ByteScout PDF Suite – C# – Set graphics state for drawing in pdf with pdf sdk

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How to set graphics state for drawing in pdf with pdf sdk in C# with ByteScout PDF Suite

Continuous learning is a crucial part of computer science and this tutorial shows how to set graphics state for drawing in pdf with pdf sdk in C#

The code displayed below will guide you to install an C# app to set graphics state for drawing in pdf with pdf sdk. 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 set graphics state for drawing in pdf with pdf sdk with C#.

The SDK samples given below describe how to quickly make your application do set graphics state for drawing in pdf with pdf sdk in C# with the help of ByteScout PDF Suite. IF you want to implement the functionality, just copy and paste this code for C# below into your code editor with your app, compile and run your application. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample codes in C#.

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Program.cs

      using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace GraphicsState
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to save and restore the graphics state.
    /// </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);
            
            Canvas canvas = page.Canvas;

            // Keep current graphics state
            canvas.SaveGraphicsState();

            // Transform coordinates and draw rectangle
            canvas.TranslateTransform(200, 200);
            canvas.RotateTransform(45);
            canvas.DrawRectangle(new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(0, 0, 255)), 0, 0, 100, 100);

            // Restore the state and draw the same rectangle
            canvas.RestoreGraphicsState();
            canvas.DrawRectangle(new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0)), 200, 200, 100, 100);
            
            // 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);
        }
    }
}