public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithGradient();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Initialize List of XpsGradentStop
List <XpsGradientStop> stops = new List <XpsGradientStop>();
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 244, 253, 225), 0.0673828f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 251, 240, 23), 0.314453f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 252, 209, 0), 0.482422f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 241, 254, 161), 0.634766f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 53, 253, 255), 0.915039f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 12, 91, 248), 1f));
// Create new path by defining geometery in abbreviation form
XpsPath path = doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 10,210 L 228,210 228,300 10,300"));
path.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1f, 0f, 0f, 1f, 20f, 70f);
path.Fill = doc.CreateLinearGradientBrush(new PointF(10f, 0f), new PointF(228f, 0f));
((XpsGradientBrush)path.Fill).GradientStops.AddRange(stops);
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddHorizontalGradient_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithGradient();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Initialize List of XpsGradentStop
List <XpsGradientStop> stops = new List <XpsGradientStop>();
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(253, 255, 12, 0), 0f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(252, 255, 154, 0), 0.359375f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(252, 255, 56, 0), 0.424805f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(253, 255, 229, 0), 0.879883f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(252, 255, 255, 234), 1f));
// Create new path by defining geometery in abbreviation form
XpsPath path = doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 10,110 L 228,110 228,200 10,200"));
path.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1f, 0f, 0f, 1f, 20f, 70f);
path.Fill = doc.CreateLinearGradientBrush(new PointF(10f, 110f), new PointF(10f, 200f));
((XpsGradientBrush)path.Fill).GradientStops.AddRange(stops);
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddVerticalGradient_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithDocumentConversion();
// Initialize PDF output stream
using (System.IO.Stream pdfStream = System.IO.File.Open(dataDir + "input.xps", System.IO.FileMode.Create, System.IO.FileAccess.Write))
// Initialize XPS input stream
using (System.IO.Stream xpsStream = System.IO.File.Open(dataDir + "XPStoPDF.pdf", System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read))
{
// Load XPS document form the stream
XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(xpsStream, new XpsLoadOptions());
// or load XPS document directly from file. No xpsStream is needed then.
// XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(inputFileName, new XpsLoadOptions());
// Initialize options object with necessary parameters.
Aspose.Page.Xps.Presentation.Pdf.PdfSaveOptions options = new Aspose.Page.Xps.Presentation.Pdf.PdfSaveOptions()
{
JpegQualityLevel = 100,
ImageCompression = Aspose.Page.Xps.Presentation.Pdf.PdfImageCompression.Jpeg,
TextCompression = Aspose.Page.Xps.Presentation.Pdf.PdfTextCompression.Flate,
PageNumbers = new int[] { 1, 2, 6 }
};
// Create rendering device for PDF format
Aspose.Page.Xps.Presentation.Pdf.PdfDevice device = new Aspose.Page.Xps.Presentation.Pdf.PdfDevice(pdfStream);
document.Save(device, options);
}
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithShapes();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Radial gradient stroked ellipse in the lower left
List<XpsGradientStop> stops = new List<XpsGradientStop>();
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(0, 0, 255), 0f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 0, 0), .25f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(0, 255, 0), .5f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 255, 0), .75f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 0, 0), 1f));
XpsPath path = doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 20,250 A 100,50 0 1 1 220,250 100,50 0 1 1 20,250"));
path.Stroke = doc.CreateRadialGradientBrush(new PointF(575f, 125f), new PointF(575f, 100f), 75f, 50f);
((XpsGradientBrush)path.Stroke).SpreadMethod = XpsSpreadMethod.Reflect;
((XpsGradientBrush)path.Stroke).GradientStops.AddRange(stops);
stops.Clear();
path.StrokeThickness = 12f;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddEllipse_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithGradient();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Initialize List of XpsGradentStop
