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# Add a rectangle annotation to a PDF on Server/Desktop

Learn how to add a rectangle annotation to a PDF Document page with this comprehensive code sample. Enhance your PDF annotations now! The Apryse Server SDK streamlines secure document processing with

To add a rectangle annotation to a PDF Document page.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
Square sq = Square.Create( doc, new Rect(500,200, 580, 300 ) );
sq.SetColor(new ColorPt(1, 0, 0), 3);
sq.SetInteriorColor(new ColorPt(0, 1, 1), 3);
double[] dash = new double[2];
dash[0]=4;dash[1]=2;
sq.SetBorderStyle(new Annot.BorderStyle( Annot.BorderStyle.Style.e_dashed, 6, 0, 0, dash ) );
sq.SetPadding( new Rect(4,4,4,4) );
sq.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack( sq );
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C++" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
Square sq = Square::Create( doc, Rect(500,200, 580, 300 ) );
sq.SetColor(ColorPt(1, 0, 0), 3);
sq.SetInteriorColor(ColorPt(0, 1, 1), 3);
std::vector<double> dash( 2 ); dash[0]=4;dash[1]=2;
sq.SetBorderStyle( Annot::BorderStyle( Annot::BorderStyle::e_dashed, 6, 0, 0, dash ) );
sq.SetPadding( 4 );
sq.RefreshAppearance();
page.AnnotPushBack( sq );
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
sq := SquareCreate( doc.GetSDFDoc(), NewRect(500.0, 200.0, 580.0, 300.0 ) )
sq.SetColor(NewColorPt(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), 3)
sq.SetInteriorColor(NewColorPt(0.0, 1.0, 1.0), 3)
var dash = NewVectorDouble()
dash.Add(4.0)
dash.Add(2.0)
sq.SetBorderStyle( NewBorderStyle( BorderStyleE_dashed, 6.0, 0.0, 0.0, dash ) )
dash.Clear()
sq.SetPadding( 4.0 )
sq.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( sq )
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
Square sq = Square.create(doc, new Rect(500, 200, 580, 300));
sq.setColor(new ColorPt(1, 0, 0), 3);
sq.setInteriorColor(new ColorPt(0, 1, 1), 3);
double[] dash = {4, 2};
sq.setBorderStyle(new Annot.BorderStyle(Annot.BorderStyle.e_dashed, 6, 0, 0, dash));
sq.setPadding(4);
sq.refreshAppearance();
page.annotPushBack(sq);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

  // Create a rectangle
  const squareAnnot = await PDFNet.SquareAnnot.create(
    doc,
    new PDFNet.Rect(500, 200, 580, 300)
  );
  await squareAnnot.setColor(await PDFNet.ColorPt.init(1, 0, 0), 3);
  await squareAnnot.setInteriorColor(await PDFNet.ColorPt.init(0, 1, 1), 3);
  const dash = [4, 2];
  await squareAnnot.setBorderStyle(
    await PDFNet.AnnotBorderStyle.createWithDashPattern(
      PDFNet.AnnotBorderStyle.Style.e_dashed,
      6,
      0,
      0,
      dash
    )
  );
  await squareAnnot.setPadding(new PDFNet.Rect(4, 4, 4, 4));
  await squareAnnot.refreshAppearance();
  await page.annotPushBack(squareAnnot);
}
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Kotlin" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
val sq = Square.create(doc, Rect(500.0, 200.0, 580.0, 300.0))
sq.setColor(ColorPt(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), 3)
sq.setInteriorColor(ColorPt(0.0, 1.0, 1.0), 3)
val dash = doubleArrayOf(4.0, 2.0)
sq.borderStyle = BorderStyle(BorderStyle.e_dashed, 6, 0, 0, dash)
sq.setPadding(4.0)
sq.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(sq)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Obj-C" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
PTSquare *sq = [PTSquare Create: [doc GetSDFDoc] pos: [[PTPDFRect alloc] initWithX1: 500 y1: 200 x2: 580 y2: 300]];
[sq SetColor: [[PTColorPt alloc] initWithX: 1 y: 0 z: 0 w: 0] numcomp: 3];
[sq SetInteriorColor: [[PTColorPt alloc] initWithX: 0 y: 1 z: 1 w: 0] CompNum: 3];
NSMutableArray *dash = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity: 2];
[dash addObject: @4.0];
[dash addObject: @2.0];
[sq SetBorderStyle: [[PTBorderStyle alloc] initWithS: e_ptdashed b_width: 6 b_hr: 0 b_vr: 0 b_dash: dash] oldStyleOnly: NO];
[sq SetPadding: 4];
[sq RefreshAppearance];
[page AnnotPushBack: sq];
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Swift" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
let sq: PTSquare = PTSquare.create(doc.getSDFDoc(), pos: PTPDFRect(x1: 500, y1: 200, x2: 580, y2: 300))
sq.setColor(PTColorPt(x: 1, y: 0, z: 0, w: 0), numcomp: 3)
sq.setInteriorColor(PTColorPt(x: 0, y: 1, z: 1, w: 0), compNum: 3)
let dash = NSMutableArray(capacity: 2)
dash.add(4.0)
dash.add(2.0)
sq.setBorderStyle(PTBorderStyle(s: e_ptdashed, b_width: 6, b_hr: 0, b_vr: 0, b_dash: dash), oldStyleOnly: false)
sq.setPadding(4)
sq.refreshAppearance()
page.annotPushBack(sq)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

