alh_pdf_view 1.2.0

Has the functionality to show PDF with bytes of a file path as widget with some extra functionalities.

With this widget, you can display a PDF with bytes or a path.

Index

• Introduction
• Example
• Parameters
• AlhPdfViewController

Introduction

This package is forked from flutter_pdfview (Link) of endigo and rebuilt from scratch.

The package alh_pdf_view also includes:

• Displays also PDF with bytes
• FitPolicy for iOS and Android
• some blurriness fixes on Android side
• some more functionalities
• Rotation works on iOS and Android
• Tests for the whole written code on Dart

Android:

• implemented in Kotlin with the dependency AndroidPdfViewer of barteksc

iOS:

• implemented in Swift with the dependency PDFKit

Example

---

import 'package:alh_pdf_view/lib.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

class AlhPdfViewExample extends StatelessWidget {
  const AlhPdfViewExample({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(title: const Text('PDF Example')),
      body: const AlhPdfView(
        filePath: 'ADD_PATH_TO_FILE',
      ),
    );
  }
}

Parameters

This is a list of all parameters that can be used for this widget. Consider that some paremters only work for one platform.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
filePath	Optional path to load PDF file.	-
bytes	Optional bytes to load PDF file.	-
fitPolicy	Defines how the PDF should fit inside the widget.	FitPolicy.both
fitEachPage	Each page of the PDF will fit inside the given space.	true
enableSwipe	The current page will be changed when swiping.	true
swipeHorizontal	If true, all pages are displayed in horizontal direction.	false
nightMode	Inverting colors of pages to have the look of a dark mode. (only Android)	false
autoSpacing	If true, spacing will be added to fit each page on its own on the screen. (only Android)	true
pageFling	Making a fling change.	true
pageSnap	Snap pages to screen boundaries when changing the current page. (only Android)	true
defaultPage	Describes which page should be shown at first.	0
defaultZoomFactor	Defines how much the displayed PDF page should zoomed when rendered.	1.0
backgroundColor	Setting backgroundColor of remaining space around the pdf view.	Colors.transparent
password	Unlocks PDF page with this password.	""
enableDoubleTap	When double tapping, the zoom of the page changes. (only Android)	1.0
minZoom	Min zoom value that the user can reach while zooming.	0.5
maxZoom	Max zoom value that the user can reach while zooming.	4.0
enableDefaultScrollHandle	Adds a button to scroll faster through the document. (only Android)	false

This is a list of functional parameters.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
gestureRecognizers	Which gestures should be consumed by the pdf view.	-
onViewCreated	If not null invoked once the native view is created.	-
onRender	Callback once the PDF page was loaded.	-
onPageChanged	When changing the page, this method will be called with the new page.	-
onZoomChanged	Called when changing the zoom.	-
onError	When there are errors happening, this methods returns a message.	-
onPageError	Called when there are specific errors on a page. (only Android)	-

AlhPdfViewController

If you want to start specific actions for the displayed PDF file, you can use AlhPdfViewController. This controller contains some functionalities to update your view. Here is a list of them.

Parameter	Description
getPageSize	Returns the size of the given [page] index. (only iOS)
getPageCount	Returns the number of pages for the PDF.
getCurrentPage	Returns the current displayed page.
goToNextPage	Navigates to the next page of the PDF.
goToPreviousPage	Navigates to the previous page of the PDF.
setPage	Jumping to the page optionally animated.
resetZoom	Setting the scale factor to the default zoom factor.
setZoom	Zooming to the given zoom.
getZoom	Returns the current zoom value.