Examples

Adding Links to PDFs

Adding links that allow users to navigate within a document or to external resources is a breeze when using DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET. The following C# example shows you how.

How to Add Link to PDF

The following steps and C# sample code illustrate adding a Link to a PDF document using DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET.


Steps for Adding a Link Page Element to a PDF Document


  1. Create a Document object.
  2. Create a Page object and add it to the Document.
  3. Create a string to represent the link text.
  4. Create the link's label using the text.
  5. Set the action and create the Link.
  6. Add the Label and Link to the Page.
  7. Save the PDF Document.

Sample Code - C#


Document document = new Document();

Page page = new Page();
document.Pages.Add( page );
           
string text = "This is a link to mydomain.com";
Font font = Font.Helvetica;
            
Label label = new Label( text, 50, 50, 400, 20, font, 18, RgbColor.Blue );
label.Underline = true;
            

UrlAction action = new UrlAction( "http://www.mydomain.com" );
Link link = new Link( 50, 50, font.GetTextWidth( text, 18 ), 20, action );
            
page.Elements.Add( label );
page.Elements.Add( link );
            
document.Draw( "output.pdf" );

GitHub Project

Examples are provided in C# and VB.NET. Clone or view the example project at GitHub. This example code is contained in the following files.


Clone or View Example Project on GitHub

Getting Started

Get started easily by installing DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET through NuGet or manually. Then, refer to the documentation for more information on using and purchasing the product.


NuGet Package


The easiest way to install DynamicPDF Core Suite is by obtaining the NuGet package using Visual Studio's Package Manager. You can also obtain the NuGet package by downloading it directly. Refer to the installation documentation for more information.

NuGet Package ID: ceTe.DynamicPDF.CoreSuite.NET

DynamicPDF Core Suite Information


DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET combines creating, merging, and visual report creation into one powerful product for creating PDF documents. It is ideal for anyone who needs to generate PDF documents or reports or work with existing PDFs in their applications. With a free Evaluation Edition to try and with flexible and royalty-free licensing options, why not start using DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET today!



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