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The sample source codes on this page shows how to get selection points with PDF viewer UI application in C#. ByteScout PDF Viewer SDK is the visual component that you can use to quickly create your own pdf viewer application or add pdf vieweing functionality into your existing app. into your WinForms application. Includes support for selection using mouse, returns coordinates, you may add custom painting on top of pdf displayed and you can use it to get selection points with PDF viewer UI application with C#.
This rich sample source code in C# for ByteScout PDF Viewer SDK includes the number of functions and options you should do calling the API to get selection points with PDF viewer UI application. In your C# project or application you may simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Further enhancement of the code will make it more vigorous.
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namespace Sample_UI_Application
{
partial class Form1
{
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && (components != null))
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.pdfViewerControl1 = new Bytescout.PDFViewer.PDFViewerControl();
this.toolStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip();
this.tsbOpen = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton();
this.btnGetSelectionPoints = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.txtSelectionPixel = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.toolStrip1.SuspendLayout();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// pdfViewerControl1
//
this.pdfViewerControl1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.pdfViewerControl1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ButtonShadow;
this.pdfViewerControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(-13, 127);
this.pdfViewerControl1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4);
this.pdfViewerControl1.MouseMode = Bytescout.PDFViewer.MouseMode.Selection;
this.pdfViewerControl1.Name = "pdfViewerControl1";
this.pdfViewerControl1.RegistrationKey = null;
this.pdfViewerControl1.RegistrationName = null;
this.pdfViewerControl1.ResetRotationOnPageChange = false;
this.pdfViewerControl1.Scale = 100;
this.pdfViewerControl1.SelectionColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
this.pdfViewerControl1.ShowImageObjects = true;
this.pdfViewerControl1.ShowTextObjects = true;
this.pdfViewerControl1.ShowVectorObjects = true;
this.pdfViewerControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1240, 605);
this.pdfViewerControl1.TabIndex = 0;
//
// toolStrip1
//
this.toolStrip1.ImageScalingSize = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 20);
this.toolStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
this.tsbOpen});
this.toolStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
this.toolStrip1.Name = "toolStrip1";
this.toolStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1240, 27);
this.toolStrip1.TabIndex = 1;
this.toolStrip1.Text = "toolStrip1";
//
// tsbOpen
//
this.tsbOpen.Image = global::Sample_UI_Application.Properties.Resources.folder_page;
this.tsbOpen.ImageTransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta;
this.tsbOpen.Name = "tsbOpen";
this.tsbOpen.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(99, 24);
this.tsbOpen.Text = "&Open PDF";
this.tsbOpen.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.tsbOpen_Click);
//
// btnGetSelectionPoints
//
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(5, 41);
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.Name = "btnGetSelectionPoints";
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(172, 69);
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.TabIndex = 2;
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.Text = "Get Selection Points";
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.btnGetSelectionPoints.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btnGetSelectionPoints_Click);
//
// label1
//
this.label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Underline))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(183, 41);
this.label1.Name = "label1";
this.label1.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.Yes;
this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(277, 25);
this.label1.TabIndex = 3;
this.label1.Text = "Selection in PDF Units";
//
// label2
//
this.label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Underline))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(183, 85);
this.label2.Name = "label2";
this.label2.RightToLeft = System.Windows.Forms.RightToLeft.Yes;
this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(277, 25);
this.label2.TabIndex = 4;
this.label2.Text = "Selection in Pixels";
//
// txtSelectionPDFUnit
//
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10.2F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(466, 41);
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit.Multiline = true;
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit.Name = "txtSelectionPDFUnit";
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit.ReadOnly = true;
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(761, 25);
this.txtSelectionPDFUnit.TabIndex = 5;
//
// txtSelectionPixel
//
this.txtSelectionPixel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10.2F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.txtSelectionPixel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(466, 85);
this.txtSelectionPixel.Multiline = true;
this.txtSelectionPixel.Name = "txtSelectionPixel";
this.txtSelectionPixel.ReadOnly = true;
this.txtSelectionPixel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(761, 25);
this.txtSelectionPixel.TabIndex = 6;
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(8F, 16F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(1240, 663);
this.Controls.Add(this.txtSelectionPixel);
this.Controls.Add(this.txtSelectionPDFUnit);
this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
this.Controls.Add(this.btnGetSelectionPoints);
this.Controls.Add(this.pdfViewerControl1);
this.Controls.Add(this.toolStrip1);
this.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Form1";
this.toolStrip1.ResumeLayout(false);
this.toolStrip1.PerformLayout();
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
#endregion
private Bytescout.PDFViewer.PDFViewerControl pdfViewerControl1;
private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip toolStrip1;
private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton tsbOpen;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnGetSelectionPoints;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtSelectionPDFUnit;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtSelectionPixel;
}
}
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using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Sample_UI_Application
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
// Assign default document
pdfViewerControl1.InputFile = "sample.pdf";
// Initially set selection
pdfViewerControl1.Selection = new Rectangle[] { new Rectangle(20, 20, 100, 100) };
// Get Selection Information
GetSelectionInformation();
}
private void tsbOpen_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
using (OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog())
{
openFileDialog.Title = @"Open PDF Document";
openFileDialog.Filter = @"PDF Files (*.pdf)|*.pdf|All Files|*.*";
if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
this.Text = openFileDialog.FileName;
Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;
try
{
pdfViewerControl1.InputFile = openFileDialog.FileName;
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
MessageBox.Show(exception.Message);
}
finally
{
Cursor = Cursors.Default;
}
}
}
}
private void btnGetSelectionPoints_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
GetSelectionInformation();
}
private void GetSelectionInformation()
{
if (pdfViewerControl1.SelectionInPoints.Length > 0)
{
// If need to get selection in PDF format then use .SelectionInPoints that returns coordinates in PDF points.
// PDF points can be used with other SDK to extract text, draw on pdf, add text, images etc.
// These PDF points coordinates are staying the same with any rendering resolution for PDF because resolution affects only how pdf is converted into displaying image.
RectangleF selectionInPoints = pdfViewerControl1.SelectionInPoints[0];
txtSelectionPDFUnit.Text = string.Format("Top={0}, Left={1}, Bottom={2}, Right={3}, Width={4}, Height={5}",
selectionInPoints.Top,
selectionInPoints.Left,
selectionInPoints.Bottom,
selectionInPoints.Right,
selectionInPoints.Width,
selectionInPoints.Height);
// If you need to draw on screen on the control then please use .Selection property to get coordinates.
RectangleF selectionInPixels = pdfViewerControl1.Selection[0];
txtSelectionPixel.Text = string.Format("Top={0}, Left={1}, Bottom={2}, Right={3}, Width={4}, Height={5}",
selectionInPixels.Top.ToString(),
selectionInPixels.Left.ToString(),
selectionInPixels.Bottom.ToString(),
selectionInPixels.Right.ToString(),
selectionInPixels.Width,
selectionInPixels.Height);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Selection not available.");
}
}
}
}
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Sample_UI_Application
{
static class Program
{
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
}
}
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