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What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.11

Allow non-latin characters in password

private static void EncriptPdfNonlatinPassCharacters()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_SecuritySignatures();

    using (var fileSecurity = new Aspose.Pdf.Facades.PdfFileSecurity())
    {
        // Bind PDF document
        fileSecurity.BindPdf(dataDir + "input.pdf");
        // Encrypt file using 256-bit encryption
        bool isSuccessful = fileSecurity.EncryptFile("æøå", "æøå", Aspose.Pdf.Facades.DocumentPrivilege.Print,
            Aspose.Pdf.Facades.KeySize.x256, Aspose.Pdf.Facades.Algorithm.AES);
        Console.WriteLine(isSuccessful);
        // Save PDF document
        fileSecurity.Save(dataDir + "PdfNonlatinPassEncrypted_out.pdf");
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.10

How to detect hidden text?

Please use TextState.Invisible to get information about invisibility of text out of rendering mode setting.

We used the following code for testing:

private static void DisplayTextInvisibility()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_Text();

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "PdfWithHiddenText.pdf"))
    {
        Console.WriteLine(document.FileName);

        // Use TextFragmentAbsorber with no parameters to get all text
        var absorber = new Aspose.Pdf.Text.TextFragmentAbsorber();
        absorber.Visit(document.Pages[1]);
        var textFragmentCollection = absorber.TextFragments;

        // Iterate through text fragments to find hidden text
        for (int i = 1; i <= textFragmentCollection.Count; i++)
        {
            var fragment = textFragmentCollection[i];
            Console.WriteLine("Fragment {0} at {1}", i, fragment.Rectangle.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("Text: {0}", fragment.Text);
            Console.WriteLine("RenderingMode: {0}", fragment.TextState.RenderingMode.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("Invisibility: {0}", fragment.TextState.Invisible);
            Console.WriteLine("---");
        }
    }
}

How do get information about the number of layers in a PDF document?

private static void GetPdfLayers()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_Layers();

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "PdfWithLayers.pdf"))
    {
        // Get layers from the first page
        var layers = document.Pages[1].Layers;
        // Save each layer to the output path
        foreach (var layer in layers)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Document {0} contains a layer named: {1} ", document.FileName, layer.Name);
        }
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.9

Customize background color for signature appearance and the font color of the labels in the signature area with Aspose.PDF for .NET.

private static void SignPdfWithCustomColorsInAppearance(string pfxFilePath, string password)
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_SecuritySignatures();

    // Instantiate PdfFileSignature object
    using (var pdfFileSignature = new Aspose.Pdf.Facades.PdfFileSignature())
    {
        // Bind PDF document
        pdfFileSignature.BindPdf(dataDir + "DigitallySign.pdf");
        var rect = new System.Drawing.Rectangle(310, 45, 200, 50);
        // Create PKCS#7 object for sign
        var pkcs = new Aspose.Pdf.Forms.PKCS7(pfxFilePath, password);

        // Set signature custom appearance
        pkcs.CustomAppearance = new Aspose.Pdf.Forms.SignatureCustomAppearance()
        {
            // Set colors
            ForegroundColor = Aspose.Pdf.Color.DarkGreen,
            BackgroundColor = Aspose.Pdf.Color.LightSeaGreen,
        };
        // Sign PDF file
        pdfFileSignature.Sign(1, true, rect, pkcs);
        // Save PDF document
        pdfFileSignature.Save(dataDir + "SignPdfWithCustomColorsInAppearance_out.pdf");
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.8

How to change text color in Digital Signature?

In the 21.8 version ForegroundColor property, it allows changing text color in Digital Signature.

private static void SignPdfWithForegroundColorInAppearance(string pfxFilePath, string password)
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_SecuritySignatures();

    // Instantiate PdfFileSignature object
    using (var pdfSign = new Aspose.Pdf.Facades.PdfFileSignature())
    {
        // Bind PDF document
        pdfSign.BindPdf(dataDir + "DigitallySign.pdf");
        var rect = new System.Drawing.Rectangle(310, 45, 200, 50);
        // Create PKCS#7 object for sign
        var pkcs = new Aspose.Pdf.Forms.PKCS7(pfxFilePath, password);

