Guides
Add Bates Codes in PDF
This sample shows how to add and remove bates codes.
C#
using ComPDFKit.PDFDocument;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
namespace BatesTest
{
internal class BatesTest
{
static private string parentPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())));
static private string outputPath = Path.Combine(parentPath, "Output", "CS");
private static Dictionary<int, string> IntToLocationDic = new Dictionary<int, string>()
{
{0, "Top Left" },
{1, "Top Middle" },
{2, "Top Right" },
{3, "Bottom Left" },
{4, "Bottom Middle" },
{5, "Bottom Right" }
};
static void Main(string[] args)
{
#region Preparation work
Console.WriteLine("Running bates test sample…\r\n");
SDKLicenseHelper.LicenseVerify();
if (!Directory.Exists(outputPath))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(outputPath);
}
#endregion
#region Sample 1: Add bates
CPDFDocument document = CPDFDocument.InitWithFilePath("CommonFivePage.pdf");
if (AddBates(document))
{
Console.WriteLine("Add bates done.");
}
document.Release();
Console.WriteLine("--------------------");
#endregion
#region Samles 2: Edit bates
document = CPDFDocument.InitWithFilePath("Bates.pdf");
if (EditBates(document))
{
Console.WriteLine("Edit bates done.");
}
document.Release();
Console.WriteLine("--------------------");
#endregion
#region Sample 3: Clear bates
document = CPDFDocument.InitWithFilePath("CommonFivePage.pdf");
if (ClearBates(document))
{
Console.WriteLine("Clear bates done.");
}
document.Release();
Console.WriteLine("--------------------");
#endregion
Console.WriteLine("Done!");
Console.WriteLine("--------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
}
/// <summary>
/// Add a new bates
/// </summary>
/// <param name="document">Regular document</param>
private static bool AddBates(CPDFDocument document)
{
string addBatesPath = Path.Combine(outputPath, "AddBatesTest.pdf");
CPDFBates bates = document.GetBates();
byte[] color = { 255, 0, 0 };
bates.SetPages("0-" + (document.PageCount - 1));//Page numbering from 0
for (int i = 0; i <= 5; i++)
{
bates.SetText(i, @"<<#3#5#Prefix-#-Suffix>>"); //3 digits, starting from 5
bates.SetTextColor(i, color);
bates.SetFontSize(i, 14);
Console.WriteLine("Text: {0}", bates.GetText(i));
Console.WriteLine("Location: {0}\n", IntToLocationDic[i]);
}
bates.Update();
if (!document.WriteToFilePath(addBatesPath))
{
return false;
}
Console.WriteLine("Browse the changed file in " + addBatesPath);
return true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Edit bates, <<#3#5#Prefix-#-Suffix>> -> <<#3#1#ComPDFKit-#-ComPDFKit>>
/// get current bates,
/// then edit it
/// </summary>
/// <param name="document">documet with bates</param>
private static bool EditBates(CPDFDocument document)
{
CPDFBates bates = document.GetBates();
if(bates.GetText(0) != string.Empty)
{
Console.WriteLine("Get old bates 0 done, text is {0}", bates.GetText(0));
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Get bates 0 failed, or it does not exist");
return false;
}
bates.SetText(0, @"<<#3#1#ComPDFKit-#-ComPDFKit>>");
bates.Update();
Console.WriteLine("Change bates 0 done, new text is {0}", bates.GetText(0));
string editBatesPath = Path.Combine(outputPath, "EditBatesTest.pdf");
if (document.WriteToFilePath(editBatesPath))
{
Console.WriteLine("Browse the changed file in " + editBatesPath);
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Clear bates.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="document">documet with bates</param>
private static bool ClearBates(CPDFDocument document)
{
CPDFBates bates = document.GetBates();
bates.Clear();
string clearBatesPath = Path.Combine(outputPath, "ClearBatesTest.pdf");
if (document.WriteToFilePath(clearBatesPath))
{
Console.WriteLine("Browse the changed file in " + clearBatesPath);
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
}
}