Draw annotation in PDF using blend mode in Java for Android

An example showing how to draw annotations as overlay views instead of rendering them as part of the page. Get additional resources by visiting our guide on overlay modes.


/*
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*
* The PSPDFKit Sample applications are licensed with a modified BSD license.
* Please see License for details. This notice may not be removed from this file.
*/
package com.pspdfkit.catalog.examples.java;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import com.pspdfkit.catalog.R;
import com.pspdfkit.catalog.SdkExample;
import com.pspdfkit.catalog.examples.java.activities.AnnotationOverlayActivity;
import com.pspdfkit.catalog.tasks.ExtractAssetTask;
import com.pspdfkit.configuration.activity.PdfActivityConfiguration;
import com.pspdfkit.ui.PdfActivityIntentBuilder;
/** Showcases how to display annotations in overlay mode. */
public class AnnotationOverlayExample extends SdkExample {
public AnnotationOverlayExample(@NonNull final Context context) {
super(
context.getString(R.string.annotationOverlayExampleTitle),
context.getString(R.string.annotationOverlayExampleDescription));
}
@Override
public void launchExample(
@NonNull final Context context, @NonNull final PdfActivityConfiguration.Builder configuration) {
// Extract the document from the assets.
ExtractAssetTask.extract(ANNOTATIONS_EXAMPLE, getTitle(), context, documentFile -> {
// To start the example create a launch intent using the builder.
final Intent intent = PdfActivityIntentBuilder.fromUri(context, Uri.fromFile(documentFile))
.configuration(configuration.build())
.activityClass(AnnotationOverlayActivity.class)
.build();
context.startActivity(intent);
});
}
}

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