public ActionResult CreatePdf(IFormCollection collection)
{
// create a PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
// set a demo serial number
document.SerialNumber = "YCgJMTAE-BiwJAhIB-EhlWTlBA-UEBRQFBA-U1FOUVJO-WVlZWQ==";
// display the outlines when the document is opened
document.Viewer.PageMode = PdfPageMode.Outlines;
// create the true type fonts that can be used in document
System.Drawing.Font sysFont = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 10, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
PdfFont pdfFont = document.CreateFont(sysFont);
PdfFont pdfFontEmbed = document.CreateFont(sysFont, true);
System.Drawing.Font sysFontBold = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 12, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold,
System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
PdfFont pdfFontBold = document.CreateFont(sysFontBold);
PdfFont pdfFontBoldEmbed = document.CreateFont(sysFontBold, true);
System.Drawing.Font sysFontBig = new System.Drawing.Font("Times New Roman", 16, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold,
System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point);
PdfFont pdfFontBig = document.CreateFont(sysFontBig);
PdfFont pdfFontBigEmbed = document.CreateFont(sysFontBig, true);
// create a reference Graphics used for measuring
System.Drawing.Bitmap refBmp = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(1, 1);
System.Drawing.Graphics refGraphics = System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(refBmp);
refGraphics.PageUnit = System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point;
// create page 1
PdfPage page1 = document.AddPage();
float crtXPos = 10;
float crtYPos = 20;
#region Create Table of contents
// create table of contents title
PdfText tableOfContentsTitle = new PdfText(crtXPos, crtYPos, "Table of Contents", pdfFontBigEmbed);
page1.Layout(tableOfContentsTitle);
// create a top outline for the table of contents
PdfDestination tableOfContentsDest = new PdfDestination(page1, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos, crtYPos));
document.CreateTopOutline("Table of Contents", tableOfContentsDest);
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontBigEmbed.Size + 10;
// create Chapter 1 in table of contents
PdfText chapter1TocTitle = new PdfText(crtXPos + 30, crtYPos, "Chapter 1", pdfFontBoldEmbed);
// layout the chapter 1 title in TOC
page1.Layout(chapter1TocTitle);
// get the bounding rectangle of the chapter 1 title in TOC
System.Drawing.SizeF textSize = refGraphics.MeasureString("Chapter 1", sysFontBold);
System.Drawing.RectangleF chapter1TocTitleRectangle = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(crtXPos + 30, crtYPos, textSize.Width, textSize.Height);
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontEmbed.Size + 10;
// create Subchapter 1 in table of contents
PdfText subChapter11TocTitle = new PdfText(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, "Subchapter 1", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page1.Layout(subChapter11TocTitle);
// get the bounding rectangle of the subchapter 1 title in TOC
textSize = refGraphics.MeasureString("Subchapter 1", sysFont);
System.Drawing.RectangleF subChapter11TocTitleRectangle = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, textSize.Width, textSize.Height);
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontEmbed.Size + 10;
// create Subchapter 2 in table of contents
PdfText subChapter21TocTitle = new PdfText(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, "Subchapter 2", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page1.Layout(subChapter21TocTitle);
// get the bounding rectangle of the subchapter 2 title in TOC
textSize = refGraphics.MeasureString("Subchapter 2", sysFont);
System.Drawing.RectangleF subChapter21TocTitleRectangle = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, textSize.Width, textSize.Height);
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontEmbed.Size + 10;
// create Chapter 2 in table of contents
PdfText chapter2TocTitle = new PdfText(crtXPos + 30, crtYPos, "Chapter 2", pdfFontBoldEmbed);
// layout the text
page1.Layout(chapter2TocTitle);
// get the bounding rectangle of the chapter 2 title in TOC
textSize = refGraphics.MeasureString("Capter 2", sysFontBold);
System.Drawing.RectangleF chapter2TocTitleRectangle = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(crtXPos + 30, crtYPos, textSize.Width, textSize.Height);
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontEmbed.Size + 10;
// create Subchapter 1 in table of contents
PdfText subChapter12TocTitle = new PdfText(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, "Subchapter 1", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page1.Layout(subChapter12TocTitle);
// get the bounding rectangle of the subchapter 1 title in TOC
textSize = refGraphics.MeasureString("Subchapter 1", sysFont);
System.Drawing.RectangleF subChapter12TocTitleRectangle = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, textSize.Width, textSize.Height);
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontEmbed.Size + 10;
// create Subchapter 2 in table of contents
PdfText subChapter22TocTitle = new PdfText(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, "Subchapter 2", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page1.Layout(subChapter22TocTitle);
// get the bounding rectangle of the subchapter 2 title in TOC
textSize = refGraphics.MeasureString("Subchapter 2", sysFont);
System.Drawing.RectangleF subChapter22TocTitleRectangle = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(crtXPos + 60, crtYPos, textSize.Width, textSize.Height);
