This example demonstrates how to use the graphics clipping using ByteScout PDF SDK.
Program.vb:
VB
'******************************************************************* ' ByteScout PDF SDK ' ' Copyright © 2016 Bytescout, https://bytescout.com ' ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ' '******************************************************************* Imports System.Drawing Imports Bytescout.PDF ''' <summary> ''' This example demonstrates how to use the graphics clipping. ''' </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 center = New PointF(200, 200) ' Create clipping path from circle Dim path = New Path() path.AddCircle(center, 100) page.Canvas.SetClip(path) ' Paint Bytescout.PDF.Rectangle over the clipping circle. ' Only part of the Bytescout.PDF.Rectangle intersecting the clipping circle will be drawn. Dim brush = New Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush(New ColorRGB(255, 0, 0)) page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(brush, center.X - 50, center.Y - 50, 200, 200) ' 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
Program.cs:
C#
//******************************************************************* // ByteScout PDF SDK // // Copyright © 2016 ByteScout - https://bytescout.com // ALL RIGHTS RESERVED // //******************************************************************* using System; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Drawing; using Bytescout.PDF; using SolidBrush = Bytescout.PDF.SolidBrush; namespace Clipping { /// <summary> /// This example demonstrates how to use the graphics clipping. /// </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); PointF center = new PointF(200, 200); // Create clipping path from circle Path path = new Path(); path.AddCircle(center, 100); page.Canvas.SetClip(path); // Paint rectangle over the clipping circle. // Only part of the rectangle intersecting the clipping circle will be drawn. SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0)); page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(brush, center.X - 50, center.Y - 50, 200, 200); // Save document to file pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf"); // Cleanup pdfDocument.Dispose(); // Open document in default PDF viewer app Process.Start("result.pdf"); } } }