StartEndDoc.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 GCTEXT = GrapeCity.Documents.Text
- Imports GCDRAW = GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
-
- '' Shows how to create a large document using less memory.
- ''
- '' DsPdf provides two approaches to creating a PDF file:
- '' - The usually more convenient approach: you build the document completely first,
- '' adding text, graphics and other elements. Then you call Save() on the document
- '' passing the name of the file, or the stream to save to. This approach allows
- '' to modify the already created content - e.g. you can insert pages anywhere
- '' in the document, or modify the already added pages.
- '' - The StartDoc/EndDoc method: with this approach, you provide the stream
- '' to save to at the very beginning, before adding any content to the document,
- '' by calling the StartDoc() method on the document. All content is then written
- '' directly to that stream, and you cannot go back and update the already created pages.
- '' To complete the document you call the EndDoc() method. If you try to perform an
- '' action that is not allowed, an exception will be thrown. While this approach is
- '' somewhat limiting (e.g. Linearized cannot be set to true in this mode), it uses
- '' less memory and may be preferable especially when creating very large documents.
- ''
- '' This sample demonstrates the StartDoc/EndDoc approach.
- ''
- '' Essentially the same code, but without use of StartDoc/EndDoc, is demonstrated by the
- '' LargeDocument2 sample. See also LinearizedPdf.
- Public Class StartEndDoc
- Function CreatePDF(ByVal stream As Stream) As Integer
- '' Number of pages to generate:
- Dim N = Util.LargeDocumentIterations
- Dim doc = New GcPdfDocument()
- '' Start creating the document by this call:
- doc.StartDoc(stream)
- '' Prep a TextLayout to hold/format the text:
- Dim tl = New TextLayout(72) With {
- .MaxWidth = doc.PageSize.Width,
- .MaxHeight = doc.PageSize.Height,
- .MarginAll = 72
- }
- tl.DefaultFormat.Font = StandardFonts.Times
- tl.DefaultFormat.FontSize = 12
- '' Start with a title page:
- tl.FirstLineIndent = 0
- Dim fnt = GCTEXT.Font.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "yumin.ttf"))
- Dim tf0 = New TextFormat() With {.FontSize = 24, .FontBold = True, .Font = fnt}
- tl.Append(String.Format("Large Document" + vbLf + "{0} Pages of Lorem Ipsum" + vbLf + vbLf, N), tf0)
- Dim tf1 = New TextFormat(tf0) With {.FontSize = 14, .FontItalic = True}
- tl.Append(String.Format("Generated on {0}.", Util.TimeNow().ToString("R")), tf1)
- tl.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center
- tl.PerformLayout(True)
- doc.Pages.Add().Graphics.DrawTextLayout(tl, PointF.Empty)
- tl.Clear()
- tl.FirstLineIndent = 36
- tl.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Leading
- '' Generate the document:
- For pageIdx = 1 To N
- tl.Append(Util.LoremIpsum(1))
- tl.PerformLayout(True)
- doc.NewPage().Graphics.DrawTextLayout(tl, PointF.Empty)
- tl.Clear()
- Next
- '' NOTE: Certain operations (e.g. the one below) will throw an error when using StartDoc/EndDoc:
- '' doc.Pages.Insert(0);
- ''
- '' Done - call EndDoc instead of Save():
- doc.EndDoc()
- Return doc.Pages.Count
- End Function
- End Class
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