PDFPAGE_TextShow
IPDFDocument3 :: PDF page methods

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This method draws a text line in a PDF document starting from the current text position.

Syntax

HRESULT PDFPAGE_TextShow (
BSTR text
)
Parameters
text
Text string to be displayed

Return value
If successful, this method returns S_OK. If it fails, this method should return one of the error values.

Remarks

This method draws an ASCII text string starting from the current text position and using the current font. Then current text position moves to the end of the drawn text.

Equivalent in new interface: IPDFDocument4::ShowText.

Example

Drawing Text Using the TextShow Method

Delphi
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.BeginDoc;
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetActiveFont('Verdana', false, false, false, false, 12.0, 0);
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition(100, 100);
PDF.PDFPAGE_TextShow('text1');
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition(120, 120);
PDF.PDFPAGE_TextShow('text2');
PDF.EndDoc;
C/C++
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF->BeginDoc();
PDF->PDFPAGE_SetActiveFont("Verdana", FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, 12.0, 0);
PDF->PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition(100, 100);
PDF->PDFPAGE_TextShow("text1");
PDF->PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition(120, 120);
PDF->PDFPAGE_TextShow("text2");
PDF->EndDoc();
C#
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.BeginDoc();
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetActiveFont("Verdana", false, false, false, false, 12.0, 0);
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition(100, 100);
PDF.PDFPAGE_TextShow("text1");
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition(120, 120);
PDF.PDFPAGE_TextShow("text2");
PDF.EndDoc();
Visual Basic
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' PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.BeginDoc
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetActiveFont "Verdana", False, False, False, False, 12.0, 0
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition 100, 100
PDF.PDFPAGE_TextShow "text1"
PDF.PDFPAGE_SetTextPosition 120, 120
PDF.PDFPAGE_TextShow "text2"
PDF.EndDoc

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Reference
PDF page methods