Class PdfCompositeField

Represents class which can concatenate multiple automatic fields into single string.

Inheritance
System.Object
PdfGraphicsElement
PdfAutomaticField
PdfDynamicField
PdfMultipleValueField
PdfCompositeField
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf
Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.NET.dll
Syntax
public class PdfCompositeField : PdfMultipleValueField
Examples
//Creates a new document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
//Create a composite field
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font, brush);
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
//Creates a new page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'Create a composite field
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField(font, brush)
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
' Creates a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
' compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfCompositeField()

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class.

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField()
Examples
//Creates a new document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
//Create a composite field.
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField();
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
//Creates a new page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Create a composite field.
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField()
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
' Creates a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
' compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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PdfCompositeField(PdfFont)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class with PdfFont

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField(PdfFont font)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFontobject that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
Examples
// Creates a new document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
//Create a composite field
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font);
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
//Creates a new page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
'Create a composite field.
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField(font)
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
' Creates a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
' compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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PdfCompositeField(PdfFont, PdfBrush)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class with PdfFont and PdfBrush

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField(PdfFont font, PdfBrush brush)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

The PdfFontobject that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
PdfBrush brush

The PdfBrush specifies the color and texture to the text.
Examples
//Creates a new document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
//Create a composite field.
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font, brush);
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
//Creates a new page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf");
doc.Close(true); 
'Creates a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'Create a composite field.
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField(font, brush)
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
' Creates a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
' compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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PdfCompositeField(PdfFont, PdfBrush, String)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class with PdfFont,PdfBrush and text.

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField(PdfFont font, PdfBrush brush, string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFont object that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
PdfBrush brush

A PdfBrush object that is used to fill the string.
System.String text

The wide-character string to be drawn.
Examples
// Creates a new document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
//Create a composite field
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font,brush,"AutomaticField");
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
//Creates a new page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'Create a composite field.
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField(font,brush,"AutomaticField")
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
' Creates a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
' compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)

PdfCompositeField(PdfFont, PdfBrush, String, PdfAutomaticField[])

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class with PdfFont,PdfBrush,text and list of automatic fields.

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField(PdfFont font, PdfBrush brush, string text, params PdfAutomaticField[] list)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFont object that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
PdfBrush brush

A PdfBrush object that is used to fill the string.
System.String text

The wide-character string to be drawn.
PdfAutomaticField[] list

The list of PdfAutomaticField objects.
Examples
//Create a new document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page.
PdfPage mainPage = document.Pages.Add();
//Create the PDF font instance.
PdfTrueTypeFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Times New Roman", 12f));
//Create the PDF brsh instance.
PdfSolidBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green);
//Create page count field.
PdfPageCountField pageCount = new PdfPageCountField();
pageCount.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150);
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric;
//Create date time field.
PdfDateTimeField dateField = new PdfDateTimeField();
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy";
//Set value for automatic field.
PdfAutomaticField[] auto = { pageCount, dateField };
//Create composite field.
PdfCompositeField comp = new PdfCompositeField(font, brush, "page {0}, date {1} ", auto);
comp.Location = new PointF(100, 100);
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics);
comp.Size = new SizeF(300, 300);
comp.Font = font;
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create new document
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim mainPage As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfTrueTypeFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Times New Roman", 12.0F))
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim brush As PdfSolidBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green)
'Create page count field.
Dim pageCount As PdfPageCountField = New PdfPageCountField()
pageCount.Bounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150)
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric
'Create date time field.
Dim dateField As PdfDateTimeField = New PdfDateTimeField()
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy"
'Set value for automatic field.
Dim auto As PdfAutomaticField() = {pageCount, dateField }
'Create composite field.
Dim comp As PdfCompositeField = New PdfCompositeField(font, brush, "page {0}, date {1} ", auto)
comp.Location = New PointF(100, 100)
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics)
comp.Size = New SizeF(300, 300)
comp.Font = font
'Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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PdfCompositeField(PdfFont, String)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class with PdfFont and text

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField(PdfFont font, string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFont object that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
System.String text

The wide-character string to be drawn.
Examples
//Creates a new document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
//Create a composite field.
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font,"AutomaticField");
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
//Creates a new page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
'Create a composite field.
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField(font,"AutomaticField")
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
' Creates a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
' compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document.
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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PdfCompositeField(PdfFont, String, PdfAutomaticField[])

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class with PdfFont,text and list of automatic fields

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField(PdfFont font, string text, params PdfAutomaticField[] list)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PdfFont font

A PdfFont object that specifies the font attributes (the family name, the size, and the style of the font) to use.
System.String text

The wide-character string to be drawn.
PdfAutomaticField[] list

The list of PdfAutomaticField objects.
Examples
//Create a new document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page.
PdfPage mainPage = document.Pages.Add();
//Create the PDF font instance.
PdfTrueTypeFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Times New Roman", 12f));
//Create the PDF brsh instance.
PdfSolidBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green);
//Create page count field.
PdfPageCountField pageCount = new PdfPageCountField();
pageCount.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150);
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric;
//Create date time field.
PdfDateTimeField dateField = new PdfDateTimeField();
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy";
//Set value for automatic field.
PdfAutomaticField[] auto = { pageCount, dateField };
//Create composite field.
PdfCompositeField comp = new PdfCompositeField(font, "page {0}, date {1} ", auto);
comp.Brush = brush;
comp.Location = new PointF(100, 100);
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics);
comp.Size = new SizeF(300, 300);
comp.Font = font;
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create new document
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim mainPage As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfTrueTypeFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Times New Roman", 12.0F))
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim brush As PdfSolidBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green)
'Create page count field.
Dim pageCount As PdfPageCountField = New PdfPageCountField()
pageCount.Bounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150)
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric
'Create date time field.
Dim dateField As PdfDateTimeField = New PdfDateTimeField()
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy"
'Set value for automatic field.
Dim auto As PdfAutomaticField() = {pageCount, dateField }
'Create composite field.
Dim comp As PdfCompositeField = New PdfCompositeField(font, "page {0}, date {1} ", auto)
comp.Brush = brush
comp.Location = New PointF(100, 100)
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics)
comp.Size = New SizeF(300, 300)
comp.Font = font
'Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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PdfCompositeField(String, PdfAutomaticField[])