        // Set signature custom appearance
        pkcs.CustomAppearance = new Aspose.Pdf.Forms.SignatureCustomAppearance()
        {
            // Set text color
            ForegroundColor = Aspose.Pdf.Color.Green
        };
        // Sign PDF file
        pdfSign.Sign(1, true, rect, pkcs);
        // Save PDF document
        pdfSign.Save(dataDir + "SignPdfWithForegroundInAppearance_out.pdf");
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.7

PDF creation based on XML and XLS with parameters

To add XSL params we need to create own XsltArgumentList and set as property in XslFoLoadOptions. The following snippet shows how to use this class with the sample files described above.

private static void ConvertXslfoToPdfWithArgumentList()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_DocumentConversion();

    // Create convert options
    var options = new Aspose.Pdf.XslFoLoadOptions(dataDir + "XSLFOToPdfInput.xslt");

    // Example of using XsltArgumentList
    options.XsltArgumentList = new XsltArgumentList();
    options.XsltArgumentList.AddParam("isBoldName", "", "yes");

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "XSLFOToPdfInput.xml", options))
    {
        // Save PDF document
        document.Save(dataDir + "XslfoToPdfWithArgumentList_out.pdf");
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.6

With Aspose.PDF for .NET you can hide images using ImagePlacementAbsorber from the document:

private static void HideImageInPdf()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_Images();

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "ImagePlacement.pdf"))
    {
        // Create ImagePlacementAbsorber instance
        var absorber = new Aspose.Pdf.ImagePlacementAbsorber();
        // Load the images of the first page
        document.Pages[1].Accept(absorber);

        // Iterate through each image placement on the first page
        foreach (var imagePlacement in absorber.ImagePlacements)
        {
            // Hide image
            imagePlacement.Hide();
        }

        // Save PDF document
        document.Save(dataDir + "HideImageInPdf_out.pdf");
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.5

How to extract font full name from it description/resource at PDF?

You can get a full font with the prefix with BaseFont property for the Font class.

private static void DisplayFontFullNames()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_WorkingDocuments();

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "BreakfastMenu.pdf"))
    {
        // Get document fonts
        var fonts = document.FontUtilities.GetAllFonts();

        // Iterate through the fonts
        foreach (var font in fonts)
        {
            // Show font names
            Console.WriteLine($"font name : {font.FontName} BaseFont name : {font.BaseFont}");
        }
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.4

Add API for merging images

Aspose.PDF 21.4 allows you to combine Images. Follow the next code snippet:

private static void MergeAsJpeg()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_Images();

    List<Stream> inputImagesStreams = new List<Stream>();
    using (FileStream firstImageStream = new FileStream(dataDir + "aspose.jpg", FileMode.Open))
    {
        inputImagesStreams.Add(firstImageStream);
        using (FileStream secondImageStream = new FileStream(dataDir + "aspose-logo.jpg", FileMode.Open))
        {
            inputImagesStreams.Add(secondImageStream);

            // Invoke PdfConverter.MergeImages to perform merge
            using (Stream inputStream = Aspose.Pdf.Facades.PdfConverter.MergeImages(inputImagesStreams,
                  Aspose.Pdf.Drawing.ImageFormat.Jpeg, Aspose.Pdf.Facades.ImageMergeMode.Vertical, 1, 1))
            {
                using (FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(dataDir + "Merge_out.jpg", FileMode.Create))
                {
                    byte[] buffer = new byte[32768];
                    int read;
                    while ((read = inputStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) > 0)
                    {
                        outputStream.Write(buffer, 0, read);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Also you may merge you images as Tiff format:

private static void MergeAsTiff()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_Images();

    List<Stream> inputImagesStreams = new List<Stream>();
    using (FileStream firstImageStream = new FileStream(dataDir + "aspose.jpg", FileMode.Open))
    {
        inputImagesStreams.Add(firstImageStream);
        using (FileStream secondImageStream = new FileStream(dataDir + "aspose-logo.jpg", FileMode.Open))
        {
            inputImagesStreams.Add(secondImageStream);

