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How do I insert a hyperlink to another page in an existing PDF?

I would like to add a link to an existing pdf that jumps to a coordinate on another page.

I am able to add a rectangle using this code:

PdfContentByte overContent = stamper.GetOverContent(1);
iTextSharp.text.Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle(10,10,100,100,0);
rectangle.BackgroundColor = BaseColor.BLUE;
overContent.Rectangle(rectangle);
stamper.Close();

How can I do similar to create a link that is clickable?

Posted on StackOverflow on Nov 19, 2012 by dazzler77

You are already adding the Rectangle, now you need to add the annotation:

PdfAnnotation annotation = PdfAnnotation.CreateLink(
    stamper.Writer, rectangle, PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT,
    new PdfAction("https://itextpdf.com/")
);
stamper.AddAnnotation(annotation, page);

In this code sample page is the number of the page where you want to add the link and rectangle is the Rectangle object defining the coordinates on that page.

Click this link if you want to see how to answer this question in iText 7.

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