Add link annotation to a document on Server/Desktop

To add a hyperlink or intra-document link annotation to a PDF Document page.

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

// Create a hyperlink
Link hyperlink = Link.Create(doc, new Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"));
hyperlink.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink);

// Create an intra-document link
Action goto_page_3 = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0));
Link link = Link.Create(doc, new Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3);
link.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack(link);

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

// Create a hyperlink
Annots::Link hyperlink = Annots::Link::Create(doc, Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action::CreateURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"));
hyperlink.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink);

// Create an intra-document link
Action goto_page_3 = Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0));
Annots::Link link = Annots::Link::Create(doc, Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3);
link.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack(link);

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

// Create a hyperlink
hyperlink := LinkCreate(doc.GetSDFDoc(), NewRect(85.0, 570.0, 503.0, 524.0), ActionCreateURI(doc.GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"))
hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)

// Create an intra-document link
gotoPage3 := ActionCreateGoto(DestinationCreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
link := LinkCreate(doc.GetSDFDoc(), NewRect(85.0, 458.0, 503.0, 502.0), gotoPage3)
link.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(link)

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

// Create a hyperlink
Link hyperlink = Link.create(doc, new Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.createURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"));
hyperlink.refreshAppearance();
page.annotPushBack(hyperlink);

// Create an intra-document link
Action goto_page_3 = Action.createGoto(Destination.createFitH(doc.getPage(3), 0));
Link link = com.pdftron.pdf.annots.Link.create(doc.getSDFDoc(), new Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3);
link.refreshAppearance();
page.annotPushBack(link);

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

  // Create a hyperlink
  const createURIAction = await PDFNet.Action.createURI(doc, 'http://www.apryse.com');
  const linkRect = new PDFNet.Rect(85, 570, 503, 524);
  const hyperlink = await PDFNet.LinkAnnot.create(doc, linkRect);
  await hyperlink.setAction(createURIAction);
  await hyperlink.refreshAppearance();
  await firstPage.annotPushBack(hyperlink);

  // Create an intra-document link
  const page3 = await doc.getPage(3);
  const gotoPage3 = await PDFNet.Action.createGoto(await PDFNet.Destination.createFitH(page3, 0));
  const link = await PDFNet.LinkAnnot.create(doc, (new PDFNet.Rect(85, 458, 503, 502)));
  await link.setAction(gotoPage3);
  await link.refreshAppearance();
  await firstPage.annotPushBack(link);
}
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);

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

// Create a hyperlink
val hyperlink = Link.create(doc, Rect(85.0, 570.0, 503.0, 524.0), Action.createURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"))
hyperlink.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(hyperlink)

// Create an intra-document link
val goto_page_3 = Action.createGoto(Destination.createFitH(doc.getPage(3), 0.0))
val link = Link.create(doc.sdfDoc, Rect(85.0, 458.0, 503.0, 502.0), goto_page_3)
link.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(link)

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

// Create a hyperlink
PTLink *hyperlink = [PTLink CreateWithAction: [doc GetSDFDoc] pos: [[PTPDFRect alloc] initWithX1: 85 y1: 570 x2: 503 y2: 524] action: [PTAction CreateURI: [doc GetSDFDoc] uri: @"http://www.apryse.com"]];
[hyperlink RefreshAppearance];
[page AnnotPushBack: hyperlink];

// Create an intra-document link
PTAction *goto_page_3 = [PTAction CreateGoto: [PTDestination CreateFitH: [doc GetPage:3] top: 0]];
PTLink *link = [PTLink CreateWithAction: [doc GetSDFDoc] pos: [[PTPDFRect alloc] initWithX1: 85 y1: 458 x2: 503 y2: 502] action: goto_page_3];
[link RefreshAppearance];
[page AnnotPushBack: link];

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

// Create a hyperlink
let hyperlink = PTLink.create(withAction: doc.getSDFDoc(), pos: PTPDFRect(x1: 85, y1: 570, x2: 503, y2: 524), action: PTAction.createURI(doc.getSDFDoc(), uri: "http://www.apryse.com"))
hyperlink.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(hyperlink)

// Create an intra-document link
let goto_page_3 = PTAction.createGoto(PTDestination.createFitH(doc.getPage(3), top: 0))
let link: PTLink = PTLink.create(withAction: doc.getSDFDoc(), pos: PTPDFRect(x1: 85, y1: 458, x2: 503, y2: 502), action: goto_page_3)
link.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(link)

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

// Create a hyperlink
$hyperlink = Link::Create($doc->GetSDFDoc(), new Rect(85.0, 570.0, 503.0, 524.0), Action::CreateURI($doc->GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"));
$hyperlink->RefreshAppearance();
$page->AnnotPushBack($hyperlink);

// Create an intra-document link
$goto_page_3 = Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFitH($doc->GetPage(3), 0));
$link = Link::Create($doc->GetSDFDoc(), new Rect(85.0, 458.0, 503.0, 502.0), $goto_page_3);
$link->RefreshAppearance();
$page->AnnotPushBack($link);

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

# Create a hyperlink
hyperlink = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc.GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"))
hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)

# Create an intra-document link
goto_page_3 = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
link = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3)
link.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(link)

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

# Create a hyperlink
hyperlink = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect.new(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc.GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"))
hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)

# Create an intra-document link
goto_page_3 = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
link = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect.new(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3)
link.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(link)

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

' Create a hyperlink
Dim hyperlink As Link = Link.Create(doc, New Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"))
hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)

' Create an intra-document link
Dim goto_page_3 As Action = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
Dim lnk As Link = Link.Create(doc, New Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3)
link.refreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(lnk)

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