List <XpsGradientStop> stops = new List <XpsGradientStop>();
// Add Colors to Gradient
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(0, 142, 4), 0f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 202, 0), 0.144531f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 250, 0), 0.264648f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(255, 0, 0), 0.414063f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(233, 0, 255), 0.544922f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(107, 27, 190), 0.694336f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(63, 0, 255), 0.844727f));
stops.Add(doc.CreateGradientStop(doc.CreateColor(0, 199, 80), 1f));
// Create new path by defining geometery in abbreviation form
XpsPath path = doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 10,10 L 228,10 228,100 10,100"));
path.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1f, 0f, 0f, 1f, 20f, 70f);
path.Fill = doc.CreateLinearGradientBrush(new PointF(10f, 10f), new PointF(228f, 100f));
((XpsGradientBrush)path.Fill).GradientStops.AddRange(stops);
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddLinearGradient_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
///<Summary>
/// ConvertXpsToPdf method to convert Xps file to pdf
///</Summary>
public Response ConvertXpsToPdf(string fileName, string folderName)
{
return(ProcessTask(fileName, folderName, ".pdf", false, false, delegate(string inFilePath, string outPath, string zipOutFolder)
{
using (FileStream pdfStream = new FileStream(outPath, System.IO.FileMode.Create, System.IO.FileAccess.Write))
using (FileStream xpsStream = new FileStream(inFilePath, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read))
{
XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(xpsStream, new XpsLoadOptions());
Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Pdf.PdfDevice device = new Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Pdf.PdfDevice(pdfStream);
document.Save(device, new Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Pdf.PdfSaveOptions());
}
}));
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithPages();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument(dataDir + "Sample1.xps");
// Insert an empty page at beginning of pages list
doc.InsertPage(1, true);
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddPages_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithDocumentConversion();
// Input file
string inputFileName = dataDir + "input.xps";
//Outut file
string outputFileName = dataDir + "XPStoImage_out.jpeg";
// Initialize XPS input stream
using (Stream xpsStream = File.Open(inputFileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
// Load XPS document form the stream
XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(xpsStream, new XpsLoadOptions());
// or load XPS document directly from file. No xpsStream is needed then.
// XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(inputFileName, new XpsLoadOptions());
// Initialize options object with necessary parameters.
JpegSaveOptions options = new JpegSaveOptions()
{
SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.HighQuality,
Resolution = 300,
PageNumbers = new int[] { 1, 2, 6 }
};
// Create rendering device for PDF format
ImageDevice device = new ImageDevice();
document.Save(device, options);
// Iterate through document partitions (fixed documents, in XPS terms)
for (int i = 0; i < device.Result.Length; i++)
{
// Iterate through partition pages
for (int j = 0; j < device.Result[i].Length; j++)
{
// Initialize image output stream
using (Stream imageStream = System.IO.File.Open(Path.GetDirectoryName(outputFileName) +
Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(outputFileName) + "_" + (i + 1) + "_" + (j + 1) +
Path.GetExtension(outputFileName), System.IO.FileMode.Create, System.IO.FileAccess.Write))
// Write image
imageStream.Write(device.Result[i][j], 0, device.Result[i][j].Length);
}
}
}
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithDocumentConversion();
// Load Existing XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument(dataDir + "input.xps");
// Initialize PdfSaveOptions
PdfSaveOptions pdfSaveOptions = new PdfSaveOptions();
// Specify TextCompression Style
pdfSaveOptions.TextCompression = PdfTextCompression.Flate;
// Save as PDF Document
doc.Save(dataDir + "XPStoPDF_out.pdf", pdfSaveOptions);
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithDocumentConversion();
