Load

Load(string)

Loads table substitution settings from XML file.

public void Load(string fileName)

Parameter	Type	Description
fileName	String	Input file name.

Examples

Shows how to work with custom font substitution tables.

Document doc = new Document();
FontSettings fontSettings = new FontSettings();
doc.FontSettings = fontSettings;

// Create a new table substitution rule and load the default Windows font substitution table.
TableSubstitutionRule tableSubstitutionRule = fontSettings.SubstitutionSettings.TableSubstitution;

// If we select fonts exclusively from our folder, we will need a custom substitution table.
// We will no longer have access to the Microsoft Windows fonts,
// such as "Arial" or "Times New Roman" since they do not exist in our new font folder.
FolderFontSource folderFontSource = new FolderFontSource(FontsDir, false);
fontSettings.SetFontsSources(new FontSourceBase[] {folderFontSource});

// Below are two ways of loading a substitution table from a file in the local file system.
// 1 -  From a stream:
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(MyDir + "Font substitution rules.xml", FileMode.Open))
{
    tableSubstitutionRule.Load(fileStream);
}

// 2 -  Directly from a file:
tableSubstitutionRule.Load(MyDir + "Font substitution rules.xml");

// Since we no longer have access to "Arial", our font table will first try substitute it with "Nonexistent Font".
// We do not have this font so that it will move onto the next substitute, "Kreon", found in the "MyFonts" folder.
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Missing Font", "Kreon"}, tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Arial").ToArray());

// We can expand this table programmatically. We will add an entry that substitutes "Times New Roman" with "Arvo"
Assert.Null(tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman"));
tableSubstitutionRule.AddSubstitutes("Times New Roman", "Arvo");
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Arvo"}, tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman").ToArray());

// We can add a secondary fallback substitute for an existing font entry with AddSubstitutes().
// In case "Arvo" is unavailable, our table will look for "M+ 2m" as a second substitute option.
tableSubstitutionRule.AddSubstitutes("Times New Roman", "M+ 2m");
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Arvo", "M+ 2m"}, tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman").ToArray());

// SetSubstitutes() can set a new list of substitute fonts for a font.
tableSubstitutionRule.SetSubstitutes("Times New Roman", "Squarish Sans CT", "M+ 2m");
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Squarish Sans CT", "M+ 2m"},
    tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman").ToArray());

// Writing text in fonts that we do not have access to will invoke our substitution rules.
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.Font.Name = "Arial";
builder.Writeln("Text written in Arial, to be substituted by Kreon.");

builder.Font.Name = "Times New Roman";
builder.Writeln("Text written in Times New Roman, to be substituted by Squarish Sans CT.");

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "FontSettings.TableSubstitutionRule.Custom.pdf");

Load(Stream)

Loads table substitution settings from XML stream.

public void Load(Stream stream)

Parameter	Type	Description
stream	Stream	Input stream.

Examples

Shows how to work with custom font substitution tables.

Document doc = new Document();
FontSettings fontSettings = new FontSettings();
doc.FontSettings = fontSettings;

// Create a new table substitution rule and load the default Windows font substitution table.
TableSubstitutionRule tableSubstitutionRule = fontSettings.SubstitutionSettings.TableSubstitution;

// If we select fonts exclusively from our folder, we will need a custom substitution table.
// We will no longer have access to the Microsoft Windows fonts,
// such as "Arial" or "Times New Roman" since they do not exist in our new font folder.
FolderFontSource folderFontSource = new FolderFontSource(FontsDir, false);
fontSettings.SetFontsSources(new FontSourceBase[] {folderFontSource});

// Below are two ways of loading a substitution table from a file in the local file system.
// 1 -  From a stream:
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(MyDir + "Font substitution rules.xml", FileMode.Open))
{
    tableSubstitutionRule.Load(fileStream);
}

// 2 -  Directly from a file:
tableSubstitutionRule.Load(MyDir + "Font substitution rules.xml");

// Since we no longer have access to "Arial", our font table will first try substitute it with "Nonexistent Font".
// We do not have this font so that it will move onto the next substitute, "Kreon", found in the "MyFonts" folder.
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Missing Font", "Kreon"}, tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Arial").ToArray());

// We can expand this table programmatically. We will add an entry that substitutes "Times New Roman" with "Arvo"
Assert.Null(tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman"));
tableSubstitutionRule.AddSubstitutes("Times New Roman", "Arvo");
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Arvo"}, tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman").ToArray());

// We can add a secondary fallback substitute for an existing font entry with AddSubstitutes().
// In case "Arvo" is unavailable, our table will look for "M+ 2m" as a second substitute option.
tableSubstitutionRule.AddSubstitutes("Times New Roman", "M+ 2m");
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Arvo", "M+ 2m"}, tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman").ToArray());

// SetSubstitutes() can set a new list of substitute fonts for a font.
tableSubstitutionRule.SetSubstitutes("Times New Roman", "Squarish Sans CT", "M+ 2m");
Assert.AreEqual(new[] {"Squarish Sans CT", "M+ 2m"},
    tableSubstitutionRule.GetSubstitutes("Times New Roman").ToArray());

// Writing text in fonts that we do not have access to will invoke our substitution rules.
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.Font.Name = "Arial";
builder.Writeln("Text written in Arial, to be substituted by Kreon.");

builder.Font.Name = "Times New Roman";
builder.Writeln("Text written in Times New Roman, to be substituted by Squarish Sans CT.");

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "FontSettings.TableSubstitutionRule.Custom.pdf");

Load

Load(string)

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Load(Stream)

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