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How to use pdf layers with pdf sdk in VB.NET using ByteScout PDF Suite

This code in VB.NET shows how to use pdf layers with pdf sdk with this how to tutorial

An easy to understand sample source code to learn how to use pdf layers with pdf sdk in VB.NET ByteScout PDF Suite can use pdf layers with pdf sdk. It can be applied from VB.NET. 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.

Want to quickly learn? This fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout PDF Suite for VB.NET plus the guidelines and the code below will help you quickly learn how to use pdf layers with pdf sdk. Simply copy and paste in your VB.NET project or application you and then run your app! This basic programming language sample code for VB.NET will do the whole work for you to use pdf layers with pdf sdk.

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Imports System.Drawing Imports Bytescout.PDF ''' <summary> ''' This example demonstrates how to add layers with optional content. ''' </summary> Class Program Shared Sub Main() ' Create new document Dim pdfDocument = New Document() pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo" pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo" ' Add page Dim page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4) pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page) Dim canvas = page.Canvas ' Add main layer Dim allContents = New Layer("Main Layer") canvas.BeginMarkedContent(allContents) ' Add sub-layer Dim layer1 = New Layer("Square") canvas.BeginMarkedContent(layer1) canvas.DrawRectangle(New Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush(New ColorRGB(0, 255, 0)), 20, 20, 100, 100) canvas.EndMarkedContent() ' Add second sub-layer Dim layer2 = New Layer("Circle") canvas.BeginMarkedContent(layer2) canvas.DrawCircle(New Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush(New ColorRGB(255, 0, 0)), 70, 180, 50) canvas.EndMarkedContent() ' Add third sub-layer Dim layer3 = New Layer("Triangle") canvas.BeginMarkedContent(layer3) canvas.DrawPolygon(New Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush(New ColorRGB(0, 0, 255)), New PointF() {New PointF(20, 340), New PointF(70, 240), New PointF(120, 340)}) canvas.EndMarkedContent() canvas.EndMarkedContent() pdfDocument.OptionalContents.Layers.Add(layer1) pdfDocument.OptionalContents.Layers.Add(layer2) pdfDocument.OptionalContents.Layers.Add(layer3) pdfDocument.OptionalContents.Layers.Add(allContents) ' Configure layers ' Group sub-layers Dim group = New OptionalContentGroup() group.Add(New OptionalContentGroupLayer(layer1)) group.Add(New OptionalContentGroupLayer(layer2)) group.Add(New OptionalContentGroupLayer(layer3)) ' Order sub-layers pdfDocument.OptionalContents.Configuration.Order.Add(New OptionalContentGroupLayer(allContents)) pdfDocument.OptionalContents.Configuration.Order.Add(group) ' Make the third layer invisible by default (for example) pdfDocument.OptionalContents.Configuration.OFF.Add(layer3) ' Force the PDF viewer to show the layers panel initially pdfDocument.PageMode = PageMode.OptionalContent ' Save document to file pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf") ' Cleanup pdfDocument.Dispose() ' Open document in default PDF viewer app Process.Start("result.pdf") End Sub End Class

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