// Load Existing XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument(dataDir + "input.xps");
// Initialize PngSaveOptions
PngSaveOptions pngSaveOptions = new PngSaveOptions();
// Specify Resolution
pngSaveOptions.Resolution = 300f;
// Save as PNG Image
doc.Save(dataDir + "XPStoImage_out.png", pngSaveOptions);
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithText();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
//Create a brush
XpsSolidColorBrush textFill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Black);
//Add glyph to the document
XpsGlyphs glyphs = doc.AddGlyphs("Arial", 12, FontStyle.Regular, 300f, 450f, "Hello World!");
glyphs.Fill = textFill;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddText_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
private Response ConvertXpsToImage(string fileName, string folderName, string outputType)
{
return(ProcessTask(fileName, folderName, "." + outputType, true, false,
delegate(string inFilePath, string outPath, string zipOutFolder)
{
using (Stream xpsStream = System.IO.File.Open(inFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(xpsStream, new XpsLoadOptions());
Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Image.ImageSaveOptions options = new BmpSaveOptions();
switch (outputType)
{
case "tiff":
options = new TiffSaveOptions();
break;
case "png":
options = new PngSaveOptions();
break;
case "jpg":
options = new JpegSaveOptions();
break;
}
Page.XPS.Presentation.Image.ImageDevice device = new Page.XPS.Presentation.Image.ImageDevice();
document.Save(device, options);
for (int i = 0; i < device.Result.Length; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < device.Result[i].Length; j++)
{
string imagePath = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fileName) + "_" + (j + 1) + "." + outputType;
outPath = zipOutFolder + "/" + imagePath;
using (Stream imageStream = System.IO.File.Open(outPath, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
{
imageStream.Write(device.Result[i][j], 0, device.Result[i][j].Length);
}
}
}
}
}));
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithText();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Add Text
XpsSolidColorBrush textFill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Black);
XpsGlyphs glyphs = doc.AddGlyphs("Arial", 20, FontStyle.Regular, 400f, 200f, "TEN. rof SPX.esopsA");
glyphs.BidiLevel = 1;
glyphs.Fill = textFill;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddText_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithShapes();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// CMYK (blue) solid color stroked rectangle in the lower left
XpsPath path = doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 20,10 L 220,10 220,100 20,100 Z"));
path.Stroke = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(
doc.CreateColor(dataDir + "uswebuncoated.icc", 1.0f, 1.000f, 0.000f, 0.000f, 0.000f));
path.StrokeThickness = 12f;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddRectangle_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithImages();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Add Image
XpsPath path = doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 30,20 l 258.24,0 0,56.64 -258.24,0 Z"));
//Creating a matrix is optional, it can be used for proper positioning
path.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(0.7f, 0f, 0f, 0.7f, 0f, 20f);
//Create Image Brush
path.Fill = doc.CreateImageBrush(dataDir + "QL_logo_color.tif", new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 258.24f, 56.64f), new RectangleF(50f, 20f, 193.68f, 42.48f));
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddImage_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithImages();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Tile image
// ImageBrush filled rectangle in the right top bellow
XpsPath path = doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 10,160 L 228,160 228,305 10,305"));
path.Fill = doc.CreateImageBrush(dataDir + "R08LN_NN.jpg", new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 128f, 96f), new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 64f, 48f));
((XpsImageBrush)path.Fill).TileMode = XpsTileMode.Tile;
path.Fill.Opacity = 0.5f;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddTiledImage_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithVisualBrush();
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Geometry for magenta grid VisualBrush
XpsPathGeometry pathGeometry = doc.CreatePathGeometry();
pathGeometry.AddSegment(doc.CreatePolyLineSegment(
new PointF[] { new PointF(240f, 5f), new PointF(240f, 310f), new PointF(0f, 310f) }));