            // Invoke PdfConverter.MergeImagesAsTiff to perform merge
            using (Stream inputStream = Aspose.Pdf.Facades.PdfConverter.MergeImagesAsTiff(inputImagesStreams))
            {
                using (FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(dataDir + "Merge_out.tiff", FileMode.Create))
                {
                    byte[] buffer = new byte[32768];
                    int read;
                    while ((read = inputStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) > 0)
                    {
                        outputStream.Write(buffer, 0, read);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.3

Public expose of property to detect Azure Information Protection

With the next code snippet, you should be able to get access to the encrypted payload of your PDF files, protected with Azure Information Protection:

private static void AzureInformationProtection()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_Attachments();

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "GetAlltheAttachments.pdf"))
    {
        if (document.EmbeddedFiles[1].AFRelationship == Aspose.Pdf.AFRelationship.EncryptedPayload)
        {
            if (document.EmbeddedFiles[1].EncryptedPayload != null)
            {
                // document.EmbeddedFiles[1].EncryptedPayload.Type == "EncryptedPayload"
                // document.EmbeddedFiles[1].EncryptedPayload.Subtype == "MicrosoftIRMServices"
                // document.EmbeddedFiles[1].EncryptedPayload.Version == "2"
            }
        }
    }
}

What’s new in Aspose.PDF 21.1

Add support of retrieving the background color of TextFragment

In this version of Aspose.PDF, the function became available to retrieve the background color. You need to specify searchOptions.SearchForTextRelatedGraphics = true; in the options of TextFragmentAbsorber object.

Please consider the following code:

private static void DisplayPdfTextBackgroundColor()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_Text();

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "PdfWithTextBackgroundColor.pdf"))
    {
        // Use TextFragmentAbsorber with no parameters to get all text
        var textFragmentAbsorber = new Aspose.Pdf.Text.TextFragmentAbsorber();

        var searchOptions = new Aspose.Pdf.Text.TextSearchOptions(false);
        // Setting this option into the 'true' is necessary 
        searchOptions.SearchForTextRelatedGraphics = true;
        textFragmentAbsorber.TextSearchOptions = searchOptions;

        // Accept the absorber for all the pages
        document.Pages.Accept(textFragmentAbsorber);
        
        // Loop through the fragments
        foreach (var textFragment in textFragmentAbsorber.TextFragments)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Text: '{0}'", textFragment.Text);
            Console.WriteLine("BackgroundColor: '{0}'", textFragment.TextState.BackgroundColor);
            Console.WriteLine("ForegroundColor: '{0}'", textFragment.TextState.ForegroundColor);
            Console.WriteLine("Segment BackgroundColor: '{0}'", textFragment.Segments[1].TextState.BackgroundColor);
        }
    }
}

After conversion to HTML the font is fully embedded in the output

Also, in Aspose.PDF 21.1, after converting PDF to HTML, embedded fonts became available in the output HTML document. It is possible with the new boolean save option, HtmlSaveParameter.SaveFullFont.

Here is the code snippet:

private static void PdfToHtmlWithFullFont()
{
    // The path to the documents directory
    var dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_AsposePdf_DocumentConversion();

    // Open PDF document
    using (var document = new Aspose.Pdf.Document(dataDir + "PDFToHTML.pdf"))
    {
        // Instantiate HTML SaveOptions object
        var options = new Aspose.Pdf.HtmlSaveOptions
        {
            RasterImagesSavingMode = Aspose.Pdf.HtmlSaveOptions.RasterImagesSavingModes.AsEmbeddedPartsOfPngPageBackground,
            PartsEmbeddingMode = Aspose.Pdf.HtmlSaveOptions.PartsEmbeddingModes.EmbedAllIntoHtml,
            LettersPositioningMethod = Aspose.Pdf.HtmlSaveOptions.LettersPositioningMethods.UseEmUnitsAndCompensationOfRoundingErrorsInCss,
            FontSavingMode = Aspose.Pdf.HtmlSaveOptions.FontSavingModes.AlwaysSaveAsTTF,
            SaveTransparentTexts = true,
            // New option
            SaveFullFont = true
        };
        // Save HTML document
        document.Save(dataDir + "PdfToHtmlWithFullFont_out.html", options);
    }
}