PdfPattern Class

Patterns come in two varieties:

Tiling patterns consist of a small graphical figure (called a pattern cell) that is replicated at fixed horizontal and vertical intervals to fill the area to be painted. The graphics objects to use for tiling shall be described by a content stream.
Shading patterns define a gradient fill that produces a smooth transition between colors across the area. The color to use shall be specified as a function of position using any of a variety of methods.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Namespace: SautinSoft.Pdf.Content.Patterns
Assembly: SautinSoft.Pdf (in SautinSoft.Pdf.dll) Version: 2025.10.22

Syntax

public abstract class PdfPattern : PdfContentResource

Public MustInherit Class PdfPattern
	Inherits PdfContentResource

The PdfPattern type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	PatternType	(Required) A code identifying the type of pattern that this PdfPattern describes.
	Transform	(Optional) An array of six numbers specifying the pattern matrix (see 8.7.2, "General Properties of Patterns"). Default value: the identity matrix [1 0 0 1 0 0].

Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	GetArray	Gets the PdfArray that serves as a backing storage of the specified PdfObject or if no PdfArray serves as a backing storage of the specified PdfObject. (Defined by PdfObjectExtensions)
	GetDictionary	Gets the PdfDictionary that serves as a backing storage of the specified PdfObject. (Defined by PdfObjectExtensions)
	GetOrAddDictionary	Gets the PdfDictionary that serves as a backing storage of the specified PdfObject. (Defined by PdfObjectExtensions)