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- VB.Net source
The sample demonstrates how to work with action, javascript action, page destination action and action annotation in PDF document.

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Actions;
using Spire.Pdf.Annotations;
using Spire.Pdf.General;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Tables;
namespace Action
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a pdf document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//margin
PdfUnitConvertor unitCvtr = new PdfUnitConvertor();
PdfMargins margin = new PdfMargins();
margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
margin.Bottom = margin.Top;
margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
margin.Right = margin.Left;
// Create one page
PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin);
float y = 10;
//title
PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold));
PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
page.Canvas.DrawString("Part List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2, y, format1);
y = y + font1.MeasureString("Part List", format1).Height;
y = y + 2;
//table top
PdfDestination tableTopDest = new PdfDestination(page);
tableTopDest.Location = new PointF(0, y);
tableTopDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location;
tableTopDest.Zoom = 1f;
//Draw table
PdfTrueTypeFont buttonFont = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f, FontStyle.Bold));
float buttonWidth = 70;
float buttonHeight = buttonFont.Height * 1.5f;
float tableTop = y;
PdfLayoutResult tableLayoutResult = DrawTable(page, y + buttonHeight + 5);
//table bottom
PdfDestination tableBottomDest = new PdfDestination(tableLayoutResult.Page);
tableBottomDest.Location = new PointF(0, tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom);
tableBottomDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location;
tableBottomDest.Zoom = 1f;
//go to table bottom
float x = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - buttonWidth;
PdfStringFormat format2 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
RectangleF buttonBounds = new RectangleF(x, tableTop, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds);
page.Canvas.DrawString("To Bottom", buttonFont, PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2);
PdfGoToAction action1 = new PdfGoToAction(tableBottomDest);
PdfActionAnnotation annotation1
= new PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action1);
annotation1.Border = new PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75f);
annotation1.Color = Color.LightGray;
(page as PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation1);
//go to table top
float tableBottom = tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom + 5;
buttonBounds = new RectangleF(x, tableBottom, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds);
tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawString("To Top", buttonFont, PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2);
PdfGoToAction action2 = new PdfGoToAction(tableTopDest);
PdfActionAnnotation annotation2
= new PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action2);
annotation2.Border = new PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75f);
annotation2.Color = Color.LightGray;
(tableLayoutResult.Page as PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation2);
//goto last page
PdfNamedAction action3 = new PdfNamedAction(PdfActionDestination.LastPage);
doc.AfterOpenAction = action3;
//script
String script
= "app.alert({"
+ " cMsg: \"Oh no, you want to leave me.\","
+ " nIcon: 3,"
+ " cTitle: \"JavaScript Action\""
+ "});";
PdfJavaScriptAction action4 = new PdfJavaScriptAction(script);
doc.BeforeCloseAction = action4;
//Save pdf file.
doc.SaveToFile("Action.pdf");
doc.Close();
//Launching the Pdf file.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Action.pdf");
}
private static PdfLayoutResult DrawTable(PdfPageBase page, float y)
{
PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
//create data table
PdfTable table = new PdfTable();
table.Style.CellPadding = 2;
table.Style.BorderPen = new PdfPen(brush1, 0.75f);
table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue;
table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
table.Style.AlternateStyle = new PdfCellStyle();
table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow;
table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions;
table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue;
table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 11f, FontStyle.Bold));
table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
table.Style.ShowHeader = true;
using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
{
conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb";
OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand();
command.CommandText
= " select Description, OnHand, OnOrder, Cost, ListPrice from parts ";
command.Connection = conn;
using (OleDbDataAdapter dataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command))
{
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable);
table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
table.DataSource = dataTable;
}
}
float width
= page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width
- (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width;
for (int i = 0; i < table.Columns.Count; i++)
{
if (i == 0)
{
table.Columns[i].Width = width * 0.40f * width;
table.Columns[i].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
}
else
{
table.Columns[i].Width = width * 0.15f * width;
table.Columns[i].StringFormat
= new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
}
}
PdfTableLayoutFormat tableLayout = new PdfTableLayoutFormat();
tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement;
tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
PdfLayoutResult result = table.Draw(page, new PointF(0, y), tableLayout);
y = result.Bounds.Bottom + 3;
PdfBrush brush2 = PdfBrushes.Gray;
PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
result.Page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} parts in the list.", table.Rows.Count),
font2, brush2, 5, y);
return result;
}
}
}
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Drawing
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Actions
Imports Spire.Pdf.Annotations
Imports Spire.Pdf.General
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Spire.Pdf.Tables
Namespace Action
Friend Class Program
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
'Create a pdf document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'margin
Dim unitCvtr As New PdfUnitConvertor()
Dim margin As New PdfMargins()
margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
margin.Bottom = margin.Top
margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
margin.Right = margin.Left
' Create one page
Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin)
Dim y As Single = 10
'title
Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
page.Canvas.DrawString("Part List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width \ 2, y, format1)
y = y + font1.MeasureString("Part List", format1).Height
y = y + 2
'table top
Dim tableTopDest As New PdfDestination(page)
tableTopDest.Location = New PointF(0, y)
tableTopDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location
tableTopDest.Zoom = 1.0F
'Draw table
Dim buttonFont As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
Dim buttonWidth As Single = 70
Dim buttonHeight As Single = buttonFont.Height * 1.5F
Dim tableTop As Single = y
Dim tableLayoutResult As PdfLayoutResult = DrawTable(page, y + buttonHeight + 5)
'table bottom
Dim tableBottomDest As New PdfDestination(tableLayoutResult.Page)
tableBottomDest.Location = New PointF(0, tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom)
tableBottomDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location
tableBottomDest.Zoom = 1.0F
'go to table bottom
Dim x As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - buttonWidth
Dim format2 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
Dim buttonBounds As New RectangleF(x, tableTop, buttonWidth, buttonHeight)
page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds)
page.Canvas.DrawString("To Bottom", buttonFont, PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2)
Dim action1 As New PdfGoToAction(tableBottomDest)
Dim annotation1 As New PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action1)
annotation1.Border = New PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75F)
annotation1.Color = Color.LightGray
TryCast(page, PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation1)
'go to table top
Dim tableBottom As Single = tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom + 5
buttonBounds = New RectangleF(x, tableBottom, buttonWidth, buttonHeight)
tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds)
tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawString("To Top", buttonFont, _
PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2)
Dim action2 As New PdfGoToAction(tableTopDest)
Dim annotation2 As New PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action2)
annotation2.Border = New PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75F)
annotation2.Color = Color.LightGray
TryCast(tableLayoutResult.Page, PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation2)
'goto last page
Dim action3 As New PdfNamedAction(PdfActionDestination.LastPage)
doc.AfterOpenAction = action3
'script
Dim script As String _
= "app.alert({" & " cMsg: ""Oh no, you want to leave me.""," _
& " nIcon: 3," & " cTitle: ""JavaScript Action""" & "});"
Dim action4 As New PdfJavaScriptAction(script)
doc.BeforeCloseAction = action4
'Save pdf file.
doc.SaveToFile("Action.pdf")
doc.Close()
'Launching the Pdf file.
Process.Start("Action.pdf")
End Sub
Private Shared Function DrawTable(ByVal page As PdfPageBase, ByVal y As Single) As PdfLayoutResult
Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
'create data table
Dim table As New PdfTable()
table.Style.CellPadding = 2
table.Style.BorderPen = New PdfPen(brush1, 0.75F)
table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue
table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
table.Style.AlternateStyle = New PdfCellStyle()
table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow
table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions
table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue
table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 11.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
table.Style.ShowHeader = True
Using conn As New OleDbConnection()
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb"
Dim command As New OleDbCommand()
command.CommandText = " select Description, OnHand, OnOrder, Cost, ListPrice from parts "
command.Connection = conn
Using dataAdapter As New OleDbDataAdapter(command)
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable)
table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect
table.DataSource = dataTable
End Using
End Using
Dim width As Single _
= page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width
For i As Integer = 0 To table.Columns.Count - 1
If i = 0 Then
table.Columns(i).Width = width * 0.4F * width
table.Columns(i).StringFormat _
= New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
Else
table.Columns(i).Width = width * 0.15F * width
table.Columns(i).StringFormat _
= New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
End If
Next i
Dim tableLayout As New PdfTableLayoutFormat()
tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement
tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = table.Draw(page, New PointF(0, y), tableLayout)
y = result.Bounds.Bottom + 3
Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Gray
Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F))
result.Page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} parts in the list.", _
table.Rows.Count), font2, brush2, 5, y)
Return result
End Function
End Class
End Namespace
