C++ Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Add an Image (Logo) Watermark to a PDF

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Demonstrates an image watermark placed in a corner of every page. The image is a PNG or JPEG given either by path ("image.path") or, as here, as base64 in the JSON itself ("image.base64"), which suits a server that keeps its logo in a database rather than on disk. PNG transparency is kept. Giving only a width keeps the aspect ratio, and the units member says those numbers are inches rather than points. C++

#include <CkPdf.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    //  The PDF used in this example is available at four_pages.pdf

    CkPdf pdf;
    success = pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/four_pages.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pdf.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("type","image");

    //  A small PNG logo, base64 encoded.  Use "image.path" instead to name a PNG or JPEG file:
    //     ignore = json.UpdateString("image.path","logo.png");
    json.UpdateString("image.base64","iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAGAAAAAgCAYAAADtwH1UAAAApElEQVR42u3a7QmAIBgAYTdpo/ZphhZti6IBylLrlXoO/G3cIeFHSgAAFDKM08rCy8Jzg6Ug8UJ0JF+EDuSXRGgxX8+jufxlTk0nFuCCiF360aidXICMiDP5uQgCXAxQI782ggAHEu7IP4sgQOcBIMA35ItgBQhQEqBmtbX6xl//hAUI3gcIELwTFiD4LEiA4NNQAYLvA+BGzJ0wvIrwLggA8DgbwPbrr8c7+lkAAAAASUVORK5CYII=");

    //  The size to draw it at.  Give only the width and the height follows the aspect ratio.
    json.UpdateString("units","in");
    json.UpdateNumber("image.width","1.5");

    //  Bottom-right, half an inch in from the page edges.
    json.UpdateString("position.align","bottomRight");
    json.UpdateNumber("position.margin","0.5");
    json.UpdateNumber("opacity","0.85");
    json.UpdateString("id","logo");

    CkJsonObject jsonOut;
    success = pdf.Watermark("add",json,jsonOut);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pdf.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "id: " << jsonOut.stringOf("id") << " pages: " << jsonOut.stringOf("pages") << "\r\n";

    success = pdf.WriteFile("qa_output/four_pages_logo.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pdf.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Sample output:

    //  id: logo pages: 1-4
    }