Lines and Curves

Docotic.Pdf Library Help > Samples > Graphics > Lines and Curves

This sample shows how to draw straight lines and cubic Bezier curves.

All drawing in a PDF document is done using methods and properties of PdfCanvas class. You can access it using Canvas property of PdfPage, PdfWatermark or PdfPattern classes.

There is a plenty of methods that draw lines, curves and shapes. All such methods have names that start with "Draw" (e.g. DrawLineTo method). All kinds of lines are drawn using current pen (PdfCanvas.Pen property).

CopyC#

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;

namespace BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf.Samples
{
    public static class LinesAndCurves
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            // NOTE: 
            // When used in trial mode, the library imposes some restrictions.
            // Please visit http://bitmiracle.com/pdf-library/trial-restrictions.aspx
            // for more information.

            PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument();

            PdfCanvas canvas = pdf.Pages[0].Canvas;

            //draw star
            PdfPoint startPosition = new PdfPoint(30, 80);
            canvas.CurrentPosition = startPosition;
            canvas.DrawLineTo(110, 80);
            canvas.DrawLineTo(45, 110);
            canvas.DrawLineTo(70, 60);
            canvas.DrawLineTo(95, 110);
            canvas.DrawLineTo(startPosition);

            //draw bezier curve
            canvas.CurrentPosition = new PdfPoint(150, 90);
            canvas.DrawCurveTo(new PdfPoint(180, 60), new PdfPoint(230, 120), new PdfPoint(250, 90));

            //draw arc
            canvas.DrawArc(new PdfPoint(350, 90), 70, 40, 30, 280);

            string pathToFile = "LinesAndCurves.pdf";
            pdf.Save(pathToFile);
            pdf.Dispose();

            Process.Start(pathToFile);
        }
    }
}

CopyVB.NET

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Drawing

Imports BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf

Namespace BitMiracle.Docotic.Pdf.Samples
    Public NotInheritable Class LinesAndCurves
        Public Shared Sub Main()
            ' NOTE: 
            ' When used in trial mode, the library imposes some restrictions.
            ' Please visit http://bitmiracle.com/pdf-library/trial-restrictions.aspx
            ' for more information.


            Dim pdf As New PdfDocument()
            Dim canvas As PdfCanvas = pdf.Pages(0).Canvas

            'draw star
            Dim startPosition As New PdfPoint(30, 80)
            canvas.CurrentPosition = startPosition
            canvas.DrawLineTo(110, 80)
            canvas.DrawLineTo(45, 110)
            canvas.DrawLineTo(70, 60)
            canvas.DrawLineTo(95, 110)
            canvas.DrawLineTo(startPosition)

            'draw bezier curve
            canvas.CurrentPosition = New PdfPoint(150, 90)
            canvas.DrawCurveTo(New PdfPoint(180, 60), New PdfPoint(230, 120), New PdfPoint(250, 90))

            'draw arc
            canvas.DrawArc(New PdfPoint(350, 90), 70, 40, 30, 280)

            Dim pathToFile As String = "LinesAndCurves.pdf"
            pdf.Save(pathToFile)
            pdf.Dispose()

            Process.Start(pathToFile)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace