Add a highlight annotation to a PDF on Server/Desktop

To add a highlight annotation to a PDF Document page.

PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
Page page = doc.GetPage(1);

// Create a highlight
Highlight hl = Highlight.Create( doc, new Rect(100,490,150,515) );
hl.SetColor(new ColorPt(0,1,0), 3 );
hl.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack(hl);

PDFDoc doc(filename);
Page page = doc.GetPage(1);

// Create a highlight
Highlight hl = Highlight::Create( doc, Rect(100,490,150,515) );
hl.SetColor( ColorPt(0,1,0), 3 );
hl.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack( hl );

doc := NewPDFDoc(filename)
page := doc.GetPage(1)

// Create a highlight
hl := HighlightAnnotCreate( doc.GetSDFDoc(), NewRect(100.0, 490.0, 150.0, 515.0) )
hl.SetColor( NewColorPt(0.0,1.0,0.0), 3 )
hl.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( hl )

PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
Page page = doc.getPage(1);

// Create a highlight
Highlight hl = Highlight.create(doc, new Rect(100, 490, 150, 515));
hl.setColor(new ColorPt(0, 1, 0), 3);
hl.refreshAppearance();
page.annotPushBack(hl);

async function main() {
  const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromURL(filename);
  const page = await doc.getPage(1);

  // Create a highlight
  const hl = await PDFNet.HighlightAnnot.create(
    doc,
    new PDFNet.Rect(100, 490, 150, 515)
  );
  await hl.setColor(await PDFNet.ColorPt.init(0, 1, 0), 3);
  await hl.refreshAppearance();
  await page.annotPushBack(hl);
}
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);

val doc = PDFDoc(filename)
val page = doc.getPage(1)

// Create a highlight
val hl = Highlight.create(doc, Rect(100.0, 490.0, 150.0, 515.0))
hl.setColor(ColorPt(0.0, 1.0, 0.0), 3)
hl.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(hl)

PTPDFDoc *doc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] initWithFilepath: filename];
PTPage *page = [doc GetPage:1];

// Create a highlight
PTHighlightAnnot *hl = [PTHighlightAnnot Create: [doc GetSDFDoc] pos: [[PTPDFRect alloc] initWithX1: 100 y1: 490 x2: 150 y2: 515]];
[hl SetColor: [[PTColorPt alloc] initWithX: 0 y: 1 z: 0 w: 0] numcomp: 3];
[hl RefreshAppearance];
[page AnnotPushBack: hl];

let doc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc(filepath: filename)
let page: PTPage = doc.getPage(1)

// Create a highlight
let hl: PTHighlightAnnot = PTHighlightAnnot.create(doc.getSDFDoc(), pos: PTPDFRect(x1: 100, y1: 490, x2: 150, y2: 515))
hl.setColor(PTColorPt(x: 0, y: 1, z: 0, w: 0), numcomp: 3)
hl.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(hl)

$doc = new PDFDoc($filename);
$page = $doc->GetPage(1);

// Create a highlight
$hl = HighlightAnnot::Create( $doc->GetSDFDoc(), new Rect(100.0,490.0,150.0,515.0) );
$hl->SetColor( new ColorPt(0.0,1.0,0.0), 3 );
$hl->RefreshAppearance();
$page->AnnotPushBack( $hl );

doc = PDFDoc(filename)
page = doc.GetPage(1)

# Create a highlight
hl = HighlightAnnot.Create( doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect(100,490,150,515) )
hl.SetColor( ColorPt(0,1,0), 3 )
hl.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( hl )

doc = PDFDoc.new(filename)
page = doc.GetPage(1)

# Create a highlight
hl = HighlightAnnot.Create( doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect.new(100,490,150,515) )
hl.SetColor( ColorPt.new(0,1,0), 3 )
hl.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( hl )

Dim doc As PDFDoc = New PDFDoc(filename)
Dim page As Page = doc.GetPage(1)

' Create a highlight
Dim hl As Highlight = Highlight.Create(doc, New Rect(100, 490, 150, 515))
hl.SetColor(New ColorPt(0, 1, 0), 3)
hl.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(hl)

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