How to: Generate a PDF Document Layout from Scratch

• Apr 18, 2022
• 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;

    using (Font font1 = new Font("Times New Roman", 32, FontStyle.Bold))
    {
        graph.DrawString("PDF Document Processor", font1, black, 180, 150);
    }
    using (Font font2 = new Font("Arial", 20))
    {
        graph.DrawString("Display, Print and Export PDF Documents", font2, black, 168, 230);
    }
    using (Font font3 = new Font("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

Private Shared Sub DrawGraphics(ByVal graph As PdfGraphics)

    ' Draw text lines on the page. 
    Dim black As SolidBrush = CType(Brushes.Black, SolidBrush)
    Using font1 As New Font("Times New Roman", 32, FontStyle.Bold)
        graph.DrawString("PDF Document Processor", font1, black, 180, 150)
    End Using
    Using font2 As New Font("Arial", 20)
        graph.DrawString("Display, Print and Export PDF Documents", font2, black, 168, 230)
    End Using
    Using font3 As New Font("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 Using
End Sub