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![]() ![]() Collapse AllYou can manipulate primitives to clip pictures: 1. Create a path that will clip a future picture. Be sure that the path is closed. Delphi : PDF.PDFPAGE_NewPath; PDF.PDFPAGE_Ellipse(50, 100, PDF.PDFPAGE_Width - 50, PDF.PDFPAGE_Height - 50); PDF.PDFPAGE_ClosePath; Visual Basic or Visual Basic Script : PDF.PDFPAGE_NewPath PDF.PDFPAGE_Ellipse 50, 100, PDF.PDFPAGE_Width - 50, PDF.PDFPAGE_Height - 50 PDF.PDFPAGE_ClosePath C/C++ : PDF->PDFPAGE_NewPath(); PDF->PDFPAGE_Ellipse(50, 100, PDF->PDFPAGE_Width - 50, PDF->PDFPAGE_Height - 50); PDF->PDFPAGE_ClosePath(); C# : PDF.PDFPAGE_NewPath(); PDF.PDFPAGE_Ellipse(50, 100, PDF.PDFPAGE_Width - 50, PDF.PDFPAGE_Height - 50); PDF.PDFPAGE_ClosePath(); 2. Set the current path as the clipping path. Delphi : PDF.PDFPAGE_Clip; Visual Basic or Visual Basic Script : PDF.PDFPAGE_Clip C/C++ : PDF->PDFPAGE_Clip(); C# : PDF.PDFPAGE_Clip(); 3. Draw other objects or pictures using a new path. Delphi : PDF.PDFPAGE_NewPath;
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetRGBColor(0, 0, 0.5);
PDF.PDFPAGE_Ellipse(0, 0, PDF.PDFPAGE_Width, PDF.PDFPAGE_Height);
{ Ellipse filled in page }
Visual Basic or Visual Basic Script : PDF.PDFPAGE_NewPath PDF.PDFPAGE_SetRGBColor 0, 0, 0.5 PDF.PDFPAGE_Ellipse 0, 0, PDF.PDFPAGE_Width, PDF.PDFPAGE_Height 'Ellipse filled in page C/C++ : PDF.PDFPAGE_NewPath(); PDF.PDFPAGE_SetRGBColor(0, 0, 0.5f); PDF.PDFPAGE_Ellipse(0, 0, PDF->PDFPAGE_Width, PDF.->DFPAGE_Height); // Ellipse filled in page C# : PDF.PDFPAGE_NewPath(); PDF.PDFPAGE_SetRGBColor(0, 0, 0.5f); PDF.PDFPAGE_Ellipse(0, 0, PDF.PDFPAGE_Width, PDF.PDFPAGE_Height); // Ellipse filled in page 4. Stroke your picture and it will be clipped by the clipping path. Delphi : PDF.PDFPAGE_FillAndStroke; Visual Basic or Visual Basic Script : PDF.PDFPAGE_FillAndStroke C/C++ : PDF->PDFPAGE_FillAndStroke(); C# : PDF.PDFPAGE_FillAndStroke(); For more details see PDFPAGE_Clip, PDFPAGE_EoClip, PDFPAGE_ClosePath, PDFPAGE_NewPath. Note: There no way to reset clipping path, use PDFPAGE_GStateSave and PDFPAGE_GStateRestore to save and restore graphical state and clipping region.
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