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Sample PHP code to use PDFTron SDK for programmatically reading and editing existing outline items, and for creating new PDF bookmarks using the high-level API. Learn more about our PHP PDF Library and PDF Editing & Manipulation Library.

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<?php
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if(file_exists("../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetPHP.php"))

include("../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetPHP.php");
include("../../LicenseKey/PHP/LicenseKey.php");

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The sample code illustrates how to read and edit existing outline items and create 
// new bookmarks using the high-level API.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------	

function PrintIndent ($item) {
	$ident = $item->GetIndent() - 1;
	for ($i=0; $i<$ident; ++$i) {
		echo "    ";
	}
}

// Prints out the outline tree to the standard output
function PrintOutlineTree($item) {
	for (; $item->IsValid(); $item=$item->GetNext())
	{
		PrintIndent($item);
		echo ($item->IsOpen() ? "- " : "+ ").$item->GetTitle()." ACTION -> ";

		// Print Action
		$action = $item->GetAction();
		if ($action->IsValid()) {
			if ($action->GetType() == Action::e_GoTo) {
				$dest = $action->GetDest();
				if ($dest->IsValid()) {
					$page = $dest->GetPage();
					echo nl2br("GoTo Page #".$page->GetIndex()."\n");
				}
			}
			else {
				echo nl2br("Not a 'GoTo' action\n");
			}
		} else {
			echo nl2br("NULL\n");
		}

		if ($item->HasChildren())	 // Recursively print children sub-trees
		{
			PrintOutlineTree($item->GetFirstChild());
		}
	}
}
	PDFNet::Initialize($LicenseKey);
	PDFNet::GetSystemFontList();    // Wait for fonts to be loaded if they haven't already. This is done because PHP can run into errors when shutting down if font loading is still in progress.

	// Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
	$input_path = getcwd()."/../../TestFiles/";
	$output_path = $input_path."Output/";

	$doc = new PDFDoc($input_path."numbered.pdf");
	$doc->InitSecurityHandler();

	// The following example illustrates how to create and edit the outline tree 
	// using high-level Bookmark methods.
	$doc = new PDFDoc($input_path."numbered.pdf");
	$doc->InitSecurityHandler();

	// Lets first create the root bookmark items. 
	$red = Bookmark::Create($doc, "Red");
	$green = Bookmark::Create($doc, "Green");
	$blue = Bookmark::Create($doc, "Blue");

	$doc->AddRootBookmark($red);
	$doc->AddRootBookmark($green);
	$doc->AddRootBookmark($blue);

	// You can also add new root bookmarks using $bookmark->AddNext("...")
	$blue->AddNext("foo");
	$blue->AddNext("bar");

	// We can now associate new bookmarks with page destinations:

	// The following example creates an 'explicit' destination (see 
	// section '8.2.1 Destinations' in PDF Reference for more details)
	$red_dest = Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPageIterator()->Current());
	$red->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto($red_dest));

	// Create an explicit destination to the first green page in the document
	$green->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(10)) ));

	// The following example creates a 'named' destination (see 
	// section '8.2.1 Destinations' in PDF Reference for more details)
	// Named destinations have certain advantages over explicit destinations.
	$key = "blue1";
	$blue_action = Action::CreateGoto($key, strlen($key), Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(19)));

	$blue->SetAction($blue_action);

	// We can now add children Bookmarks
	$sub_red1 = $red->AddChild("Red - Page 1");
	$sub_red1->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(1))));
	$sub_red2 = $red->AddChild("Red - Page 2");
	$sub_red2->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(2))));
	$sub_red3 = $red->AddChild("Red - Page 3");
	$sub_red3->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(3))));
	$sub_red4 = $sub_red3->AddChild("Red - Page 4");
	$sub_red4->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(4))));
	$sub_red5 = $sub_red3->AddChild("Red - Page 5");
	$sub_red5->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(5))));
	$sub_red6 = $sub_red3->AddChild("Red - Page 6");
	$sub_red6->SetAction(Action::CreateGoto(Destination::CreateFit($doc->GetPage(6))));
	
	// Example of how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
	$foo = $doc->GetFirstBookmark()->Find("foo");
	if ($foo->IsValid()) 
	{
		$foo->Delete();
	}
	else 
	{
		assert(false);
	}

	$bar = $doc->GetFirstBookmark()->Find("bar");
	if ($bar->IsValid()) 
	{
		$bar->Delete();
	}
	else 
	{
		assert(false);
	}

	// Adding color to Bookmarks. Color and other formatting can help readers 
	// get around more easily in large PDF documents.
	$red->SetColor(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
	$green->SetColor(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
	$green->SetFlags(2);			// set bold font
	$blue->SetColor(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
	$blue->SetFlags(3);			// set bold and italic

	$doc->Save($output_path."bookmark.pdf", 0);
	echo nl2br("Done. Result saved in bookmark.pdf\n");

	// The following example illustrates how to traverse the outline tree using 
	// Bookmark navigation methods: Bookmark.GetNext(), Bookmark.GetPrev(), 
	// Bookmark.GetFirstChild () and Bookmark.GetLastChild ().

	// Open the document that was saved in the previous code sample
	$doc = new PDFDoc($output_path."bookmark.pdf");
	$doc->InitSecurityHandler();

	$root = $doc->GetFirstBookmark();
	PrintOutlineTree($root);
	echo nl2br("Done.\n");

	// The following example illustrates how to create a Bookmark to a page 
	// in a remote document. A remote go-to action is similar to an ordinary 
	// go-to action, but jumps to a destination in another PDF file instead 
	// of the current file. See Section 8.5.3 'Remote Go-To Actions' in PDF 
	// Reference Manual for details.

	// Open the document that was saved in the previous code sample
	$doc = new PDFDoc($output_path."bookmark.pdf");
	$doc->InitSecurityHandler();

	// Create file specification (the file referred to by the remote bookmark)
	$file_spec = $doc->CreateIndirectDict(); 
	$file_spec->PutName("Type", "Filespec");
	$file_spec->PutString("F", "bookmark.pdf");
	$spec = new FileSpec($file_spec);
	$goto_remote = Action::CreateGotoRemote($spec, 5, true);

	$remoteBookmark1 = Bookmark::Create($doc, "REMOTE BOOKMARK 1");
	$remoteBookmark1->SetAction($goto_remote);
	$doc->AddRootBookmark($remoteBookmark1);

	// Create another remote bookmark, but this time using the low-level SDF/Cos API.
	// Create a remote action
	$remoteBookmark2 = Bookmark::Create($doc, "REMOTE BOOKMARK 2");
	$doc->AddRootBookmark($remoteBookmark2);

	$gotoR = $remoteBookmark2->GetSDFObj()->PutDict("A");
	
	$gotoR->PutName("S","GoToR"); // Set action type
	$gotoR->PutBool("NewWindow", true);

	// Set the file specification
	$gotoR->Put("F", $file_spec);

	// jump to the first page. Note that pages are indexed from 0.
	$dest = $gotoR->PutArray("D");  // Set the destination
	$dest->PushBackNumber(9); 
	$dest->PushBackName("Fit");

	$doc->Save($output_path."bookmark_remote.pdf", SDFDoc::e_linearized);
	PDFNet::Terminate();
	echo nl2br("Done. Result saved in bookmark_remote.pdf\n");
?>