackBrush, new RectangleF(20, 100, 200, 60), stringFormat);
            page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(new SolidPen(), 20, 100, 200, 60);

            // Draw colored text
            Font boldFont = new Font("Arial", 32, true, false, false, false);
            Brush redBrush = new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0));
            Pen bluePen = new SolidPen(new ColorRGB(0, 0, 255));
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Colored text", boldFont, redBrush, 20, 200);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Outlined colored text", boldFont, redBrush, bluePen, 20, 240);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Outlined transparent text", boldFont, bluePen, 20, 280);
            
            // 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);
        }
    }
}