iPdfWriter 1.0.8

.NET 6.0 .NET Core 3.1 .NET Framework 4.6.2 
dotnet add package iPdfWriter --version 1.0.8
NuGet\Install-Package iPdfWriter -Version 1.0.8
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="iPdfWriter" Version="1.0.8" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add iPdfWriter --version 1.0.8
#r "nuget: iPdfWriter, 1.0.8"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
// Install iPdfWriter as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=iPdfWriter&version=1.0.8

// Install iPdfWriter as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=iPdfWriter&version=1.0.8

What is iPdfWriter?

iPdfWriter is a lightweight implementation that allows modifying a pdf document totally or partially by replacing tags. Currently only works on Windows

The idea is to try to quickly and easily facilitate the task of filling in the 'typical' report file that the client wants to send by email with the data filled in from their erp, vertical application, custom development, etc... to which I am sure that you have faced each other at some point.

I hope it helps someone. 😏

Extensions

Below is a list of extensions available to use with iPdfWriter.

Library Version Description
nuget package iPdfWriter.AspNet 1.0.1 Extends iPdfWriter to work in AspNet (FullFramework) projects, contains extension methods to download PdfInput instances as well as OutputResult, facilitating its use in this environment
nuget package iPdfWriter.AspNetCore 1.0.1 Extends iPdfWriter to work in AspNetCore projects, contains extension methods to download PdfInput instances as well as OutputResult, facilitating its use in this environment
nuget package iPdfWriter.Mail 1.0.1 Extends iPdfWriter, contains extension methods to download PdfInput instances as well as OutputResult

Usage

Samples

Sample 1 - Shows the use of text and image replacement with styles

Basic steps, for more details please see sample01.cs file.

  1. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-01/file-sample.pdf"
};

  2. Define the styles to use

    Text styles

    private static readonly Dictionary<string, PdfTextStyle> TextStylesTable = new Dictionary<string, PdfTextStyle>
{
    "ReportTitle",
    new PdfTextStyle
    {
        Font =
        {
            Name = "Arial",
            Size = 28.0f,
            Bold = YesNo.Yes,
            Italic = YesNo.Yes,
            Color = "Blue"
        },
        Content =
        {
            Alignment =
            {
                Vertical = KnownVerticalAlignment.Center,
                Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Center
            }
        }
    }
};

    Image styles

    private static readonly Dictionary<string, PdfImageStyle> ImagesStylesTable = new Dictionary<string, PdfImageStyle>
{           
    {
        "Default",
        new PdfImageStyle { Content = { Alignment = { Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Left }}}
    }
};

  3. Replace #TITLE# tag with another text

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTextObject
    {
        Text = "#TITLE#",
        NewText = "Lorem ipsum",
        Style = TextStylesTable["ReportTitle"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.AccordingToMargins
    }));

  4. Replace #BAR-CHART# tag with an image

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithImageObject
    {
        Text = "#BAR-CHART#",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = StylesHelper.Sample01.ImagesStylesTable["Default"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.Default,
        Image = PdfImage.FromFile("~Resources/Sample-01/Images/bar-chart.png")
    }));

  5. Try to create pdf output result

    sync mode

    var result = doc.CreateResult();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

    async mode

    var result = await doc.CreateResultAsync();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  6. Save pdf file result

    sync mode

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample01/Sample-01" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

    async mode

    var saveResult = await result.Result.Action(new SaveToFileAsync { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample01/Sample-01" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  7. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample01 output

Sample 2 - Shows the use of html table replacement in a pdf document

Basic steps, for more details please see sample02.cs file.

  1. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-02/file-sample.pdf"
};

  2. Define HTML table with embbebed styles

    private static string GenerateHtmlDatatable()
{
    var result = new StringBuilder();
    result.AppendLine("<table border='1' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='6' style='width:100%'>");
    result.AppendLine(" <tbody>");
    result.AppendLine("  <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>&nbsp;</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Lorem ipsum</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Lorem ipsum</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Lorem ipsum</td>");
    result.AppendLine("  </tr>");
    result.AppendLine("  <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>1</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>In eleifend velit vitae libero sollicitudin euismod.</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Lorem</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>&nbsp;</td>");
    result.AppendLine("  </tr>");
    result.AppendLine("  <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>2</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Cras fringilla ipsum magna, in fringilla dui commodo a.</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Lorem</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>&nbsp;</td>");
    result.AppendLine("  </tr>");
    result.AppendLine("  <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>3</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>LAliquam erat volutpat.</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Lorem</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>&nbsp;</td>");
    result.AppendLine("  </tr>");
    result.AppendLine("  <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>4</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Fusce vitae vestibulum velit. </td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Lorem</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>&nbsp;</td>");
    result.AppendLine("  </tr>");
    result.AppendLine("  <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>5</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Etiam vehicula luctus fermentum.</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>Ipsum</td>");
    result.AppendLine("    <td>&nbsp;</td>");
    result.AppendLine(" </tr>");
    result.AppendLine(" </tbody>");
    result.AppendLine("</table>");