Initializes a new instance of the PdfCompositeField class with text and list of automatic fields

Declaration
public PdfCompositeField(string text, params PdfAutomaticField[] list)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

The wide-character string to be drawn.
PdfAutomaticField[] list

The list of PdfAutomaticField objects.
Examples
//Create a new document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page.
PdfPage mainPage = document.Pages.Add();
//Create the PDF font instance.
PdfTrueTypeFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Times New Roman", 12f));
//Create the PDF brsh instance.
PdfSolidBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green);
//Create page count field.
PdfPageCountField pageCount = new PdfPageCountField();
pageCount.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150);
pageCount.Font = font;
pageCount.Brush = brush;
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric;
//Create date time field.
PdfDateTimeField dateField = new PdfDateTimeField();
dateField.Font = font;
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy";
dateField.Brush = brush;
//Set value for automatic field.
PdfAutomaticField[] auto = { pageCount, dateField };
//Create composite field.
PdfCompositeField comp = new PdfCompositeField("page {0}, date {1} ", auto);
comp.Brush = brush;
comp.Location = new PointF(100, 100);
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics);
comp.Size = new SizeF(300, 300);
comp.Font = font;
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create new document
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim mainPage As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfTrueTypeFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Times New Roman", 12.0F))
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim brush As PdfSolidBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green)
'Create page count field.
Dim pageCount As PdfPageCountField = New PdfPageCountField()
pageCount.Bounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150)
pageCount.Font = font
pageCount.Brush = brush
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric
'Create date time field.
Dim dateField As PdfDateTimeField = New PdfDateTimeField()
dateField.Font = font
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy"
dateField.Brush = brush
'Set value for automatic field.
Dim auto As PdfAutomaticField() = {pageCount, dateField }
'Create composite field.
Dim comp As PdfCompositeField = New PdfCompositeField("page {0}, date {1} ", auto)
comp.Brush = brush
comp.Location = New PointF(100, 100)
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics)
comp.Size = New SizeF(300, 300)
comp.Font = font
'Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Properties

AutomaticFields

Gets or sets the automatic fields.

Declaration
public PdfAutomaticField[] AutomaticFields { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
PdfAutomaticField[]

The array of automatic fields PdfAutomaticField.
Examples
//Create a new document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page.
PdfPage mainPage = document.Pages.Add();
//Create the PDF font instance.
PdfTrueTypeFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Times New Roman", 12f));
//Create the PDF brsh instance.
PdfSolidBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green);
//Create page count field.
PdfPageCountField pageCount = new PdfPageCountField();
pageCount.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150);
pageCount.Font = font;
pageCount.Brush = brush;
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric;
//Create date time field.
PdfDateTimeField dateField = new PdfDateTimeField();
dateField.Font = font;
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy";
dateField.Brush = brush;
//Set value for automatic field.
PdfAutomaticField[] auto = { pageCount, dateField };
//Create composite field.
PdfCompositeField comp = new PdfCompositeField();
comp.Text = "page {0}, date {1}";
comp.AutomaticFields = auto;
comp.Brush = brush;
comp.Location = new PointF(100, 100);
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics);
comp.Size = new SizeF(300, 300);
comp.Font = font;
//Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);
'Create new document
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Create a new page.
Dim mainPage As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfTrueTypeFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Times New Roman", 12.0F))
'Create the PDF font instance.
Dim brush As PdfSolidBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Green)
'Create page count field.
Dim pageCount As PdfPageCountField = New PdfPageCountField()
pageCount.Bounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 150)
pageCount.Font = font
pageCount.Brush = brush
pageCount.NumberStyle = PdfNumberStyle.Numeric
'Create date time field.
Dim dateField As PdfDateTimeField = New PdfDateTimeField()
dateField.Font = font
dateField.DateFormatString = "MM'/'ddd'/'yyyy"
dateField.Brush = brush
'Set value for automatic field.
Dim auto As PdfAutomaticField() = {pageCount, dateField }
'Create composite field.
Dim comp As PdfCompositeField = New PdfCompositeField()
comp.Text = "page {0}, date {1}"
comp.AutomaticFields = auto
comp.Brush = brush
comp.Location = New PointF(100, 100)
comp.Draw(mainPage.Graphics)
comp.Size = New SizeF(300, 300)
comp.Font = font
'Save and close the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)
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Text

Gets or sets the text.

Declaration
public string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The wide-character string to be drawn.
Examples
//Creates a new document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f);
PdfBrush brush = PdfBrushes.Black;
//Create a composite field
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font, brush);
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields";
for (int i = 0; i != 3; i++)
{
//Creates a new page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics);
}
//Save and close the document
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf");
doc.Close(true);
'Creates a new document
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12F)
Dim brush As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'Create a composite field
Dim compositeField As New PdfCompositeField(font, brush)
compositeField.Text = "AutomaticFields"
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
' Creates a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
' compositeField.Draw(page.Graphics)
Next i
'Save and close the document
doc.Save("AutomaticField.pdf")
doc.Close(True)
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