How to: Generate a PDF Document Layout from Scratch

• Sep 19, 2023
• 2 minutes to read

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This example shows how to use PDF Graphics API to create a document with graphics content.

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Program.cs

using DevExpress.Pdf;
using System;
using System.Drawing;
//...

using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor()) {

    // Create an empty document.
    processor.CreateEmptyDocument("..\\..\\Result.pdf");

    // Create and draw PDF graphics.
    using (PdfGraphics graph = processor.CreateGraphics())
    {
        DrawGraphics(graph);

        // Render a page with graphics.
        processor.RenderNewPage(PdfPaperSize.Letter, graph);
    }
}


static void DrawGraphics(PdfGraphics graph) {
    // Draw text lines on the page.
    SolidBrush black = (SolidBrush)Brushes.Black;

    DXFont font1 = new DXFont("Times New Roman", 32, DXFontStyle.Bold);
    graph.DrawString("PDF Document Processor", font1, black, 180, 150);

    DXFont font2 = new DXFont("Arial", 20);
    graph.DrawString("Display, Print and Export PDF Documents", font2, black, 168, 230);

    DXFont font3 = new DXFont("Arial", 10);
    graph.DrawString("The PDF Document Processor is a non-visual component " +
                        "that provides the application programming interface of the PDF Viewer.", font3, black, 16, 300);

}

Program.vb

Imports DevExpress.Pdf
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
'...

Using processor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()

    ' Create an empty document.
    processor.CreateEmptyDocument("..\..\Result.pdf")

    ' Create and draw PDF graphics.
    Using graph As PdfGraphics = processor.CreateGraphics()
        DrawGraphics(graph)

        ' Render a page with graphics.
        processor.RenderNewPage(PdfPaperSize.Letter, graph)
    End Using
End Using

Shared Sub DrawGraphics(ByVal graph As PdfGraphics)
    ' Draw text lines on the page.
    Dim black As SolidBrush = CType(Brushes.Black, SolidBrush)

    Dim font1 As New DXFont("Times New Roman", 32, DXFontStyle.Bold)
    graph.DrawString("PDF Document Processor", font1, black, 180, 150)

    Dim font2 As New DXFont("Arial", 20)
    graph.DrawString("Display, Print and Export PDF Documents", font2, black, 168, 230)

    Dim font3 As New DXFont("Arial", 10)
    graph.DrawString("The PDF Document Processor is a non-visual component " & "that provides the application programming interface of the PDF Viewer.", font3, black, 16, 300)
End Sub