Draw with Transparency in PDF - C#
PDF SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Draw with Transparency in PDF’
Program.cs
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;
namespace Transparency
{
/// <summary>
/// This example demonstrates how to draw transparent objects.
/// </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);
Canvas canvas = page.Canvas;
// Prepare pens and brushes
Pen borderPen = new SolidPen(new ColorRGB(0, 0, 0), 2f);
SolidBrush brush1 = new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0));
SolidBrush brush2 = new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(0, 0, 255));
borderPen.Opacity = 50;
brush1.Opacity = 30;
brush2.Opacity = 60;
// Draw normal rectangles
canvas.DrawRectangle(brush1, 100, 100, 100, 100);
canvas.DrawRectangle(borderPen, brush2, 150, 150, 100, 100);
borderPen.Opacity = 80;
brush1.Opacity = 60;
brush2.Opacity = 30;
// Draw rounded rectangles
canvas.DrawRoundedRectangle(brush1, 220, 100, 100, 100, 10);
canvas.DrawRoundedRectangle(borderPen, brush2, 270, 150, 100, 100, 10);
// 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);
}
}
}