''
'' 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.Pdf.Graphics
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Text
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
Imports GCTEXT = GrapeCity.Documents.Text
Imports GCDRAW = GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
 
'' This sample demonstrates how to use GcPdfGraphics.SoftMask
'' to draw semi-transparently and specify clipping.
Public Class SoftMask1
    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 has a SoftMask property, which allows creating a mask with a FormXObject, " +
            "draw on that object's Graphics using any supported drawing methods " +
            "(including semi-transparent drawing), and then use the result as a mask when drawing " +
            "on the document's pages. Only the alpha channel from the mask is used. " +
            "Solid areas do not mask, transparent areas mask completely, " +
            "semi-transparent areas mask in inverse proportion to the alpha value.",
            page)
 
        Dim rMask = New RectangleF(0, 0, 72 * 5, 72 * 2)
        Dim rDoc = New RectangleF(rc.Left, rc.Bottom + 36, rMask.Width, rMask.Height)
 
        Dim sMask = SoftMask.Create(doc, rDoc)
        Dim smGraphics = sMask.FormXObject.Graphics
        smGraphics.FillEllipse(rMask, Color.FromArgb(128, Color.Black))
        smGraphics.DrawString("SOLID TEXT",
            New TextFormat() With {.Font = StandardFonts.HelveticaBold, .FontSize = 52, .ForeColor = Color.Black},
            New RectangleF(rMask.X, rMask.Y, rMask.Width, rMask.Height),
            TextAlignment.Center, ParagraphAlignment.Center, False)
        Dim rt = rMask
        rt.Inflate(-8, -8)
        '' Color on the mask does not matter, only alpha channel is important:
        smGraphics.DrawEllipse(rt, Color.Red)
 
        g.SoftMask = sMask
        g.DrawImage(GCDRAW.Image.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Images", "reds.jpg")), rDoc, Nothing, ImageAlign.StretchImage)
        '' NOTE: it looks like some PDF viewers (such as built-in browser viewers)
        '' do not handle changing soft masks correctly unless the mask is reset prior
        '' to assigning a new one, hence this:
        g.SoftMask = SoftMaskBase.None
 
        rDoc.Offset(0, rDoc.Height + 12)
        rDoc.Width = rc.Width
        rDoc.Height = 36
        rMask.Height = rDoc.Height
 
        For alpha = 16 To 255 Step 32
            sMask = SoftMask.Create(doc, rDoc)
            smGraphics = sMask.FormXObject.Graphics
            smGraphics.DrawString($"Text drawn on mask with alpha {alpha}.",
                New TextFormat() With {.Font = StandardFonts.HelveticaBold, .FontSize = 24, .ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(alpha, Color.Black)},
                New RectangleF(rMask.X, rMask.Y, rMask.Width, rMask.Height),
                TextAlignment.Leading, ParagraphAlignment.Center, False)
            g.SoftMask = sMask
            g.DrawImage(GCDRAW.Image.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Images", "reds.jpg")), rDoc, Nothing, ImageAlign.StretchImage)
            g.SoftMask = SoftMaskBase.None
            rDoc.Offset(0, rDoc.Height)
        Next
 
        '' Done:
        doc.Save(stream)
        Return doc.Pages.Count
    End Function
End Class