    return result.ToString();
}

  3. Replace #DATA-TABLE# tag with a HTML table

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTableObject
    {
        Text = "#DATA-TABLE#",
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = PdfTableStyle.Default,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromPositionToRightMargin,
        Table = PdfTable.CreateFromHtml(GenerateHtmlDatatable())
    }));

  4. Try to create pdf output result

    var result = doc.CreateResult();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  5. Save pdf result to file

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample02/Sample-02" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  6. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample02 output

Sample 3 - Shows the use of merge action

Basic steps, for more details please see sample03.cs file.

  1. Load pdf pages

    Page 1

    var page1 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-03/file-sample-1.pdf"
};

    Page 2

    var page2 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-03/file-sample-2.pdf"
};

    Page 3

    var page3 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-03/file-sample-3.pdf"
};

    Page 4

    var page4 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-03/file-sample-4.pdf"
};

  2. Replace Tags

    Replace the elements in the pages, for reasons of space I omit this step, We would do it as we have seen in examples 1 and 2.

  3. Create a list of elements to merge

    Note that you can set the order in which they will be merged.

    var files = new PdfObject
{
    Items = new List<PdfInput>
    {
        new PdfInput {Index = 0, Input = page1},
        new PdfInput {Index = 1, Input = page2},
        new PdfInput {Index = 2, Input = page3},
        new PdfInput {Index = 3, Input = page4}
    }
};

  4. Try to merge into a pdf output result

    sync mode

     var mergeResult = files.TryMergeInputs();
 if (!mergeResult.Success)
 {
     // Handle errors                 
 }

    async mode

     var mergeResult = await files.TryMergeInputsAsync();
 if (!mergeResult.Success)
 {
     // Handle errors                 
 }

  5. Save merged result to file

    var saveResult =  mergeResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample03/Sample-03" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  6. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample03 output

Sample 4 - Shows use global replacements

On many occasions we must make repetitive replacements such as the header or footer, or any other text or image across the entire report.

For these cases we have global replacements.

Basic steps, for more details please see sample04.cs file.

  1. Load pdf pages

    Page 1

    var page1 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-04/file-sample-1.pdf"
};

    Page 2

    var page2 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-04/file-sample-2.pdf"
};

    Page 3

    var page3 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-04/file-sample-3.pdf"
};

    Page 4

    var page4 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-04/file-sample-4.pdf"
};

  2. Define the styles to use

    private static readonly Dictionary<string, PdfTextStyle> TextStylesTable = new Dictionary<string, PdfTextStyle>
{
    "Header",
    new PdfTextStyle
    {
        Font =
        {
            Name = "Verdana",
            Size = 8.0f,
            Bold = YesNo.Yes,
            Color = "Gray"
        },
        Content =
        {
            Alignment =
            {
                Vertical = KnownVerticalAlignment.Center,
                Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Left
            }
        }
    },
    // Other tag styles here!!
};

  3. Replace Tags

    Replace the elements in the pages, for reasons of space I omit this step, We would do it as we have seen in examples 1 and 2.

  4. Create a special object GlobalReplacementsCollection

    var globalReplacements = new GlobalReplacementsCollection
{
    new WithTextObject
    {
        Text = "#HEADER-TEXT#",
        NewText = "Report Name - Lorem ipsum dolor",
        Style = TextStylesTable["Header"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromLeftMarginToNextElement
    }
};

  5. Create a list of elements to merge

    Note that you can set the order in which they will be merged.

    var files = new PdfObject(new PdfObjectConfig { GlobalReplacements = globalReplacements })
{
    Items = new List<PdfInput>
    {
        new PdfInput {Index = 0, Input = page1},
        new PdfInput {Index = 1, Input = page2},
        new PdfInput {Index = 2, Input = page3},
        new PdfInput {Index = 3, Input = page4}
    }
};

  6. Try to merge into a pdf output result

    var mergeResult = files.TryMergeInputs();
if (!mergeResult.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  7. Save merged result to file

    var saveResult =  mergeResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample04/Sample-04" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  8. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample04 output

Sample 5 - Shows use System tags

Another repetitive task when we create or modify reports is the page numbers to try to speed up this, the SystemTags appear.

