Encoder
Base class from which encoders are derived.
public abstract class Encoder
Public MustInherit Class Encoder
Inheritance: ObjectEncoder
Derived: SingleByteEncoder
Licensing Info
This class is a DynamicPDF Core Suite Essentials feature. One of the following is required for non-evaluation usage:
- Any active DynamicPDF Subscription (Essentials, Professional, Professional Plus or Ultimate).
- A DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET v12.X Essentials license.
- It can also be used for free with a public link back to www.dynamicpdf.com and with the DynamicPDF Essentials message displaying on the bottom of each page.
Examples
This example shows how to Change the encoding of a built in font.Imports System
Imports ceTe.DynamicPDF
Imports ceTe.DynamicPDF.Text
Imports ceTe.DynamicPDF.PageElements
	 
Module MyModule
	 		
	Sub Main()
	 		
	    ' Create a PDF Document
	    Dim MyDocument As Document = New Document 
	 		
	    ' Create a Page and add it to the document
	    Dim MyPage As Page = New Page
	    MyDocument.Pages.Add(MyPage)
	 		
	    ' Create a core font with a specified encoding
	    Dim MyCentralEuropeHelveticaFont As Font = New Helvetica(Encoder.CentralEurope)
	    ' Use the font in a text area Page Element
	    MyPage.Elements.Add(New TextArea("Text using the Central Europe encoder", 0, 0, 200, 12, MyCentralEuropeHelveticaFont, 12))
	 
	    ' Save the PDF document
	    MyDocument.Draw("C:\MyDocument.pdf")
	 		
	End Sub
End Module
using System;
using ceTe.DynamicPDF;
using ceTe.DynamicPDF.Text;
using ceTe.DynamicPDF.PageElements;
public class Example
{
    public static void CreatePDF(string outputPath)
    {
        //Create a PDF Document
        Document document = new Document();
        // Create a Page and add it to the document
        Page page = new Page();
        document.Pages.Add(page);
        // Create a core font with a specified encoding
        Font centralEuropeHelveticaFont = new Helvetica(Encoder.CentralEurope);
        // Use the font in a text area Page Element
        page.Elements.Add(new TextArea("Text using the Central Europe encoder", 0, 0, 250, 12, centralEuropeHelveticaFont, 12));
 
        // Save the PDF
        document.Draw(outputPath);
    } 
}
Remarks
This class contains the static properties from which all encodings are accessed. See the Text Encodings topic for more details on this.
Properties
| Baltic | Gets the Baltic encoder. | 
| CentralEurope | Gets the central Europe encoder. | 
| Latin1 | Gets the Latin 1 encoder. | 
| Latin2 | Gets the Latin 2 (WINANSI) encoder. | 
| Latin9 | Gets the Latin 9 encoder. | 
| SpaceIs0x20 | Gets a value indicating if the encoder uses a single byte 0x20 value for spaces. | 
| Turkish | Gets the Turkish encoder. | 
| Unicode | Gets the Unicode encoder. | 
Methods
| DrawEncoding(DocumentWriter) | Draws the encoding to the given DocumentWriter object. | 
| Encode(FontSubsetter, Char[], Int32, Int32, Boolean) | Encodes the specified text. | 
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object . (Inherited from Object) | 
| GetHashCode() | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object) | 
| GetType() | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object) | 
| ToString() | Returns a String that represents the current Object . (Inherited from Object) |