VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK 12.3: Documentation for .NET developer
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    PDF: Working with pages of PDF document
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    PdfPageCollection class represents a page collection of PDF document.
    The page collection allows to add and insert new pages, reorder and delete existing pages.

    Page collection of some specific PDF document can be obtained using PdfDocument.Pages property.
    Here is an example that demonstrates how to get a page count of PDF document:
    /// <summary>
    /// Returns the number of pages in PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    public static int GetPagesCount(string pdfFileName)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName))
        {
            // get the number of pages
            int pagesCount = document.Pages.Count;
            
            // return number of pages
            return pagesCount;
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Returns the number of pages in PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    Public Shared Function GetPagesCount(pdfFileName As String) As Integer
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName)
            ' get the number of pages
            Dim pagesCount As Integer = document.Pages.Count
    
            ' return number of pages
            Return pagesCount
        End Using
    End Function
    



    Add/insert PDF pages

    New page or existing page of source/another document can be added/inserted into a PDF document.
    While coping a page from one PDF document to another will be also copied all objects used by that page.

    To add a page to PDF document it is necessary to do the following:

    Here is an example that demonstrates how to new blank page to a PDF document:
    /// <summary>
    /// Adds a new empty page into PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    /// <param name="pageSize">The size of page.</param>
    public static void AddEmptyPageToPdfDocument(string pdfFileName, System.Drawing.SizeF pageSize)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName))
        {
            // get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection pages = document.Pages;
    
            // add an empty page into collection of pages
            pages.Add(pageSize);
    
            // save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Adds a new empty page into PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    ''' <param name="pageSize">The size of page.</param>
    Public Shared Sub AddEmptyPageToPdfDocument(pdfFileName As String, pageSize As System.Drawing.SizeF)
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName)
            ' get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Dim pages As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection = document.Pages
    
            ' add an empty page into collection of pages
            pages.Add(pageSize)
    
            ' save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges()
        End Using
    End Sub
    


    Here is an example that demonstrates how to add a new image-only page to PDF document:
    /// <summary>
    /// Adds new image-only PDF page into a PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    /// <param name="image">The image of the page.</param>
    public static void AddImageOnlyPdfPageToPdfDocument(
        string pdfFileName, 
        Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage image)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName))
        {
            // get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection pages = document.Pages;
    
            // add page with specified image into collection of pages
            pages.Add(image);
    
            // save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Adds new image-only PDF page into a PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    ''' <param name="image">The image of the page.</param>
    Public Shared Sub AddImageOnlyPdfPageToPdfDocument(pdfFileName As String, image As Vintasoft.Imaging.VintasoftImage)
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName)
            ' get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Dim pages As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection = document.Pages
    
            ' add page with specified image into collection of pages
            pages.Add(image)
    
            ' save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges()
        End Using
    End Sub
    


    Here is an example that demonstrates how to copy the first page of PDF document to the end of the same PDF document:
    /// <summary>
    /// Copies the first page of PDF document to the end of PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    public static void CopyFirstPdfPageToEndOfPdfDocument(string pdfFileName)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName))
        {
            // get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection pages = document.Pages;
    
            // add first page to the end of PDF document
            pages.Add(pages[0]);
    
            // save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Copies the first page of PDF document to the end of PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    Public Shared Sub CopyFirstPdfPageToEndOfPdfDocument(pdfFileName As String)
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName)
            ' get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Dim pages As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection = document.Pages
    
            ' add first page to the end of PDF document
            pages.Add(pages(0))
    
            ' save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges()
        End Using
    End Sub
    


    Here is an example that demonstrates how to copy all pages of PDF document to the end of another PDF document:
    /// <summary>
    /// Copies all pages of source PDF document to the end of destination PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="srcPdfFileName">The filename of source PDF document.</param>
    /// <param name="destPdfFileName">The filename of destination PDF document.</param>
    public static void CopyPagesFromOnePdfDocumentToAnother(string srcPdfFileName, string destPdfFileName)
    {
        // open source PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument srcDocument = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(srcPdfFileName))
        {
            // open destination PDF document
            using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument destDocument = 
                new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(destPdfFileName))
            {
                // get pages of source PDF document as array
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPage[] srcDocumentPages = srcDocument.Pages.ToArray();
    
                // append the array of PDF pages to the destination PDF document
                destDocument.Pages.AddRange(srcDocumentPages);
    
                // save changes to a file
                destDocument.SaveChanges();
            }
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Copies all pages of source PDF document to the end of destination PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="srcPdfFileName">The filename of source PDF document.</param>
    ''' <param name="destPdfFileName">The filename of destination PDF document.</param>
    Public Shared Sub CopyPagesFromOnePdfDocumentToAnother(srcPdfFileName As String, destPdfFileName As String)
        ' open source PDF document
        Using srcDocument As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(srcPdfFileName)
            ' open destination PDF document
            Using destDocument As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(destPdfFileName)
                ' get pages of source PDF document as array
                Dim srcDocumentPages As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPage() = srcDocument.Pages.ToArray()
    
                ' append the array of PDF pages to the destination PDF document
                destDocument.Pages.AddRange(srcDocumentPages)
    
                ' save changes to a file
                destDocument.SaveChanges()
            End Using
        End Using
    End Sub
    



    Add/insert image-only PDF pages

    A new image-only PDF page, page based on image, can be added/inserted into a PDF document.