Currently we natively have the PageNumberSystemTag and TotalPagesSystemTag objects for this purpose.

Remember that you can create the ones you need, for this you have to implement the ISystemTag interface

Basic steps, for more details please see sample05.cs file.

  1. Load pdf pages

    Page 1

    var page1 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-05/file-sample-1.pdf"
};

    Page 2

    var page2 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-05/file-sample-2.pdf"
};

    Page 3

    var page3 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-05/file-sample-3.pdf"
};

    Page 4

    var page4 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-05/file-sample-4.pdf"
};

  2. Define the styles to use

    private static readonly Dictionary<string, PdfTextStyle> TextStylesTable = new Dictionary<string, PdfTextStyle>
{
    "Header",
    new PdfTextStyle
    {
        Font =
        {
            Name = "Verdana",
            Size = 8.0f,
            Bold = YesNo.Yes,
            Color = "Gray"
        },
        Content =
        {
            Alignment =
            {
                Vertical = KnownVerticalAlignment.Center,
                Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Left
            }
        }
    },
    "PageNumber",
    new PdfTextStyle
    {
        Font =
        {
            Name = "Verdana",
            Size = 8.0f,
            Bold = YesNo.No,
            Color = "Gray"
        },
        Content =
        {
            Alignment =
            {
                Vertical = KnownVerticalAlignment.Center,
                Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Right
            }
        }
    },
    // Other tag styles here!!
};

  3. Replace Tags

    Replace the elements in the pages, for reasons of space I omit this step, We would do it as we have seen in examples 1 and 2.

  4. Create a special object GlobalReplacementsCollection

    var globalReplacements = new GlobalReplacementsCollection
{
    new WithTextObject
    {
        Text = "#HEADER-TEXT#",
        NewText = "Report Name - Lorem ipsum dolor",
        Style = TextStylesTable["Header"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromLeftMarginToNextElement
    }
};

  5. Create a special object SystemTagsCollection

    var systemTags = new SystemTagsCollection
{
    new PageNumberSystemTag
    {
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = TextStylesTable["PageNumber"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromPositionToRightMargin
    }
};

  6. Create a list of elements to merge

    Note that you can set the order in which they will be merged.

    var files = new PdfObject(new PdfObjectConfig { Tags = systemTags, GlobalReplacements = globalReplacements })
{
    Items = new List<PdfInput>
    {
        new PdfInput {Index = 0, Input = page1},
        new PdfInput {Index = 1, Input = page2},
        new PdfInput {Index = 2, Input = page3},
        new PdfInput {Index = 3, Input = page4}
    }
};

  7. Try to merge into a pdf output result

    var mergeResult = files.TryMergeInputs();
if (!mergeResult.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  8. Save merged result to file

    var saveResult =  mergeResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample05/Sample-05" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  9. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample05 output

Sample 6 - Shows use the test mode

The test mode represents a special mode for use at development time to see if the changes are adjusted correctly.

During the test mode, both in the case of text and table, it appears with a red outline, in the case of images, it is not drawn and the outline also appears in red.

To enable or disable test mode, the UseTestMode property is available on all repleceable elements.

Where:

Value Description
YesNo.Yes Activates the test mode
YesNo.No Shows the applied change

Basic steps, for more details please see sample06.cs file.

  1. Load pdf pages

    Page 1

    var page1 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-06/file-sample-1.pdf"
};

    Page 2

    var page2 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-06/file-sample-2.pdf"
};

    Page 3

    var page3 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-06/file-sample-3.pdf"
};

    Page 4

    var page4 = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-06/file-sample-4.pdf"
};

  2. Define styles

    Please see sample 1.

