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How to add javascript action to pdf with pdf sdk in C# with ByteScout PDF Suite

Learning is essential in computer world and the tutorial below will demonstrate how to add javascript action to pdf with pdf sdk in C#

Source code documentation samples give simple and easy method to install a needed feature into your application. ByteScout PDF Suite is the set that includes 6 SDK products to work with PDF from generating rich PDF reports to extracting data from PDF documents and converting them to HTML. This bundle includes PDF (Generator) SDK, PDF Renderer SDK, PDF Extractor SDK, PDF to HTML SDK, PDF Viewer SDK and PDF Generator SDK for Javascript and you can use it to add javascript action to pdf with pdf sdk with C#.

This prolific sample source code in C# for ByteScout PDF Suite contains various functions and other necessary options you should do calling the API to add javascript action to pdf with pdf sdk. Just copy and paste the code into your C# application’s code and follow the instructions. Further improvement of the code will make it more robust.

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Program.cs

      using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace JavaScriptActionExample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to add JavaScript actions to document events.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Create new document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
            // Add page
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(new Page(PaperFormat.A4));

            // Add action to document open event
            JavaScriptAction onOpenDocument = new JavaScriptAction("app.alert(\"OnOpenDocument\",3)");
            pdfDocument.OnOpenDocument = onOpenDocument;

            // Add action to document close event
            JavaScriptAction onBeforeClosing = new JavaScriptAction("app.alert(\"OnBeforeClosing\",3)");
            pdfDocument.OnBeforeClosing = onBeforeClosing;
            
            // 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);
        }
    }
}