// Create a rectangle
$sq = Square::Create( $doc->GetSDFDoc(), new Rect(500.0,200.0, 580.0, 300.0 ) );
$sq->SetColor(new ColorPt(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), 3);
$sq->SetInteriorColor(new ColorPt(0.0, 1.0, 1.0), 3);
$sq->SetBorderStyle( new BorderStyle( BorderStyle::e_dashed, 6.0, 0.0, 0.0, array(4.0, 2.0) ) );
$sq->SetPadding( 4.0 );
$sq->RefreshAppearance();
$page->AnnotPushBack( $sq );
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

# Create a rectangle
sq = Square.Create( doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect(500,200, 580, 300 ) )
sq.SetColor(ColorPt(1, 0, 0), 3)
sq.SetInteriorColor(ColorPt(0, 1, 1), 3)
sq.SetBorderStyle( BorderStyle( BorderStyle.e_dashed, 6, 0, 0, [4, 2] ) )
sq.SetPadding( 4 )
sq.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( sq )
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

# Create a rectangle
sq = Square.Create( doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect.new(500,200, 580, 300 ) )
sq.SetColor(ColorPt.new(1, 0, 0), 3)
sq.SetInteriorColor(ColorPt.new(0, 1, 1), 3)
sq.SetBorderStyle( BorderStyle.new( BorderStyle::E_dashed, 6, 0, 0, [4, 2] ) )
sq.SetPadding( 4 )
sq.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack( sq )
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="VB" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

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

' Create a rectangle
Dim sq As Square = Square.Create(doc, New Rect(500, 200, 580, 300))
sq.SetColor(New ColorPt(1, 0, 0), 3)
sq.SetInteriorColor(New ColorPt(0, 1, 1), 3)
Dim dash() As Double = New Double((2) - 1) {}
dash(0) = 4
dash(1) = 2
sq.SetBorderStyle(New Annot.BorderStyle(Annot.BorderStyle.Style.e_dashed, 6, 0, 0, dash))
sq.SetPadding(New Rect(4, 4, 4, 4))
sq.RefreshAppearance()
page.AnnotPushBack(sq)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

[Add or edit PDF annotations sample](/core/get-started/samples/annotationtest.md) Full code sample which shows how to add or edit PDF annotations (e.g. hyperlink, intra-document link, stamp, rubber stamp, file attachment, sound, text, free-text, line, circle, square, polygon, polyline, rectangle, squiggly, caret, and ink). Code sample is available in C++, C#, Java, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby & VB.


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