  3. Replace Tags

    Page 1

    page1.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTextObject
    {
        Text = "#TITLE#",
        NewText = "Lorem ipsum",
        UseTestMode = YesNo.Yes,
        Style = TextStylesTable["ReportTitle"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.AccordingToMargins
    }));            

    // Inserts bar-chart image
page1.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithImageObject
    {
        Text = "#BAR-CHART#",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = PdfImageStyle.Default,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.Default,
        Image = PdfImage.FromFile("~Resources/Sample-01/Images/bar-chart.png")
    }));

    Page 2

    page2.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTableObject
    {
        Text = "#DATA-TABLE#",
        UseTestMode = YesNo.Yes,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = PdfTableStyle.Default,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromPositionToNextElement,
        Table = PdfTable.CreateFromHtml(GenerateHtmlDatatable(), config: new PdfTableConfig { HeightStrategy = TableHeightStrategy.Exact })
    }));

    Page 3 Nothing to do

    Page 4

    page4.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithImageObject
    {
        Text = "#IMAGE1#",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = PdfImageStyle.Center,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.AccordingToMargins,
        Image = PdfImage.FromFile("~/Resources/Sample-01/Images/image-1.jpg")
    }));

  4. Create a special object GlobalReplacementsCollection

    var globalReplacements = new GlobalReplacementsCollection
{
    new WithTextObject
    {
        Text = "#HEADER-TEXT#",
        UseTestMode = YesNo.Yes,
        NewText = "Report Name - Lorem ipsum dolor",
        Style = TextStylesTable["Header"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromLeftMarginToNextElement
    }
};

  5. Create a special object SystemTagsCollection

    var systemTags = new SystemTagsCollection
{
    new PageNumberSystemTag
    {
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        UseTestMode = YesNo.Yes,
        Style = TextStylesTable["PageNumber"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromPositionToRightMargin
    }
};

  6. Create a list of elements to merge

    Note that you can set the order in which they will be merged.

    var files = new PdfObject(new PdfObjectConfig { Tags = systemTags, GlobalReplacements = globalReplacements })
{
    Items = new List<PdfInput>
    {
        new PdfInput {Index = 0, Input = page1},
        new PdfInput {Index = 1, Input = page2},
        new PdfInput {Index = 2, Input = page3},
        new PdfInput {Index = 3, Input = page4}
    }
};

  7. Try to merge into a pdf output result

    var mergeResult = files.TryMergeInputs();
if (!mergeResult.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  8. Save merged result to file

    var saveResult =  mergeResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample06/Sample-06" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  9. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample06 output

Sample 7 - Shows the use of save as zip a pdf input (one pdf file)

Sometimes the result of a pdf is too heavy to be able to send it by email or to save it on disk, etc...

iPdfWriter provides the PdfOutputResultConfig class, where you can define the zip file name as well as a property indicating whether it is to be compressed.

If the file name is not specified, a random name will be automatically generated, the sample10.cs file show how it works and the following link sample10.zip shows the output.

Basic steps, for more details please see sample07.cs file.

  1. Try to create pdf output result

    var result = doc.CreateResult(new PdfOutputResultConfig { Filename = "Sample-07.pdf", Zipped = true });
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  2. Save pdf file result

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample07/Sample-07" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  3. Output

    Please click here for see sample07 output

Sample 8 - Shows the use of save as zip a merged output (many files)

iPdfWriter provides the class [PdfObjectConfig.cs], where you can indicate if the result of merging the different pdf files is going to be compressed (for more information, please see AllowCompression property), you can also indicate a threshold (for more information, please see CompressionThreshold property), that indicates from what size it is going to be compressed, for example, you can indicate that you want the result to be compressed if the result of the merge is greater than 2Mb Basic steps,

For more details please see sample08.cs file.

  1. Create a list of elements to merge

    Without CompressionThreshold

    var files = new PdfObject(new PdfObjectConfig { Tags = systemTags, GlobalReplacements = globalReplacements, AllowCompression = true })
{
    Items = new List<PdfInput>
    {
        new PdfInput {Index = 0, Input = page1},
        new PdfInput {Index = 1, Input = page2},
        new PdfInput {Index = 2, Input = page3},
        new PdfInput {Index = 3, Input = page4},
    }
};

    With CompressionThreshold

    var files = new PdfObject(new PdfObjectConfig { Tags = systemTags, GlobalReplacements = globalReplacements, AllowCompression = true, CompressionThreshold = 2 })
{
    Items = new List<PdfInput>
    {
        new PdfInput {Index = 0, Input = page1},
        new PdfInput {Index = 1, Input = page2},
        new PdfInput {Index = 2, Input = page3},
        new PdfInput {Index = 3, Input = page4},
    }
};

  2. Try to merge into a pdf output result

    var mergeResult = files.TryMergeInputs();
if (!mergeResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

  3. Save pdf file result

    Without CompressionThreshold

    var saveResult = mergeResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample08/Sample-08" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

    With CompressionThreshold

    var saveResult = mergeResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample09/Sample-09" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

  4. Output

    You can see the result (Without CompressionThreshold) following the following link Sample08.zip or you can see the result (With CompressionThreshold) following the following link Sample10.zip.

