Way to write into template with PdfLayoutResult graphics.DrawXX overloading. And then draw it into a page.

[Matanya Cohen]

In your excellent PDF Lib, have  two version of draw:

One get Graphics and not return results (size, etc.), And second get page and return result.

I guess, the first one is simple on. is not support paginating. But second on do. Correct?
(I can guess that the Template originally created for Header and Footer. Maybe)

According this idea, drawing into template with DrawXXX functions, allowed only for graphics version (first one), with no Result.

My wishes is, Ability to Draw with return result into Template or something else that can Draw it after into any page.

I try also use with path. but it's seem same limitations.

That can make users code more simply when they examine where put his piece of complex composite (contains all possibility Draw and wrapping text) Field/Raw/Segment.

Right now. it's not possible to write function that return template. So we must make this function write directly into your page supplied as parameter. You should call it twice. One for get Results, and second to do the real job. The first time I write into temp doc, and second to real.

[Anantha Gokula Raman Jeyaraman]

Currently, it is not possible to return layout results directly from PdfTemplate. However, you can use our PdfStringLayouter to obtain the PdfStringLayoutResult, which can then be used to write in the template.

Kindly use the following simple code snippet for reference,

            string text = "As many of you may know, Syncfusion is a provider of software components for the Microsoft platform. This puts us in the exciting but challenging position of always being on the cutting edge. Whenever platforms or tools are shipping out of Microsoft, which seems to be about every other week these days, we have to educate ourselves, quickly.\n\nInformation is plentiful but harder to digest\n\nIn reality, this translates into a lot of book orders, blog searches, and Twitter scans. While more information is becoming available on the Internet and more and more books are being published, even on topics that are relatively new, one aspect that continues to inhibit us is the inability to find concise technology overview books. We are usually faced with two options: read several 500+ page books or scour the Web for relevant blog posts and other articles. Just as everyone else who has a job to do and customers to serve, we find this quite frustrating.\n\nThe Succinctly series \n\nThis frustration translated into a deep desire to produce a series of concise technical books that would be targeted at developers working on the Microsoft platform. We firmly believe, given the background knowledge such developers have, that most topics can be translated into books that are between 50 and 100 pages.\n\nThis is exactly what we resolved to accomplish with the Succinctly series. Isn’t everything wonderful born out of a deep desire to change things for the better? The best authors, the best content Each author was carefully chosen from a pool of talented experts who shared our vision. The book you now hold in your hands, and the others available in this series, are a result of the authors’ tireless work. You will find original content that is guaranteed to get you up and running in about the time it takes to drink a few cups of coffee. Free forever\nSyncfusion will be working to produce books on several topics. The books will always be free. Any updates we publish will also be free.";

            string[] textCollection = text.Split(new char[] { '\n' });

            //Create a new PDF document.

            PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();

            //Add a page to the document.

            PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();

            //Get the page size.

            SizeF size = new SizeF(page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height);

            //Create a PdfTemplate.

            PdfTemplate template = new PdfTemplate(page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height);

            //Create a PdfStringLayouter.

            PdfStringLayouter layouter = new PdfStringLayouter();

            //Set the font.

            PdfStandardFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);

            //Set the format.

            PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat() { Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Left };

            //Initialize the location to draw the text.

            PointF location = PointF.Empty;

            float y = 0;

            float padding = 5;

            //Draw the text to the template.

            for (int i = 0; i < textCollection.Length; i++)

            {

                if (i > 0)

                {

                    location = new PointF(location.X, location.Y + y + padding);

                    size = new SizeF(size.Width, size.Height - y);

                }

                //Set the format.

                PdfStringLayoutResult result = layouter.Layout(textCollection[i], font, format, size);

                y = result.ActualSize.Height;

                //Draw the text in template

                template.Graphics.DrawString(textCollection[i], font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(location, size));

            }

            //Draw the template to the page.

            page.Graphics.DrawPdfTemplate(template, PointF.Empty);

            //Save the document.

            FileStream fileStream = new FileStream("output.pdf", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);

            document.Save(fileStream);

            //Close the document.

            document.Close(true);

[Matanya Cohen]

Thanks. indeed it's easy. 

When I apply your suggestion, I Create new methods called MyDrawTextIntoTemplate, that, combine  PdfStringLayoutResult  and  template.Graphics.DrawString together. So my user-code is more clear.    

[Jeyalakshmi Thangamarippandian]

Hi Matanya,

Thanks for the update, please let us know if you need any further assistance.

Regards,

Jeyalakshmi T