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Sample Ruby code for using PDFTron SDK to create various patterns and shadings in PDF files. Learn more about our Ruby PDF Library and PDF Editing & Manipulation Library.
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#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) 2001-2022 by PDFTron Systems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
# Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
require '../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetRuby'
include PDFNetRuby
require '../../LicenseKey/RUBY/LicenseKey'
$stdout.sync = true
# Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
$input_path = "../../TestFiles/"
$output_path = "../../TestFiles/Output/"
def CreateTilingPattern(doc)
writer = ElementWriter.new
eb = ElementBuilder.new
# Create a new pattern content stream - a heart. ------------
writer.Begin(doc.GetSDFDoc)
eb.PathBegin
eb.MoveTo(0, 0)
eb.CurveTo(500, 500, 125, 625, 0, 500)
eb.CurveTo(-125, 625, -500, 500, 0, 0)
heart = eb.PathEnd
heart.SetPathFill(true)
# Set heart color to red.
heart.GetGState.SetFillColorSpace(ColorSpace.CreateDeviceRGB)
heart.GetGState.SetFillColor(ColorPt.new(1, 0, 0))
writer.WriteElement(heart)
pattern_dict = writer.End
# Initialize pattern dictionary. For details on what each parameter represents please
# refer to Table 4.22 (Section '4.6.2 Tiling Patterns') in PDF Reference Manual.
pattern_dict.PutName("Type", "Pattern")
pattern_dict.PutNumber("PatternType", 1)
# TilingType - Constant spacing.
pattern_dict.PutNumber("TilingType",1)
# This is a Type1 pattern - A colored tiling pattern.
pattern_dict.PutNumber("PaintType", 1)
# Set bounding box
pattern_dict.PutRect("BBox", -253, 0, 253, 545)
# Create and set the matrix
pattern_mtx = Matrix2D.new(0.04,0,0,0.04,0,0)
pattern_dict.PutMatrix("Matrix", pattern_mtx)
# Set the desired horizontal and vertical spacing between pattern cells,
# measured in the pattern coordinate system.
pattern_dict.PutNumber("XStep", 1000)
pattern_dict.PutNumber("YStep", 1000)
return pattern_dict # finished creating the Pattern resource
end
def CreateImageTilingPattern(doc)
writer = ElementWriter.new
eb = ElementBuilder.new
# Create a new pattern content stream - a single bitmap object ----------
writer.Begin(doc.GetSDFDoc)
image = Image.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc, $input_path + "dice.jpg")
img_element = eb.CreateImage(image, 0, 0, image.GetImageWidth, image.GetImageHeight)
writer.WritePlacedElement(img_element)
pattern_dict = writer.End
# Initialize pattern dictionary. For details on what each parameter represents please
# refer to Table 4.22 (Section '4.6.2 Tiling Patterns') in PDF Reference Manual.
pattern_dict.PutName("Type", "Pattern")
pattern_dict.PutNumber("PatternType",1)
# TilingType - Constant spacing.
pattern_dict.PutNumber("TilingType", 1)
# This is a Type1 pattern - A colored tiling pattern.
pattern_dict.PutNumber("PaintType", 1)
# Set bounding box
pattern_dict.PutRect("BBox", -253, 0, 253, 545)
# Create and set the matrix
pattern_mtx = Matrix2D.new(0.3,0,0,0.3,0,0)
pattern_dict.PutMatrix("Matrix", pattern_mtx)
# Set the desired horizontal and vertical spacing between pattern cells,
# measured in the pattern coordinate system.
pattern_dict.PutNumber("XStep", 300)
pattern_dict.PutNumber("YStep", 300)
return pattern_dict # finished creating the Pattern resource
end
def CreateAxialShading(doc)
# Create a new Shading object ------------
pattern_dict = doc.CreateIndirectDict
# Initialize pattern dictionary. For details on what each parameter represents
# please refer to Tables 4.30 and 4.26 in PDF Reference Manual
pattern_dict.PutName("Type", "Pattern")
pattern_dict.PutNumber("PatternType", 2) # 2 stands for shading
shadingDict = pattern_dict.PutDict("Shading")
shadingDict.PutNumber("ShadingType",2)
shadingDict.PutName("ColorSpace","DeviceCMYK")
# pass the coordinates of the axial shading to the output
shadingCoords = shadingDict.PutArray("Coords")
shadingCoords.PushBackNumber(0)
shadingCoords.PushBackNumber(0)
shadingCoords.PushBackNumber(612)
shadingCoords.PushBackNumber(794)
# pass the function to the axial shading
function = shadingDict.PutDict("Function")
c0 = function.PutArray("C0")
c0.PushBackNumber(1)
c0.PushBackNumber(0)
c0.PushBackNumber(0)
c0.PushBackNumber(0)
c1 = function.PutArray("C1")
c1.PushBackNumber(0)
c1.PushBackNumber(1)
c1.PushBackNumber(0)
c1.PushBackNumber(0)
domain = function.PutArray("Domain")
domain.PushBackNumber(0)
domain.PushBackNumber(1)
function.PutNumber("FunctionType", 2)
function.PutNumber("N", 1)
return pattern_dict
end
PDFNet.Initialize(PDFTronLicense.Key)
doc = PDFDoc.new
writer = ElementWriter.new
eb = ElementBuilder.new
# The following sample illustrates how to create and use tiling patterns
page = doc.PageCreate
writer.Begin(page)
element = eb.CreateTextBegin(Font.Create(doc.GetSDFDoc, Font::E_times_bold), 1)
writer.WriteElement(element) # Begin the text block
data = "G"
element = eb.CreateTextRun(data)
element.SetTextMatrix(720, 0, 0, 720, 20, 240)
gs = element.GetGState
gs.SetTextRenderMode(GState::E_fill_stroke_text)
gs.SetLineWidth(4)
# Set the fill color space to the Pattern color space.
gs.SetFillColorSpace(ColorSpace.CreatePattern)
gs.SetFillColor(PatternColor.new(CreateTilingPattern(doc)))
element.SetPathFill(true)
writer.WriteElement(element)
writer.WriteElement(eb.CreateTextEnd) # Finish the text block
writer.End # Save the page
doc.PagePushBack(page)
#-----------------------------------------------
# The following sample illustrates how to create and use image tiling pattern
page = doc.PageCreate
writer.Begin(page)
eb.Reset
element = eb.CreateRect(0, 0, 612, 794)
# Set the fill color space to the Pattern color space.
gs = element.GetGState
gs.SetFillColorSpace(ColorSpace.CreatePattern)
gs.SetFillColor(PatternColor.new(CreateImageTilingPattern(doc)))
element.SetPathFill(true)
writer.WriteElement(element)
writer.End # Save the page
doc.PagePushBack(page)
#-----------------------------------------------
# The following sample illustrates how to create and use PDF shadings
page = doc.PageCreate
writer.Begin(page)
eb.Reset
element = eb.CreateRect(0, 0, 612, 794)
# Set the fill color space to the Pattern color space.
gs = element.GetGState
gs.SetFillColorSpace(ColorSpace.CreatePattern)
gs.SetFillColor(PatternColor.new(CreateAxialShading(doc)))
element.SetPathFill(true)
writer.WriteElement(element)
writer.End # save the page
doc.PagePushBack(page)
#-----------------------------------------------
doc.Save($output_path + "patterns.pdf", SDFDoc::E_remove_unused)
puts "Done. Result saved in patterns.pdf..."
doc.Close
PDFNet.Terminate