Set Graphics State for Drawing in PDF - C#
PDF SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Set Graphics State for Drawing in PDF’
Program.cs
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;
namespace GraphicsState
{
/// <summary>
/// This example demonstrates how to save and restore the graphics state.
/// </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;
// Keep current graphics state
canvas.SaveGraphicsState();
// Transform coordinates and draw rectangle
canvas.TranslateTransform(200, 200);
canvas.RotateTransform(45);
canvas.DrawRectangle(new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(0, 0, 255)), 0, 0, 100, 100);
// Restore the state and draw the same rectangle
canvas.RestoreGraphicsState();
canvas.DrawRectangle(new SolidBrush(new ColorRGB(255, 0, 0)), 200, 200, 100, 100);
// 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);
}
}
}