SelectPdf for .NET 10 - Pdf Compression - C# / .NET 10 Sample

SelectPdf Library for .NET offers the possibility to reduce the size of the generated pdf document using compression.

This sample shows how to create a new PDF document using SelectPdf, how to add a text element to it and use compression to reduce the size of the generated pdf document.

Compression Level:


Sample code · C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
using SelectPdf.Universal;

namespace SelectPdf.Samples.Pages
{
    public class PdfCompressionModel : PageModel
    {
        public void OnGet()
        {
            DdlPdfCompressionLevel = "Normal";
        }

        [BindProperty]
        public string DdlPdfCompressionLevel { get; set; }

        public List<SelectListItem> CompressionLevels { get; } = new List<SelectListItem>
        {
            new SelectListItem { Value = "NoCompression", Text = "No Compression" },
            new SelectListItem { Value = "Normal", Text = "Normal" },
            new SelectListItem { Value = "Best", Text = "Best"  },
        };

        public IActionResult OnPost()
        {
            // create a new pdf document
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
            doc.Margins = new PdfMargins(20, 20, 20, 20);

            // set compression level
            doc.CompressionLevel = SampleForm.ParseEnum(DdlPdfCompressionLevel, PdfCompressionLevel.Normal);

            // create a new pdf font
            PdfFont font = doc.Fonts.Add(PdfStandardFont.Helvetica);
            font.Size = 16;

            // add a new page to the document
            PdfPage page = doc.AddPage();

            // create a new text element and add it to the page
            PdfTextElement text = new PdfTextElement(0, 0,
                Helper.SomeVeryLongText(), font);
            page.Add(text);

            // save pdf document
            byte[] pdf = doc.Save();

            // close pdf document
            doc.Close();

            // return resulted pdf document
            FileResult fileResult = new FileContentResult(pdf, "application/pdf");
            fileResult.FileDownloadName = "Document.pdf";
            return fileResult;

        }
    }
    
}