pathGeometry[0].StartPoint = new PointF(0f, 5f);
// Canvas for magenta grid VisualBrush
XpsCanvas visualCanvas = doc.CreateCanvas();
XpsPath visualPath = visualCanvas.AddPath(
doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 0,4 L 4,4 4,0 6,0 6,4 10,4 10,6 6,6 6,10 4,10 4,6 0,6 Z"));
visualPath.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(doc.CreateColor(1f, .61f, 0.1f, 0.61f));
XpsPath gridPath = doc.CreatePath(pathGeometry);
//Create Visual Brush, it is specified by some XPS fragment (vector graphics and glyphs)
gridPath.Fill = doc.CreateVisualBrush(visualCanvas,
new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 10f, 10f), new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 10f, 10f));
((XpsVisualBrush)gridPath.Fill).TileMode = XpsTileMode.Tile;
// New canvas
XpsCanvas canvas = doc.AddCanvas();
canvas.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1f, 0f, 0f, 1f, 268f, 70f);
// Add grid
canvas.AddPath(gridPath);
// Red transparent rectangle in the middle top
XpsPath path = canvas.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 30,20 l 258.24,0 0,56.64 -258.24,0 Z"));
path = canvas.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 10,10 L 228,10 228,100 10,100"));
path.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(doc.CreateColor(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
path.Opacity = 0.7f;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "AddGrid_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithTransparency();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
//Add Canvas to XpsDocument instance
XpsCanvas canvas = doc.AddCanvas();
// Rectangle with opacity masked by ImageBrush
XpsPath path = canvas.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M 10,180 L 228,180 228,285 10,285"));
path.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(doc.CreateColor(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
path.OpacityMask = doc.CreateImageBrush(dataDir + "R08SY_NN.tif", new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 128f, 192f),
new RectangleF(0f, 0f, 64f, 96f));
((XpsImageBrush)path.OpacityMask).TileMode = XpsTileMode.Tile;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "OpacityMask_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithDocumentConversion();
// Load Existing XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument(dataDir + "input.xps");
// Initialize PdfSaveOptions
PdfSaveOptions pdfSaveOptions = new PdfSaveOptions
{
// Specify TextCompression Style
TextCompression = PdfTextCompression.Flate
};
//Create a PDF stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(dataDir + "XPStoPDF_out.pdf", FileMode.OpenOrCreate);
// Save as PDF Document
doc.Save(outputStream, pdfSaveOptions);
// ExEnd:1
}
private List <string> GetDocumentPages(string file, string folderName, int currentPage)
{
List <string> lstOutput = new List <string>();
string outfileName = "page_{0}";
string outPath = Config.Configuration.OutputDirectory + folderName + "/" + outfileName;
currentPage = currentPage - 1;
Directory.CreateDirectory(Config.Configuration.OutputDirectory + folderName);
string imagePath = string.Format(outPath, currentPage) + ".jpeg";
if (System.IO.File.Exists(imagePath) && currentPage > 0)
{
lstOutput.Add(imagePath);
return(lstOutput);
}
int i = currentPage;
var filename = System.IO.File.Exists(Config.Configuration.WorkingDirectory + folderName + "/" + file)
? Config.Configuration.WorkingDirectory + folderName + "/" + file
: Config.Configuration.OutputDirectory + folderName + "/" + file;
using (FilePathLock.Use(filename))
{
try
{
if (!System.IO.File.Exists(Config.Configuration.OutputDirectory + folderName + "/" + "outputPDF.pdf"))
{
Aspose.Page.Live.Demos.UI.Models.License.SetAsposePageLicense();
System.IO.FileStream pdfStream = new System.IO.FileStream(Config.Configuration.OutputDirectory + folderName + "/" + "outputPDF.pdf", System.IO.FileMode.CreateNew, System.IO.FileAccess.Write);
System.IO.FileStream psStream = new System.IO.FileStream(Config.Configuration.WorkingDirectory + folderName + "/" + file, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read);
try
{
if (file.ToLower().EndsWith(".xps"))
{
Page.XPS.XpsDocument document = new XpsDocument(psStream, new Page.XPS.XpsLoadOptions());
Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Pdf.PdfSaveOptions options = new Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Pdf.PdfSaveOptions();
Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Pdf.PdfDevice device = new Aspose.Page.XPS.Presentation.Pdf.PdfDevice(pdfStream, new Size(595, 842));
