Create Checkbox In PDF Form - C#
PDF SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Create Checkbox In PDF Form’
Program.cs
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;
namespace CheckBoxes
{
/// <summary>
/// This example demonstrates how to create checkboxes.
/// </summary>
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// Create new document
Document pdfDocument = new Document();
pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
// If you wish to load an existing document uncomment the line below and comment the Add page section instead
// pdfDocument.Load(@".\existing_document.pdf");
// Add page
Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);
// Add unchecked checkbox
CheckBox checkBox1 = new CheckBox(20, 20, 15, 15, "checkBox1");
page.Annotations.Add(checkBox1);
// Add checked checkbox
CheckBox checkBox2 = new CheckBox(20, 40, 15, 15, "checkBox2");
checkBox2.Checked = true;
page.Annotations.Add(checkBox2);
// Add readonly checkbox
CheckBox checkBox3 = new CheckBox(20, 60, 15, 15, "checkBox3");
checkBox3.Checked = true;
checkBox3.ReadOnly = true;
page.Annotations.Add(checkBox3);
// Draw text labels
Font font = new Font(StandardFonts.Times, 12);
Brush brush = new SolidBrush();
page.Canvas.DrawString("Unchecked box", font, brush, 45, 20);
page.Canvas.DrawString("Checked box", font, brush, 45, 40);
page.Canvas.DrawString("Read-only checked box", font, brush, 45, 60);
// 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);
}
}
}