PDF Form XObjects Building in C# and .NET

The format PDF XObject (represented by the PdfForm class) is usedto represent objectssuch as text,pages, and imagesina document. It is a self-contained description of a sequence of PdfContentElements. It can be thought of as a vector-based image.

The PdfFormContent element allows a form XObject to be drawn multiple times on multiple pages or multiple locations on the same page. It is also possible to generate the same result each time only by formatting the PdfFormContent element.

See the example below for how to create a form XObject, enter its contents, and draw it in multiple locations on the same PDF page using different fill colors each time.

Полный код

using System;
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft;
using SautinSoft.Pdf;
using SautinSoft.Pdf.Content;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Form Xobjects.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/pdf/help/net/developer-guide/form-xobjects.php
        /// </remarks>
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Before starting this example, please get a free 100-day trial key:
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            // Apply the key here:
            // PdfDocument.SetLicense("...");

            using (var document = new PdfDocument())
            {
                var form = new PdfForm(document, new PdfSize(200, 200));

                form.Content.BeginEdit();

                var textGroup = form.Content.Elements.AddGroup();

                // Add text with the default fill (fill will be inherited from outer PdfFormContent).
                using (var formattedText = new PdfFormattedText())
                {
                    formattedText.Font = new PdfFont("Helvetica", 24);
                    formattedText.Append("Hello world!");

                    // Draw the formatted text at location (50, 150) from the bottom-left corner of the group/form.
                    textGroup.DrawText(formattedText, new PdfPoint(50, 150));
                }

                // Add the same text with a black fill 50 points below the first text.
                var blackText = (PdfTextContent)textGroup.Elements.AddClone(textGroup.Elements.First);
                blackText.TextTransform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(0, -50) * blackText.TextTransform;
                blackText.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Black;

                var pathGroup = form.Content.Elements.AddGroup();

                // Add a rectangle path with the default fill (fill will be inherited from the outer PdfFormContent).
                var path = pathGroup.Elements.AddPath();
                path.AddRectangle(0, 50, 200, 40);
                path.Format.Fill.IsApplied = true;

                // Add the same path with a black fill 50 points below the first path.
                var blackPath = pathGroup.Elements.AddClone(path);
                blackPath.Subpaths.Transform(PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(0, -50));
                blackPath.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Black;

                form.Content.EndEdit();

                var page = document.Pages.Add();

                // Add the outer PdfFormContent with the default (black) fill.
                // Elements in the inner PdfForm that do not have a fill set, will have the default (black) fill.
                var contentGroup = page.Content.Elements.AddGroup();
                var formContent1 = contentGroup.Elements.AddForm(form);
                formContent1.Transform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(100, 600);

                // Add the outer PdfFormContent with a green fill.
                // Elements in the inner PdfForm that do not have a fill set, will have a green fill.
                contentGroup = page.Content.Elements.AddGroup();
                var formContent2 = contentGroup.Elements.AddForm(form);
                formContent2.Transform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(100, 350);
                formContent2.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Green;

                // Add the outer PdfFormContent with a red fill.
                // Elements in the inner PdfForm that do not have a fill set, will have a red fill.
                contentGroup = page.Content.Elements.AddGroup();
                var formContent3 = contentGroup.Elements.AddClone(formContent1);
                formContent3.Transform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(100, 100);
                formContent3.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Red;

                document.Save("FormXObjects.pdf");
            }

            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("FormXObjects.pdf") { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}

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Option Infer On

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft
Imports SautinSoft.Pdf
Imports SautinSoft.Pdf.Content

Namespace Sample
	Friend Class Sample
		''' <summary>
		''' Form Xobjects.
		''' </summary>
		''' <remarks>
		''' Details: https://sautinsoft.com/products/pdf/help/net/developer-guide/form-xobjects.php
		''' </remarks>
		Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
			' Before starting this example, please get a free 100-day trial key:
			' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

			' Apply the key here:
			' PdfDocument.SetLicense("...");

			Using document = New PdfDocument()
				Dim form = New PdfForm(document, New PdfSize(200, 200))

				form.Content.BeginEdit()

				Dim textGroup = form.Content.Elements.AddGroup()

				' Add text with the default fill (fill will be inherited from outer PdfFormContent).
				Using formattedText = New PdfFormattedText()
					formattedText.Font = New PdfFont("Helvetica", 24)
					formattedText.Append("Hello world!")

					' Draw the formatted text at location (50, 150) from the bottom-left corner of the group/form.
					textGroup.DrawText(formattedText, New PdfPoint(50, 150))
				End Using

				' Add the same text with a black fill 50 points below the first text.
				Dim blackText = CType(textGroup.Elements.AddClone(textGroup.Elements.First), PdfTextContent)
				blackText.TextTransform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(0, -50) * blackText.TextTransform
				blackText.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Black

				Dim pathGroup = form.Content.Elements.AddGroup()

				' Add a rectangle path with the default fill (fill will be inherited from the outer PdfFormContent).
				Dim path = pathGroup.Elements.AddPath()
				path.AddRectangle(0, 50, 200, 40)
				path.Format.Fill.IsApplied = True

				' Add the same path with a black fill 50 points below the first path.
				Dim blackPath = pathGroup.Elements.AddClone(path)
				blackPath.Subpaths.Transform(PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(0, -50))
				blackPath.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Black

				form.Content.EndEdit()

				Dim page = document.Pages.Add()

				' Add the outer PdfFormContent with the default (black) fill.
				' Elements in the inner PdfForm that do not have a fill set, will have the default (black) fill.
				Dim contentGroup = page.Content.Elements.AddGroup()
				Dim formContent1 = contentGroup.Elements.AddForm(form)
				formContent1.Transform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(100, 600)

				' Add the outer PdfFormContent with a green fill.
				' Elements in the inner PdfForm that do not have a fill set, will have a green fill.
				contentGroup = page.Content.Elements.AddGroup()
				Dim formContent2 = contentGroup.Elements.AddForm(form)
				formContent2.Transform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(100, 350)
				formContent2.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Green

				' Add the outer PdfFormContent with a red fill.
				' Elements in the inner PdfForm that do not have a fill set, will have a red fill.
				contentGroup = page.Content.Elements.AddGroup()
				Dim formContent3 = contentGroup.Elements.AddClone(formContent1)
				formContent3.Transform = PdfMatrix.CreateTranslation(100, 100)
				formContent3.Format.Fill.Color = PdfColors.Red

				document.Save("FormXObjects.pdf")
			End Using

			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("FormXObjects.pdf") With {.UseShellExecute = True})
		End Sub
	End Class
End Namespace

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