Sample 9 - Shows the use of how serialize and deserialize text, image and table styles

Ok, it's nice to be able to use styles, but in the end if we need to modify the color, or the font, etc..., it would be good if it was static!!!

Well, iPdfWriter provides a mechanism to be able to serialize and deserialize any style, supported formats are XML and Json, you can decide this by using a parameter when saving the style.

By default it is saved in XML format.

For more details please see sample12.cs file.

  1. Create styles

    PdfImageStyle

    var imageStyle = new PdfImageStyle
{
    Name = "ImageStyle",
    Borders =
    {
        new BaseBorder {Color = "Red", Show = YesNo.Yes, Position = KnownBorderPosition.Right},
        new BaseBorder {Color = "Yellow", Show = YesNo.Yes, Position = KnownBorderPosition.Top}
    },
    Content =
    {
        Color = "Blue",
        Alignment =
        {
            Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Right
        },
        Properties = new Properties
        {
            new Property {Name = "p001", Value = "v001"},
            new Property {Name = "p002", Value = "v002"}
        }
    }
};

    PdfTextStyle

    var textStyle = new PdfTextStyle
{
    Name = "NormalStyle",
    Font =
    {
        Bold = YesNo.Yes,
        Italic = YesNo.Yes,
        Color = "Yellow",
        Underline = YesNo.No
    },
    Borders =
    {
        new BaseBorder {Color = "Red", Show = YesNo.Yes, Position = KnownBorderPosition.Right},
        new BaseBorder {Color = "Yellow", Show = YesNo.Yes, Position = KnownBorderPosition.Top}
    },
    Content =
    {
        Color = "Blue",
        Alignment =
        {
            Vertical = KnownVerticalAlignment.Top,
            Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Right
        },
        Properties = new Properties
        {
            new Property {Name = "p001", Value = "v001"},
            new Property {Name = "p002", Value = "v002"}
        }
    }
};

    PdfTableStyle

    var tableStyle = new PdfTableStyle
{
    Name = "NormalStyle",
    Alignment =
    {
        Vertical = KnownVerticalAlignment.Top
    },
    Borders =
    {
        new BaseBorder {Color = "Red", Show = YesNo.Yes, Position = KnownBorderPosition.Right},
        new BaseBorder {Color = "Yellow", Show = YesNo.Yes, Position = KnownBorderPosition.Top}
    },
    Content =
    {
        Color = "Blue",
        Show = YesNo.Yes,
        Properties = new Properties
        {
            new Property {Name = "p001", Value = "v001"},
            new Property {Name = "p002", Value = "v002"}
        }
    }
};

  2. Try to save styles

    PdfImageStyle

    XML

    var imageStyleAsXmlResult = imageStyle.SaveToFile("~/Output/Sample12/ImageStyle");
if (!imageStyleAsXmlResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

    Json

    var imageStyleAsJsonResult = imageStyle.SaveToFile("~/Output/Sample12/ImageStyle", KnownFileFormat.Json);
if (!tableStyleAsJsonResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

    PdfTextStyle

    XML

    var textStyleAsXmlResult = textStyle.SaveToFile("~/Output/Sample12/TextStyle");
if (!textStyleAsXmlResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

    Json

    var textStyleAsJsonResult = textStyle.SaveToFile("~/Output/Sample12/TextStyle", KnownFileFormat.Json);
if (!textStyleAsJsonResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

    PdfTableStyle

    XML

    var tableStyleAsXmlResult = tableStyle.SaveToFile("~/Output/Sample12/TableStyle");
if (!tableStyleAsXmlResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

    Json

    var tableStyleAsJsonResult = tableStyle.SaveToFile("~/Output/Sample12/TableStyle", KnownFileFormat.Json);
if (!tableStyleAsJsonResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors
}

  3. Output

    As an example, the result of serializing an image style is shown. You can see all the results by following the following link [Sample12].

