PdfCompressionLevel Class

Defines data compression level.

Inheritance
System.Object
PdfCompressionLevel
Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf
Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.dll
Syntax
public sealed class PdfCompressionLevel : Enum
Remarks

Default value is Normal.

Examples
//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Create a new page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Set document compression level
doc.Compression = PdfCompressionLevel.BestSpeed;
//Obtain PdfGraphics object.
PdfGraphics g = page.Graphics;
//Create font with Bold font style.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 14, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
//Create pen with green color.
PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(System.Drawing.Color.Green);
//Create brush with black color.
PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(System.Drawing.Color.Black);
RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(100, 100, 200, 100);
//Draw text in the new page.
g.DrawString("Simple Rectangle", font, PdfBrushes.DarkBlue, new PointF(310, 255));
//Draw rectangle in the new page.
g.DrawRectangle(pen, brush, rect);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("CompressionLevel.pdf");
//Close the document.
doc.Close(true);
'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Creates a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Set document compression level.
doc.Compression = PdfCompressionLevel.BestSpeed
'Obtain PdfGraphics object.
Dim g As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create font with Bold font style.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 14, PdfFontStyle.Bold)
'Create pen with green color.
Dim pen As PdfPen = New PdfPen(System.Drawing.Color.Green)
'Create brush with black color.
Dim brush As PdfBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(System.Drawing.Color.Black)
Dim rect As RectangleF = New RectangleF(100, 100, 200, 100)
'Draw text in the new page.
g.DrawString("Simple Rectangle", font, PdfBrushes.DarkBlue, New PointF(310, 255))
'Draw rectangle in the new page.
g.DrawRectangle(pen, brush, rect)
'Save document to disk.
doc.Save("CompressionLevel.pdf")
'Close the document.
doc.Close(True)

Fields

AboveNormal

Pack better but require a little more time.

Declaration
public const PdfCompressionLevel AboveNormal
Field Value
Type
PdfCompressionLevel

BelowNormal

Something middle between normal and BestSpeed compressions.

Declaration
public const PdfCompressionLevel BelowNormal
Field Value
Type
PdfCompressionLevel

Best

Use best compression, slow enough.

Declaration
public const PdfCompressionLevel Best
Field Value
Type
PdfCompressionLevel

BestSpeed

Use high speed compression, reduce of data size is low.

Declaration
public const PdfCompressionLevel BestSpeed
Field Value
Type
PdfCompressionLevel

None

Pack without compression.

Declaration
public const PdfCompressionLevel None
Field Value
Type
PdfCompressionLevel

Normal

Use normal compression, middle between speed and size.

Declaration
public const PdfCompressionLevel Normal
Field Value
Type
PdfCompressionLevel

See Also