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Add link annotation to a document on Server/Desktop

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

1PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
2Page page = doc.GetPage(1);
3
4// Create a hyperlink
5Link hyperlink = Link.Create(doc, new Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"));
6hyperlink.RefreshAppearance();
7page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink);
8
9// Create an intra-document link
10Action goto_page_3 = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0));
11Link link = Link.Create(doc, new Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3);
12link.RefreshAppearance();
13page.AnnotPushBack(link);

1PDFDoc doc(filename);
2Page page = doc.GetPage(1);
3
4// Create a hyperlink
5Annots::Link hyperlink = Annots::Link::Create(doc, Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action::CreateURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"));
6hyperlink.RefreshAppearance();
7page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink);
8
9// Create an intra-document link
10Action goto_page_3 = Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0));
11Annots::Link link = Annots::Link::Create(doc, Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3);
12link.RefreshAppearance();
13page.AnnotPushBack(link);

1doc := NewPDFDoc(filename)
2page := doc.GetPage(1)
3
4// Create a hyperlink
5hyperlink := LinkCreate(doc.GetSDFDoc(), NewRect(85.0, 570.0, 503.0, 524.0), ActionCreateURI(doc.GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"))
6hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
7page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)
8
9// Create an intra-document link
10gotoPage3 := ActionCreateGoto(DestinationCreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
11link := LinkCreate(doc.GetSDFDoc(), NewRect(85.0, 458.0, 503.0, 502.0), gotoPage3)
12link.RefreshAppearance()
13page.AnnotPushBack(link)

1PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
2Page page = doc.getPage(1);
3
4// Create a hyperlink
5Link hyperlink = Link.create(doc, new Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.createURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"));
6hyperlink.refreshAppearance();
7page.annotPushBack(hyperlink);
8
9// Create an intra-document link
10Action goto_page_3 = Action.createGoto(Destination.createFitH(doc.getPage(3), 0));
11Link link = com.pdftron.pdf.annots.Link.create(doc.getSDFDoc(), new Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3);
12link.refreshAppearance();
13page.annotPushBack(link);

1async function main() {
2  const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromURL(filename);
3  const firstPage = await doc.getPage(1);
4
5  // Create a hyperlink
6  const createURIAction = await PDFNet.Action.createURI(doc, 'http://www.apryse.com');
7  const linkRect = new PDFNet.Rect(85, 570, 503, 524);
8  const hyperlink = await PDFNet.LinkAnnot.create(doc, linkRect);
9  await hyperlink.setAction(createURIAction);
10  await hyperlink.refreshAppearance();
11  await firstPage.annotPushBack(hyperlink);
12
13  // Create an intra-document link
14  const page3 = await doc.getPage(3);
15  const gotoPage3 = await PDFNet.Action.createGoto(await PDFNet.Destination.createFitH(page3, 0));
16  const link = await PDFNet.LinkAnnot.create(doc, (new PDFNet.Rect(85, 458, 503, 502)));
17  await link.setAction(gotoPage3);
18  await link.refreshAppearance();
19  await firstPage.annotPushBack(link);
20}
21PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);

1PTPDFDoc *doc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] initWithFilepath: filename];
2PTPage *page = [doc GetPage:1];
3
4// Create a hyperlink
5PTLink *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"]];
6[hyperlink RefreshAppearance];
7[page AnnotPushBack: hyperlink];
8
9// Create an intra-document link
10PTAction *goto_page_3 = [PTAction CreateGoto: [PTDestination CreateFitH: [doc GetPage:3] top: 0]];
11PTLink *link = [PTLink CreateWithAction: [doc GetSDFDoc] pos: [[PTPDFRect alloc] initWithX1: 85 y1: 458 x2: 503 y2: 502] action: goto_page_3];
12[link RefreshAppearance];
13[page AnnotPushBack: link];

1$doc = new PDFDoc($filename);
2$page = $doc->GetPage(1);
3
4// Create a hyperlink
5$hyperlink = Link::Create($doc->GetSDFDoc(), new Rect(85.0, 570.0, 503.0, 524.0), Action::CreateURI($doc->GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"));
6$hyperlink->RefreshAppearance();
7$page->AnnotPushBack($hyperlink);
8
9// Create an intra-document link
10$goto_page_3 = Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFitH($doc->GetPage(3), 0));
11$link = Link::Create($doc->GetSDFDoc(), new Rect(85.0, 458.0, 503.0, 502.0), $goto_page_3);
12$link->RefreshAppearance();
13$page->AnnotPushBack($link);

1doc = PDFDoc(filename)
2page = doc.GetPage(1)
3
4# Create a hyperlink
5hyperlink = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc.GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"))
6hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
7page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)
8
9# Create an intra-document link
10goto_page_3 = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
11link = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3)
12link.RefreshAppearance()
13page.AnnotPushBack(link)

1doc = PDFDoc.new(filename)
2page = doc.GetPage(1)
3
4# Create a hyperlink
5hyperlink = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect.new(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc.GetSDFDoc(), "http://www.apryse.com"))
6hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
7page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)
8
9# Create an intra-document link
10goto_page_3 = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
11link = Link.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc(), Rect.new(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3)
12link.RefreshAppearance()
13page.AnnotPushBack(link)

1Dim doc As PDFDoc = New PDFDoc(filename)
2Dim page As Page = doc.GetPage(1)
3
4' Create a hyperlink
5Dim hyperlink As Link = Link.Create(doc, New Rect(85, 570, 503, 524), Action.CreateURI(doc, "http://www.apryse.com"))
6hyperlink.RefreshAppearance()
7page.AnnotPushBack(hyperlink)
8
9' Create an intra-document link
10Dim goto_page_3 As Action = Action.CreateGoto(Destination.CreateFitH(doc.GetPage(3), 0))
11Dim lnk As Link = Link.Create(doc, New Rect(85, 458, 503, 502), goto_page_3)
12link.refreshAppearance()
13page.AnnotPushBack(lnk)

Add or edit PDF annotations sample
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, highlight, squiggly, caret, and ink).

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