ImageTransparency.vb
- ''
- '' This code is part of Document Solutions for PDF demos.
- '' Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.
- ''
- Imports System.IO
- Imports System.Drawing
- Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Pdf
- Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Text
- Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
- Imports GCTEXT = GrapeCity.Documents.Text
- Imports GCDRAW = GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
-
- '' This sample demonstrates the ability of DsPdf to render
- '' images Imports a specified transparency (opacity).
- Public Class ImageTransparency
- Function CreatePDF(ByVal stream As Stream) As Integer
- Dim doc = New GcPdfDocument()
- Dim page = doc.NewPage()
- Dim g = page.Graphics
-
- Dim rc = Util.AddNote(
- "GcPdfGraphics.DrawImage() method allows rendering images with a specified opacity. " +
- "Below is a random text with an image drawn on top of it using opacity 0.2 (almost transparent), " +
- "0.5 (medium transparency) and 1 (non-transparent).",
- page)
-
- Dim tl = g.CreateTextLayout()
- tl.DefaultFormat.Font = StandardFonts.Times
- tl.DefaultFormat.FontSize = 12
- tl.MaxWidth = page.Size.Width
- tl.MaxHeight = page.Size.Height
- tl.MarginAll = 36
- tl.MarginTop += rc.Bottom
- tl.Append(Util.LoremIpsum(2))
- tl.PerformLayout(True)
- g.DrawTextLayout(tl, PointF.Empty)
-
- Using img As GCDRAW.Image = GCDRAW.Image.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Images", "puffins.jpg"))
- Dim imageRc = New RectangleF(tl.MarginLeft, tl.MarginTop, 144, 144)
- '' Opacity 0.2:
- g.DrawImage(img, imageRc, Nothing, ImageAlign.ScaleImage, 0.2F)
- imageRc.Offset(imageRc.Width + 36, 0)
- '' Opacity 0.5:
- g.DrawImage(img, imageRc, Nothing, ImageAlign.ScaleImage, 0.5F)
- imageRc.Offset(imageRc.Width + 36, 0)
- '' Opacity 1 (default):
- g.DrawImage(img, imageRc, Nothing, ImageAlign.ScaleImage)
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- '' NOTE: we must save document BEFORE disposing the image(s) used in it:
- doc.Save(stream)
- End Using
- Return doc.Pages.Count
- End Function
- End Class
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