ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Set Link To Page in PDF

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ByteScout PDF SDK – C# – Set Link To Page in PDF

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How to set link to page in PDF in C# and ByteScout PDF SDK

Write code in C# to set link to page in PDF with this step-by-step tutorial

This sample source code below will demonstrate you how to set link to page in PDF in C#. ByteScout PDF SDK is the library 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 and you can use it to set link to page in PDF with C#.

This rich sample source code in C# for ByteScout PDF SDK includes the number of functions and options you should do calling the API to set link to page in PDF. In your C# project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! This basic programming language sample code for C# will do the whole work for you to set link to page in PDF.

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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 SolidBrush = Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush;
using StringFormat = Bytescout.PDF.StringFormat;

namespace LinkToPage
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to create a navigation link to a page.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Create new document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
            // Add two pages
            Page page1 = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page1);
            Page page2 = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page2);

            Font font = new Font(StandardFonts.Times, 12);
            Brush brush = new SolidBrush();
            
            // Create link annotation pointing to Page 2, 200 Points from the top.
            Destination destination = new Destination(page2, 200);
            LinkAnnotation link = new LinkAnnotation(destination, 20, 20, 100, 25);
            link.Color = new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0); // you can change the link color
            page1.Annotations.Add(link);

            // Draw link text (optional)
            page1.Canvas.DrawString("Link to Page 2", font, brush, new RectangleF(20, 20, 100, 25), 
                new StringFormat {HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center, VerticalAlign = VerticalAlign.Center});
            
            // Draw a text at the link target
            page2.Canvas.DrawString("Link target", font, brush, 20, 200);
            
            // 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);
        }
    }
}