document.Save(device, options);
}
else
{
PsDocument document = new PsDocument(psStream);
Aspose.Page.EPS.Device.PdfSaveOptions options = new Aspose.Page.EPS.Device.PdfSaveOptions(true);
Aspose.Page.EPS.Device.PdfDevice device = new Aspose.Page.EPS.Device.PdfDevice(pdfStream, new Size(595, 842));
document.Save(device, options);
}
}
finally
{
psStream.Close();
pdfStream.Close();
}
}
PdfConverter objConverter = new PdfConverter();
objConverter.BindPdf(Config.Configuration.OutputDirectory + folderName + "/" + "outputPDF.pdf");
objConverter.DoConvert();
objConverter.CoordinateType = PageCoordinateType.CropBox;
if (currentPage < objConverter.PageCount)
{
lstOutput.Add(objConverter.PageCount.ToString());
i = 0;
while (objConverter.HasNextImage() && i < objConverter.PageCount)
{
objConverter.StartPage = (currentPage + 1);
objConverter.GetNextImage(imagePath, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
lstOutput.Add(imagePath);
break;
}
}
objConverter.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
return(lstOutput);
}
}
public static void Run()
{
// ExStart:1
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_WorkingWithTransparency();
// Create new XPS Document
XpsDocument doc = new XpsDocument();
// Just to demonstrate transparency
doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M120,0 H400 v1000 H120")).Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Gray);
doc.AddPath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M300,120 h600 V420 h-600")).Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Gray);
// Create path with closed rectangle geometry
XpsPath path1 = doc.CreatePath(doc.CreatePathGeometry("M20,20 h200 v200 h-200 z"));
// Set blue solid brush to fill path1
path1.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Blue);
// Add it to the current page
XpsPath path2 = doc.Add(path1);
// path1 and path2 are the same as soon as path1 hasn't been placed inside any other element
// (which means that path1 had no parent element).
// Because of that rectangle's color on the page effectively turns to green
path2.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Green);
// Now add path2 once again. Now path2 has parent. So path3 won't be the same as path2.
// Thus a new rectangle is painted on the page ...
XpsPath path3 = doc.Add(path2);
// ... and we shift it 300 units lower ...
path3.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 300);
// ... and set red solid brush to fill it
path3.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Red);
// Create new path4 with path2's geometry ...
XpsPath path4 = doc.AddPath(path2.Data);
// ... shift it 300 units to the right ...
path4.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 300, 0);
// ... and set blue solid fill
path4.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Blue);
// Add path4 once again.
XpsPath path5 = doc.Add(path4);
// path4 and path5 are not the same again ...
// (move path5 300 units lower)
path5.RenderTransform = path5.RenderTransform.Clone(); // to disconnect RenderTransform value from path4 (see next comment about Fill property)
path5.RenderTransform.Translate(0, 300);
// ... but if we set the opacity of Fill property, it will take effect on both path5 and path4
// because brush is a complex property value which remains the same for path5 and path4
path5.Fill.Opacity = 0.8f;
// Create new path6 with path2's geometry ...
XpsPath path6 = doc.AddPath(path2.Data);
// ... shift it 600 units to the right ...
path6.RenderTransform = doc.CreateMatrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 600, 0);
// ... and set yellow solid fill
path6.Fill = doc.CreateSolidColorBrush(Color.Yellow);
// Now add path6's clone ...
XpsPath path7 = doc.Add(path6.Clone());
// (move path5 300 units lower)
path7.RenderTransform = path7.RenderTransform.Clone();
path7.RenderTransform.Translate(0, 300);
// ... and set opacity for path7
path7.Fill.Opacity = 0.8f;
// Now opacity effects independantly as soon as property values are cloned along with the element
// The following code block is equivalent to the previous one.
// Add path6 itself. path6 and path7 are not the same. Although their Fill property values are the same
//XpsPath path7 = doc.Add(path6);
//path7.RenderTransform = path7.RenderTransform.Clone();
//path7.RenderTransform.Translate(0, 300);
// To "disconnect" path7's Fill property from path6's Fill property reassign it to its clone (or path6's Fill clone)
//path7.Fill = ((XpsSolidColorBrush)path7.Fill).Clone();
//path7.Fill.Opacity = 0.8f;
// Save resultant XPS document
doc.Save(dataDir + "WorkingWithTransparency_out.xps");
// ExEnd:1
}