How to draw the Euro symbol in a PDF in UWP

Syncfusion Essential PDF is the UWP PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can draw the Euro symbol by using suitable TrueType font in UWP platform.

Steps to draw the Euro symbol to PDF document programmatically:

1. Create a new UWP application project.
2. Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.UWP NuGet package as reference to your UWP applications from NuGet.org.
3. In the MainPage.xaml, add a new button as follows.

   <Page
       x:Class="EuroSymbolSample.MainPage"
       xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
       xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
       xmlns:local="using:EuroSymbolSample"
       xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
       xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
       mc:Ignorable="d"
       Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
    
       <Grid>
           <Button x:Name="btn1" Content="Generate PDF" Click="OnButtonClick" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center"></Button>
       </Grid>
   </Page>
   

4. Include the following namespaces in the MainPage.xaml.cs file.

   using Syncfusion.Pdf;
   using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
   

5. Add the suitable font file to the Assert folder and set the Build Action to Embedded Resource.
6. Include the following code snippet in the click event of the button in MainPage.xaml.cs to draw the EURO symbols to the PDF document and save it in a stream.

   //Create a new PDF document
   PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
    
   //Adds new page
   PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
    
   //Get the font file as stream
   Stream fontStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("EuroSymbolSample.Assets.arial.ttf");
    
   //Create a new PdfTrueType font instance
   PdfTrueTypeFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(fontStream, 14);
    
   //Draw the EURO symbol
   page.Graphics.DrawString("€ $ ¥", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 0));
    
   MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
    
   //Save the document
   doc.Save(stream);
    
   //Close the document
   doc.Close(true);
    
   //Save the PDF stream to physical file
   Save(stream, "output.pdf");
   

7. Use the following helper method to save the stream as a physical file and open the file for viewing.

   #region Helper Methods
   public async void Save(Stream stream, string filename)
           {
               stream.Position = 0;
               StorageFile stFile;
               if (!(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons")))
               {
                   FileSavePicker savePicker = new FileSavePicker();
                   savePicker.DefaultFileExtension = ".pdf";
                   savePicker.SuggestedFileName = "Output";
                   savePicker.FileTypeChoices.Add("Adobe PDF Document", new List<string>() { ".pdf" });
                   stFile = await savePicker.PickSaveFileAsync();
               }
               else
               {
                   StorageFolder local = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder;
                   stFile = await local.CreateFileAsync(filename, CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);
               }
               if (stFile != null)
               {
                   Windows.Storage.Streams.IRandomAccessStream fileStream = await stFile.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.ReadWrite);
                   Stream st = fileStream.AsStreamForWrite();
                   st.Write((stream as MemoryStream).ToArray(), 0, (int)stream.Length);
                   st.Flush();
                   st.Dispose();
                   fileStream.Dispose();
                   MessageDialog msgDialog = new MessageDialog("Do you want to view the Document?", "File created.");
                   UICommand yesCmd = new UICommand("Yes");
                   msgDialog.Commands.Add(yesCmd);
                   UICommand noCmd = new UICommand("No");
                   msgDialog.Commands.Add(noCmd);
                   IUICommand cmd = await msgDialog.ShowAsync();
                   if (cmd == yesCmd)
                   {
                       // Launch the retrieved file
                       bool success = await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(stFile);
                   }
               }
           }
   #endregion
   

By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows.

A complete working sample can be downloaded from EuroSymbolSample.zip

Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find other options like drawing Unicode text,  RTL text, and Complex script language text to the PDF document.

Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.