PdfGraphicsElement Class

Represents a base class for all the page graphics elements.

Inheritance

System.Object

PdfGraphicsElement

PdfLayoutElement

PdfAutomaticField

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics

Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.dll

Syntax

public abstract class PdfGraphicsElement

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a new PDF page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create new PdfRectangle instance.
PdfRectangle rect = new PdfRectangle(200, 100);
//Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page, PointF.Empty);
//Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf");
//Close the PDF document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a new PDF page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create new PdfRectangle instance.
Dim rect As New PdfRectangle(200, 100)
'Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page, PointF.Empty)
'Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf") 
Close the PDF document.
document.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfGraphicsElement()

Initializes a new instance of the PdfGraphicsElement class.

Declaration

protected PdfGraphicsElement()

Methods

Draw(PdfGraphics)

Draws an element on the Graphics.

Declaration

public void Draw(PdfGraphics graphics)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfGraphics	graphics	Graphics context where the element should be drawn.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a new PDF page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create new PdfRectangle instance.
PdfRectangle rect = new PdfRectangle(200, 100);
//Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page.Graphics);
//Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf");
//Close the PDF document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a new PDF page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create new PdfRectangle instance.
Dim rect As New PdfRectangle(200, 100)
'Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page.Graphics)
'Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf") 
Close the PDF document.
document.Close(True)

Draw(PdfGraphics, PointF)

Draws an element on the Graphics.

Declaration

public void Draw(PdfGraphics graphics, PointF location)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfGraphics	graphics	Graphics context where the element should be drawn.
System.Drawing.PointF	location	Location of the element in the Graphics' co-ordinate system.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a new PDF page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create new PdfRectangle instance.
PdfRectangle rect = new PdfRectangle(200, 100);
//Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page, PointF.Empty);
//Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf");
//Close the PDF document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a new PDF page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create new PdfRectangle instance.
Dim rect As New PdfRectangle(200, 100)
'Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page, PointF.Empty)
'Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf") 
Close the PDF document.
document.Close(True)

Draw(PdfGraphics, Single, Single)

Draws an element on the Graphics.

Declaration

public virtual void Draw(PdfGraphics graphics, float x, float y)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfGraphics	graphics	Graphics context where the element should be printed.
System.Single	x	X co-ordinate of the element.
System.Single	y	Y co-ordinate of the element.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a new PDF page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create new PdfRectangle instance.
PdfRectangle rect = new PdfRectangle(200, 100);
//Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page, 10, 10);
//Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf");
//Close the PDF document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a new PDF page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create new PdfRectangle instance.
Dim rect As New PdfRectangle(200, 100)
'Draw the rectangle to PDF page.
rect.Draw(page, 10, 10)
'Save the PDF docment.
document.Save("output.pdf") 
Close the PDF document.
document.Close(True)