Create a Link in a PDF with Launch Action and Window Open Preference

This sample shows how to add a Link in a PDF document with a LaunchAction with specified open preferences:

  • Open in a new window: Action.OPEN_NEW_WINDOW
  • Open in the existing window: Action.OPEN_EXISTING_WINDOW
  • Window set by user preference: Action.OPEN_USER_PREFERENCE
// create a new link
Link link = page.getDocument().getAnnotationFactory().createLink();
 
// show blue border around the link
link.setRectangle(bounds);
link.setBorderWidth(1f);
link.setColor(Color.blue);
 
// Create launch action with new window
LaunchAction action = new LaunchAction(path, Action.OPEN_NEW_WINDOW);
// Create launch action with existing window
//LaunchAction action = new LaunchAction(path, Action.OPEN_EXISTING_WINDOW);
// Create launch action with user window preference
//LaunchAction action = new LaunchAction(path, Action.OPEN_USER_PREFERENCE);
 
// Add launch action to the link
Vector<LaunchAction> actionList = new Vector<LaunchAction>();
actionList.add(action);
link.setActions(actionList);
 
// Add the link to the page
page.addAnnotation(link);

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