    Here is an example that demonstrates how to add images to a PDF document using PdfDocument class:
    public static void AddImagesToPdf(string pdfFilename, 
        Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection images)
    {
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename))
        {
            // add images to PDF document using LZW compression
            for (int i = 0; i < images.Count; i++)
                document.Pages.Add(images[i], Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfCompression.Lzw);
            // save document changes
            document.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
    
    Public Shared Sub AddImagesToPdf(pdfFilename As String, images As Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection)
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename)
            ' add images to PDF document using LZW compression
            For i As Integer = 0 To images.Count - 1
                document.Pages.Add(images(i), Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfCompression.Lzw)
            Next
            ' save document changes
            document.SaveChanges()
        End Using
    End Sub
    


    Here is an example that demonstrates how to add images to a PDF document using PdfEncoder class:
    public static void AddImagesToPdf(string pdfFilename, 
        Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection images)
    {
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfEncoder encoder = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfEncoder(false))
        {
            // use LZW compression
            encoder.Settings.Compression = Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfImageCompression.Lzw;
            // add images to PDF document
            using (System.IO.Stream stream = new System.IO.FileStream(
                pdfFilename, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite))
            {
                encoder.SaveImages(images, stream);
            }
        }
    }
    
    Public Shared Sub AddImagesToPdf(pdfFilename As String, images As Vintasoft.Imaging.ImageCollection)
        Using encoder As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfEncoder(False)
            ' use LZW compression
            encoder.Settings.Compression = Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.Encoders.PdfImageCompression.Lzw
            ' add images to PDF document
            Using stream As System.IO.Stream = New System.IO.FileStream(pdfFilename, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite)
                encoder.SaveImages(images, stream)
            End Using
        End Using
    End Sub
    



    Reorder PDF pages

    PdfPageCollection class is a collection that provides the ability to reorder the elements of collection - pages of PDF document.
    To reorder pages of PDF document it is necessary to do the following:

    Here is an example that demonstrates how to reorder pages of PDF document:
    /// <summary>
    /// Swaps the first and the last pages of PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    public static void SwapPages(string pdfFileName)
    {
        // open PDF documnet
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document =
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName))
        {
            // get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection pages = document.Pages;
    
            // get the page count
            int pagesCount = pages.Count;
            // swap the first and the last pages
            pages.Swap(0, pagesCount - 1);
    
            // save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Swaps the first and the last pages of PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="pdfFileName">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    Public Shared Sub SwapPages(pdfFileName As String)
        ' open PDF documnet
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFileName)
            ' get the collection of pages of PDF document
            Dim pages As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPageCollection = document.Pages
    
            ' get the page count
            Dim pagesCount As Integer = pages.Count
            ' swap the first and the last pages
            pages.Swap(0, pagesCount - 1)
    
            ' save changes to a file
            document.SaveChanges()
        End Using
    End Sub
    



    Delete PDF pages

    A page of PDF document can be deleted virtually or physically. By virtual deleting the page is removed from the list of pages, but its data remain untouched. By physical deleting the page is completely removed with all its data.

    To perform the virtual deleting of PDF page it is necessary to do the following:

    Here is an example that demonstrates how to remove a PDF page virtually:
    public void VirtuallyRemovePageFromPDFDocument(string filename, int pageIndex)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(filename))
        {
            // remove page at specified index
            document.Pages.RemoveAt(pageIndex);
            // save changes
            document.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
    
    Public Sub VirtuallyRemovePageFromPDFDocument(filename As String, pageIndex As Integer)
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(filename)
            ' remove page at specified index
            document.Pages.RemoveAt(pageIndex)
            ' save changes
            document.SaveChanges()
        End Using
    End Sub
    



    To perform the physical deleting of PDF page it is necessary to do the following:

    Here is an example that demonstrates how to remove a PDF page physically:
    public void PhysicallyRemovePageFromPDFDocument(string filename, int pageIndex)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document = 
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(filename))
        {
            // remove page at specified index
            document.Pages.RemoveAt(pageIndex);
            // pack document
            document.Pack();
        }
    }
    
    Public Sub PhysicallyRemovePageFromPDFDocument(filename As String, pageIndex As Integer)
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(filename)
            ' remove page at specified index
            document.Pages.RemoveAt(pageIndex)
            ' pack document
            document.Pack()
        End Using
    End Sub