DynamicPDF™ Generator for .NET - Custom Page Element API

An exciting feature of DynamicPDF™ Generator for .NET is the ability to extend the object model. It includes a PageElement class that can be used as a base class to develop custom Page Elements such as charting and graphing objects. These can be written using the existing Page Element objects or with vector based PDF code.

The Custom Page Element API makes it simple to develop custom page elements with our product. A RotatingPageElement base class is available allowing any Custom Page Element to easily implement rotation.

ceTe Software has released the C# source code for 7 of the Page Elements that are included with Generator for .NET. These are intended to serve as an example for the development of Custom Page Elements.

• Bookmark [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]
• Circle [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]
• LayoutGrid [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]
• Line [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]
• Link [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]
• Path [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]
• Rectangle [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]

The following Page Elements are included in the examples that come with Generator for .NET.

• BoxedX [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]
• RandomBarChart [VS 2002 source code] [VS 2003 source code]

Further information on custom Page Element development is available in the help documentation that comes with the community edition of Generator for .NET.

If you have Page Elements that you would like to share with others, please contact support to have it or a link to it posted on our website. If you would like to develop Page Elements for resale and would like to integrate with our licensing model, please contact support.