DrawString(String,PdfFont,Single,PdfBrush,Single,Single) Method (PdfGraphics)

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Draws the specified text string at the specified location with the specified PdfBrush and PdfFont objects.

Syntax

'Declaration

Public Overloads Sub DrawString( _
   ByVal sString to draw.
 As System.String, _
   ByVal fontPdfFont that defines the text format of the string.
 As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont, _
   ByVal fontSizeFont size.
 As Single, _
   ByVal brushA PdfBrush that determines the color of the drawn text.
 As PdfBrush, _
   ByVal xThe x-coordinate of the bottom-left corner of the drawn text.
 As Single, _
   ByVal yThe y-coordinate of the bottom-left corner of the drawn text.
 As Single _
)

public void DrawString(
   System.String s, 
   Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont font, 
   float fontSize, 
   PdfBrush brush, 
   float x, 
   float y
)

public: void DrawString(
   System.String s, 
   Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont* font, 
   float fontSize, 
   PdfBrush* brush, 
   float x, 
   float y
)

public:
void DrawString(
   System.String s, 
   Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont^ font, 
   float fontSize, 
   PdfBrush^ brush, 
   float x, 
   float y
)

Parameters

s: String to draw.
font: PdfFont that defines the text format of the string.
fontSize: Font size.
brush: A PdfBrush that determines the color of the drawn text.
x: The x-coordinate of the bottom-left corner of the drawn text.
y: The y-coordinate of the bottom-left corner of the drawn text.

Remarks

This method ignores carriage returns and new line characters.

Use overloaded method that takes rectangle, instead of point that specifies location, if carriage returns and new line characters should NOT be ignored.

Example

Here is an example that shows how to add text (not transparent and transparent, not rotated and rotated) to a PDF page:

VB.NET


''' <summary>
''' Adds text (not transparent and transparent, not rotated and rotated) to a PDF page.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="pdfFilename">The PDF filename.</param>
Public Shared Sub AddTextToPdfPage(pdfFilename As String)
    ' create new PDF document
    Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename, Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfFormat.Pdf_16)
        ' add empty page (A4 size)
        Dim page As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPage = document.Pages.Add(Vintasoft.Imaging.PaperSizeKind.A4)

        ' get PdfGraphics for PDF page
        Using g As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfGraphics = page.GetGraphics()
            ' create a font that should be used for drawing a text
            Dim font As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont = document.FontManager.GetStandardFont(Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfStandardFontType.TimesRoman)

            ' draw NOT transparent and NOT rotated text on PDF page
            Dim redBrush As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush(System.Drawing.Color.Red)
            g.DrawString("Not transparent text", font, 30, redBrush, New System.Drawing.PointF(50, 250))

            ' draw transparent and NOT rotated text on PDF page
            Dim transparentRedBrush As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush(System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(64, 255, 0, 0))
            g.DrawString("Transparent text", font, 30, transparentRedBrush, New System.Drawing.PointF(50, 350))

            ' draw NOT transparent and rotated text on PDF page
            Dim blueBrush As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush(System.Drawing.Color.Blue)
            g.SaveGraphicsState()
            Dim m As New Vintasoft.Imaging.AffineMatrix()
            ' rotate at 30 degress around (X=50, Y=450) point
            m.RotateAt(30, 50, 450)
            g.MultiplyTransform(m)
            g.DrawString("Rotated text", font, 30, blueBrush, New System.Drawing.PointF(50, 450))
            g.RestoreGraphicsState()
        End Using

        ' save changes in PDF document
        document.SaveChanges()
    End Using
End Sub


/// <summary>
/// Adds text (not transparent and transparent, not rotated and rotated) to a PDF page.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pdfFilename">The PDF filename.</param>
public static void AddTextToPdfPage(string pdfFilename)
{
    // create new PDF document
    using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document =
        new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename, Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfFormat.Pdf_16))
    {
        // add empty page (A4 size)
        Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add(
            Vintasoft.Imaging.PaperSizeKind.A4);

        // get PdfGraphics for PDF page
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfGraphics g = page.GetGraphics())
        {
            // create a font that should be used for drawing a text
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfFont font = document.FontManager.GetStandardFont(
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.Fonts.PdfStandardFontType.TimesRoman);

            // draw NOT transparent and NOT rotated text on PDF page
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush redBrush =
                new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush(System.Drawing.Color.Red);
            g.DrawString("Not transparent text", font, 30, redBrush, new System.Drawing.PointF(50, 250));

            // draw transparent and NOT rotated text on PDF page
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush transparentRedBrush =
                new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush(System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(64, 255, 0, 0));
            g.DrawString("Transparent text", font, 30, transparentRedBrush, new System.Drawing.PointF(50, 350));

            // draw NOT transparent and rotated text on PDF page
            Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush blueBrush =
                new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Drawing.PdfBrush(System.Drawing.Color.Blue);
            g.SaveGraphicsState();
            Vintasoft.Imaging.AffineMatrix m = new Vintasoft.Imaging.AffineMatrix();
            // rotate at 30 degress around (X=50, Y=450) point
            m.RotateAt(30, 50, 450);
            g.MultiplyTransform(m);
            g.DrawString("Rotated text", font, 30, blueBrush, new System.Drawing.PointF(50, 450));
            g.RestoreGraphicsState();
        }

        // save changes in PDF document
        document.SaveChanges();
    }
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET 10; .NET 9; .NET 8; .NET 7; .NET 6; .NET Framework 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

Reference

PdfGraphics Class
PdfGraphics Members

Overload List

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