<table> <tr> <td><strong>XML</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PdfBaseStyle xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:q1="http://schemas.iTin.com/pdf/style/v1.0" xsi:type="q1:PdfImageStyle" Name="ImageStyle">
	<q1:Borders Color="Red" Position="Right" Show="Yes" />
	<q1:Borders Color="Yellow" Position="Top" Show="Yes" />
	<q1:Content AlternateColor="Blue" Color="Blue">
		<Properties xmlns="http://schemas.iTin.com/style/v1.0">
			<Property Name="p001" Value="v001" />
			<Property Name="p002" Value="v002" />
		</Properties>
		<q1:Alignment Horizontal="Right" />
	</q1:Content>
</PdfBaseStyle>

</td> </tr> </table>

<table> <tr> <td><strong>Json</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top">

{
  "$type": "iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design.Styles.PdfImageStyle, iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design",
  "content": {
    "$type": "iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design.Styles.PdfImageContent, iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design",
    "alignment": {
      "$type": "iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design.Styles.PdfImageContentAlignment, iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design",
      "horizontal": "Right"
    },
    "alternate-color": "Blue",
    "color": "Blue",
    "properties": {
      "$type": "iTin.Core.Models.Properties, iTin.Core.Models",
      "$values": [
        {
          "$type": "iTin.Core.Models.Property, iTin.Core.Models",
          "name": "p001",
          "value": "v001"
        },
        {
          "$type": "iTin.Core.Models.Property, iTin.Core.Models",
          "name": "p002",
          "value": "v002"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "name": "ImageStyle",
  "inherits": null,
  "borders": {
    "$type": "iTin.Core.Models.Design.Styling.BordersCollection, iTin.Core.Models.Design.Styling",
    "$values": [
      {
        "$type": "iTin.Core.Models.Design.Styling.BaseBorder, iTin.Core.Models.Design.Styling",
        "color": "Red",
        "position": "Right",
        "show": "Yes"
      },
      {
        "$type": "iTin.Core.Models.Design.Styling.BaseBorder, iTin.Core.Models.Design.Styling",
        "color": "Yellow",
        "position": "Top",
        "show": "Yes"
      }
    ]
  }
}

</td> </tr> </table>

  1. Deserialize styles

    Below is how to deserialize an image style

    XML

    var imageStyleFromXml = PdfImageStyle.LoadFromFile("~/Output/Sample12/ImageStyle.xml");
if (imageStyleFromXml == null)
{
     // Handle errors
}

    Json

     var imageStyleFromJson = PdfImageStyle.LoadFromFile("~/Output/Sample12/ImageStyle.json", KnownFileFormat.Json);
 if (imageStyleFromJson == null)
 {
      // Handle errors
 }

Sample 10 - Show a more complete example

Basic steps, for more details please see sample13.cs file.

Please click here for see sample13 output

Sample 11 - Show the use of add an enumerable (render as HTML)in a pdf document

Basic steps, for more details please see sample16.cs file.

  1. Defines a Person model

    public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public string Surname { get; set; }
}

  2. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-16/file-sample.pdf"
};

  3. Replace #DATA-TABLE# tag with an typed enumerable

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTableObject
    {
        Text = "#DATA-TABLE#",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = PdfTableStyle.Default,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromPositionToRightMargin,
        Table = PdfTable.CreateFromEnumerable(
            data: 
                new List<Person>
                {
                    new Person {Name = "Name-01", Surname = "Surname-01"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-02", Surname = "Surname-02"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-03", Surname = "Surname-03"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-04", Surname = "Surname-04"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-05", Surname = "Surname-05"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-06", Surname = "Surname-06"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-07", Surname = "Surname-07"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-08", Surname = "Surname-08"},
                },
            css: @"
                table { 
                    border-spacing: 0px;
                    border-collapse: collapse;  
                }

                tr {
                    font-size: 9pt;
                    font-family: Arial; 
                    color: #AC1198;
                    text-align: left;
                    overflow: hidden;
                }

                td {
                    padding: 6px;
                }")
    }));

  4. Try to create pdf output result

    var result = doc.CreateResult();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  5. Save pdf result to file

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample16/Sample-16" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  6. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample16 output

Sample 12 - Show the use of add an DataTable (render as HTML)in a pdf document

Basic steps, for more details please see sample18.cs file.