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontEmbed.Size + 10;
// create the website link in the table of contents
PdfText visitWebSiteText = new PdfText(crtXPos + 30, crtYPos, "Visit HiQPdf Website", pdfFontEmbed);
visitWebSiteText.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy;
// layout the text
page1.Layout(visitWebSiteText);
// get the bounding rectangle of the website link in TOC
textSize = refGraphics.MeasureString("Visit HiQPdf Website", sysFont);
System.Drawing.RectangleF visitWebsiteRectangle = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(crtXPos + 30, crtYPos, textSize.Width, textSize.Height);
// create the link to website in table of contents
document.CreateUriLink(page1, visitWebsiteRectangle, "http://www.hiqpdf.com");
// advance current Y position in page
crtYPos += pdfFontEmbed.Size + 10;
// create a text note at the end of TOC
PdfTextNote textNote = document.CreateTextNote(page1, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos + 10, crtYPos),
"The table of contents contains internal links to chapters and subchapters");
textNote.IconType = PdfTextNoteIconType.Note;
textNote.IsOpen = true;
#endregion
#region Create Chapter 1 content and the link from TOC
// create page 2
PdfPage page2 = document.AddPage();
// create the Chapter 1 title
PdfText chapter1Title = new PdfText(crtXPos, 10, "Chapter 1", pdfFontBoldEmbed);
// layout the text
page2.Layout(chapter1Title);
// create the Chapter 1 root outline
PdfDestination chapter1Destination = new PdfDestination(page2, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos, 10));
PdfOutline chapter1Outline = document.CreateTopOutline("Chapter 1", chapter1Destination);
chapter1Outline.TitleColor = System.Drawing.Color.Navy;
// create the PDF link from TOC to chapter 1
document.CreatePdfLink(page1, chapter1TocTitleRectangle, chapter1Destination);
#endregion
#region Create Subchapter 1 content and the link from TOC
// create the Subchapter 1
PdfText subChapter11Title = new PdfText(crtXPos, 300, "Subchapter 1 of Chapter 1", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page2.Layout(subChapter11Title);
// create subchapter 1 child outline
PdfDestination subChapter11Destination = new PdfDestination(page2, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos, 300));
PdfOutline subchapter11Outline = document.CreateChildOutline("Subchapter 1", subChapter11Destination, chapter1Outline);
// create the PDF link from TOC to subchapter 1
document.CreatePdfLink(page1, subChapter11TocTitleRectangle, subChapter11Destination);
#endregion
#region Create Subchapter 2 content and the link from TOC
// create the Subchapter 2
PdfText subChapter21Title = new PdfText(crtXPos, 600, "Subchapter 2 of Chapter 1", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page2.Layout(subChapter21Title);
// create subchapter 2 child outline
PdfDestination subChapter21Destination = new PdfDestination(page2, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos, 600));
PdfOutline subchapter21Outline = document.CreateChildOutline("Subchapter 2", subChapter21Destination, chapter1Outline);
// create the PDF link from TOC to subchapter 2
document.CreatePdfLink(page1, subChapter21TocTitleRectangle, subChapter21Destination);
#endregion
#region Create Chapter 2 content and the link from TOC
// create page 3
PdfPage page3 = document.AddPage();
// create the Chapter 2 title
PdfText chapter2Title = new PdfText(crtXPos, 10, "Chapter 2", pdfFontBoldEmbed);
// layout the text
page3.Layout(chapter2Title);
// create chapter 2 to outline
PdfDestination chapter2Destination = new PdfDestination(page3, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos, 10));
PdfOutline chapter2Outline = document.CreateTopOutline("Chapter 2", chapter2Destination);
chapter2Outline.TitleColor = System.Drawing.Color.Green;
// create the PDF link from TOC to chapter 2
document.CreatePdfLink(page1, chapter2TocTitleRectangle, chapter2Destination);
#endregion
#region Create Subchapter 1 content and the link from TOC
// create the Subchapter 1
PdfText subChapter12Title = new PdfText(crtXPos, 300, "Subchapter 1 of Chapter 2", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page3.Layout(subChapter12Title);
// create subchapter 1 child outline
PdfDestination subChapter12Destination = new PdfDestination(page3, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos, 300));
PdfOutline subchapter12Outline = document.CreateChildOutline("Subchapter 1", subChapter12Destination, chapter2Outline);
// create the PDF link from TOC to subchapter 1
document.CreatePdfLink(page1, subChapter12TocTitleRectangle, subChapter12Destination);
#endregion
#region Create Subchapter 2 content and the link from TOC
// create the Subchapter 2
PdfText subChapter22Title = new PdfText(crtXPos, 600, "Subchapter 2 of Chapter 2", pdfFontEmbed);
// layout the text
page3.Layout(subChapter22Title);
// create subchapter 2 child outline
PdfDestination subChapter22Destination = new PdfDestination(page3, new System.Drawing.PointF(crtXPos, 600));
PdfOutline subchapter22Outline = document.CreateChildOutline("Subchapter 2", subChapter22Destination, chapter2Outline);
// create the PDF link from TOC to subchapter 2
document.CreatePdfLink(page1, subChapter22TocTitleRectangle, subChapter22Destination);
#endregion
// dispose the graphics used for measuring
refGraphics.Dispose();
refBmp.Dispose();
try
{
// write the PDF document to a memory buffer
byte[] pdfBuffer = document.WriteToMemory();
FileResult fileResult = new FileContentResult(pdfBuffer, "application/pdf");
fileResult.FileDownloadName = "PdfOutlines.pdf";
return(fileResult);
}
finally
{
document.Close();
}
}