  1. Defines a Person model

    public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public string Surname { get; set; }
}

  2. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-18/file-sample.pdf"
};

  3. Replace #DATA-TABLE# tag with a DataTable object

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTableObject
    {
        Text = "#DATA-TABLE#",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = PdfTableStyle.Default,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.FromPositionToRightMargin,
        Table = PdfTable.CreateFromDataTable(
            data: 
                new List<Person>
                {
                    new Person {Name = "Name-01", Surname = "Surname-01"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-02", Surname = "Surname-02"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-03", Surname = "Surname-03"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-04", Surname = "Surname-04"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-05", Surname = "Surname-05"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-06", Surname = "Surname-06"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-07", Surname = "Surname-07"},
                    new Person {Name = "Name-08", Surname = "Surname-08"},
                }
                .ToDataTable<Person>("People"),
            css: @"
                table { 
                    border-spacing: 0px;
                    border-collapse: collapse;  
                }

                tr {
                    font-size: 9pt;
                    font-family: Arial; 
                    color: #AC1198;
                    text-align: left;
                    overflow: hidden;
                }

                td {
                    padding: 6px;
                }")
    }));

  4. Try to create pdf output result

    var result = doc.CreateResult();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  5. Save pdf result to file

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample18/Sample-18" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  6. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample18 output

Sample 13 - Shows the use of text and image replacement with styles from file

Basic steps, for more details please see sample20.cs file.

  1. Creates Style file

    Remember you can use both XML and Json formats.

    TextStyle
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PdfBaseStyle xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:q1="http://schemas.iTin.com/pdf/style/v1.0" xsi:type="q1:PdfTextStyle" Name="ReportTitle">
  <q1:Font Name="Arial" Size="28" Color="Blue" Bold="Yes" Italic="Yes" />
  <q1:Content AlternateColor="Transparent">
    <q1:Alignment Horizontal="Center" />
  </q1:Content>
</PdfBaseStyle>
    ImageStyle
    {
    "$type": "iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design.Styles.PdfImageStyle, iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design",
    "content": {
    "$type": "iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design.Styles.PdfImageContent, iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design",
    "alignment": {
        "$type": "iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design.Styles.PdfImageContentAlignment, iTin.Utilities.Pdf.Design",
        "horizontal": "Center"
    },
    "alternate-color": "Transparent"
    },
    "name": "Center",
    "inherits": null
}

  2. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-18/file-sample.pdf"
};

  3. Replace #TITLE# tag with another text but using a style that is loaded from a file

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTextObject
    {
        Text = "#TITLE#",
        NewText = "Lorem ipsum",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.AccordingToMargins,
        Style = (PdfTextStyle) PdfTextStyle.LoadFromFile("~Resources/Sample-18/Styles/TextStyle.Xml", format: KnownFileFormat.Xml)
    }));

  4. Replace #IMAGE1# tag with an image but using a style that is loaded from a file

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithImageObject
    {
        Text = "#IMAGE1#",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.AccordingToMargins,
        Image = PdfImage.FromFile("~/Resources/Sample-18/Images/image-1.jpg"),
        Style = (PdfImageStyle) PdfImageStyle.LoadFromFile("~Resources/Sample-18/Styles/ImageStyle.Json", format: KnownFileFormat.Json)
    }));

  5. Try to create pdf output result

    var result = doc.CreateResult();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  6. Save pdf result to file

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample18/Sample-18" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  7. Output

    The result is the same as in sample 1.

Sample 14 - Shows how to work with fonts

Basic steps, for more details please see sample21.cs file.

  1. Define the styles to use. notice that now the dictionary is of type PdfBaseStyle.

    private static readonly Dictionary<string, PdfBaseStyle> StylesTable = new()
{
    {
        "ReportTitle",
        new PdfTextStyle
        {
            Font =
            {
                Name = "Pacifico",
                Size = 28.0f,
                Bold = YesNo.Yes,
                Italic = YesNo.Yes,
                Color = "Blue"
            },
            Content =
            {
                Alignment =
                {
                    Vertical = KnownVerticalAlignment.Center,
                    Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Center
                }
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "Center",
        new PdfImageStyle
        {
            Content =
            {
                Alignment =
                {
                    Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Center
                }
            }
        }
    },
    {
        "Default",
        new PdfImageStyle
        {
            Content =
            {
                Alignment =
                {
                    Horizontal = KnownHorizontalAlignment.Left
                }
            }
        }
    }
};

  2. Register font from file

    var registerResult = PdfFonts.RegisterFont("Pacifico", @"~Resources/Sample-21/Fonts/Pacifico/Pacifico.ttf");
if (!registerResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  3. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-21/file-sample.pdf"
};

  4. Replace #TITLE# tag with another text but using a style that is loaded from a file

    doc.Replace(new ReplaceText(
    new WithTextObject
    {
        Text = "#TITLE#",
        NewText = "Lorem ipsum",
        UseTestMode = useTestMode,
        Offset = PointF.Empty,
        Style = (PdfTextStyle) StylesTable["ReportTitle"],
        ReplaceOptions = ReplaceTextOptions.AccordingToMargins
    }));

  5. Try to create pdf output result

    var result = doc.CreateResult();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  6. Save pdf result to file

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample21/Sample-21" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  7. Output

    Below is an image showing the original pdf file and the result after applying the replacements described above

    Please click here for see sample21 output

Sample 15 - Shows how to create a new PdfInput instance from HTML code

Basic steps, for more details please see sample25.cs file.

  1. Creates PdfInput from HTML code.

    var doc = PdfInput.CreateFromHtml(
    html: @"
    <table border='1' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='6' style='width:100%'>
        <tbody>
        <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>
            <td>&nbsp;</td>
            <td>Lorem ipsum</td>
            <td>Lorem ipsum</td>
            <td>Lorem ipsum</td>
        </tr>
        <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>
            <td>1</td>
            <td>In eleifend velit vitae libero sollicitudin euismod.</td>
            <td>Lorem</td>
            <td>&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>
            <td>2</td>
            <td>Cras fringilla ipsum magna, in fringilla dui commodo a.</td>
            <td>Lorem</td>
            <td>&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>
            <td>3</td>
            <td>LAliquam erat volutpat.</td>
            <td>Lorem</td>
            <td>&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>
            <td>4</td>
            <td>Fusce vitae vestibulum velit. </td>
            <td>Lorem</td>
            <td>&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr style='font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Arial; color:#404040; text-align: left;'>
            <td>5</td>
            <td>Etiam vehicula luctus fermentum.</td>
            <td>Ipsum</td>
            <td>&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>");

  2. Try to create pdf output result

    var result = doc.CreateResult();
if (!result.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  3. Save pdf result to file

    var saveResult = result.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample25/Sample-25" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  4. Output

    Below is an image showing the result

    Please click here for see sample25 output

Sample 16 - Shows how to add or modify the metadata information

Basic steps, for more details please see sample26.cs file.

  1. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-26/file-sample.pdf"
};

  2. Set metadata information

    doc
    .Set(new SetCreator { Value = "iPdfWriter" })
    .Set(new SetTitle { Value = "Hello from iPdfWriter" })
    .Set(new SetSubject { Value = "Subject changed from iPdfWriter" })
    .Set(new SetAuthor { Value = "iPdfWriter" })
    .Set(new SetKeywords { Value = "Samples, iPdfWriter, pdf" });

  3. Try to create pdf output result

    var outputResult = doc.CreateResult();
if (!outputResult.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  4. Save pdf result to file

    var saveResult = outputResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile { OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample26/Sample-26" });
if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  5. Output

    Below is an image showing the result

    Please click here for see sample26 output

Sample 17 - Shows how to add a password to pdf file

Basic steps, for more details please see sample27.cs file.

  1. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-27/file-sample.pdf"
};

  2. Replace, insert or set actions

    //
// Replace, insert or set actions here!
//

  3. Try to create pdf output result

    var outputResult = doc.CreateResult();
if (!outputResult.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  4. Save result with password to file

    var saveResult = outputResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile 
{ 
    Password = "iPdfWriter",
    OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample27/Sample-27" 
});

if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  5. Output

    Below is an image showing the result

    Please click here for see sample27 output

Sample 18 - Shows how to insert an image into a pdf file

Basic steps, for more details please see sample28.cs file.

  1. Load pdf file

    var doc = new PdfInput
{
    AutoUpdateChanges = true,
    Input = "~/Resources/Sample-28/file-sample.pdf"
};

  2. Insert actions

    doc.Insert(new InsertImage
{
    Page = 1, 
    UseTestMode = YesNo.No,
    Offset = new PointF(450.0f, 200.0f),
    Image = PdfImage.FromFile("~/Resources/Sample-28/Images/pirate.png")
});

  3. Try to create pdf output result

    var outputResult = doc.CreateResult();
if (!outputResult.Success)
{
    // Handle errors                 
}

  4. Save result to file

    var saveResult = outputResult.Result.Action(new SaveToFile 
{ 
    OutputPath = "~/Output/Sample28/Sample-28" 
});

if (!saveResult.Success)
{
     // Handle errors                 
}

  5. Output

    Below is an image showing the result

    Please click here for see sample28 output

Documentation

  • For Writer code documentation, please see next link documentation.

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For more information, please visit the next link CHANGELOG

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