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<h2 id="about">About</h2>
<p>In the <a href="https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl">GhostPDL repository</a> a sample <code>C#</code> project can be found in <code>/demos/csharp</code>.</p>
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<li><a href="#ghostapi">GhostAPI</a> <code>ghostapi.cs</code></li>
<li><a href="#ghostnet">GhostNET</a> <code>ghostnet.cs</code></li>
<li><a href="#ghostmono">GhostMono</a> <code>ghostmono.cs</code></li>
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<h2 id="platform-setup">Platform &amp; setup</h2>
<h3 id="building-ghostscript">Building Ghostscript</h3>
<p>Ghostscript should be built as a shared library for your platform.</p>
<p>See <a href="index.html#building-ghostscript">Building Ghostscript</a>.</p>
<h2 id="ghostapi">GhostAPI</h2>
<p><code>GhostAPI</code> is the main wrapper responsible for bridging over to the <code>C</code> library and ensuring that the correct DLLs are imported.</p>
<p><code>GhostAPI</code> contains the <code>ghostapi</code> class which <em>does not</em> need to be instantiated as it provides <code>public static</code> methods. These methods, which mirror their <code>C</code> counterparts, are as follows:</p>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_revision">gsapi_revision</a></td>
<td>Returns the revision numbers and strings of the Ghostscript interpreter library</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_new_instance">gsapi_new_instance</a></td>
<td>Create a new instance of Ghostscript</td>
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<td>Destroy an instance of Ghostscript</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_set_stdio_with_handle">gsapi_set_stdio_with_handle</a></td>
<td>Set the callback functions for <code>stdio</code>, together with the handle to use in the callback functions</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_set_stdio">gsapi_set_stdio</a></td>
<td>Set the callback functions for <code>stdio</code></td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_set_poll_with_handle">gsapi_set_poll_with_handle</a></td>
<td>Set the callback function for polling, together with the handle to pass to the callback function</td>
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<td>Set the callback function for polling</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_set_display_callback">gsapi_set_display_callback</a></td>
<td><em>deprecated</em></td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_register_callout">gsapi_register_callout</a></td>
<td>This call registers a callout handler</td>
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<td>This call deregisters a previously registered callout handler</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_set_arg_encoding">gsapi_set_arg_encoding</a></td>
<td>Set the encoding used for the interpretation of all subsequent args supplied via the gsapi interface on this instance</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_set_default_device_list">gsapi_set_default_device_list</a></td>
<td>Set the string containing the list of default device names</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_get_default_device_list">gsapi_get_default_device_list</a></td>
<td>Returns a pointer to the current default device string</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_init_with_args">gsapi_init_with_args</a></td>
<td>Initialise the interpreter</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_exit">gsapi_exit</a></td>
<td>Exit the interpreter</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_set_param">gsapi_set_param</a></td>
<td>Set a parameter</td>
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<td>Get a parameter</td>
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<td>Enumerate the current parameters</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_add_control_path">gsapi_add_control_path</a></td>
<td>Add a (case sensitive) path to one of the lists of permitted paths for file access</td>
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<td>Remove a (case sensitive) path from one of the lists of permitted paths for file access</td>
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<td>Clear all the paths from one of the lists of permitted paths for file access</td>
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<td>Enable/Disable path control</td>
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<td><a href="c-sharp-ghost-api#gsapi_is_path_control_active">gsapi_is_path_control_active</a></td>
<td>Query whether path control is activated or not</td>
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<h2 id="ghostnet">GhostNET</h2>
<p><code>GhostNET</code> is the <a href="https://dotnet.microsoft.com/">.NET</a> interface into <code>GhostAPI</code>. It exemplifies how to do more complex operations involving multiple API calls and sequences.</p>
<h3 id="ghostnet-wpf-example">GhostNET WPF example</h3>
<p>In <code>demos/csharp/windows/ghostnet.sln</code> there is a sample C# demo project.</p>
<p>This project can be opened in <a href="https://visualstudio.microsoft.com">Visual Studio</a> and used to test the Ghostscript API alongside a UI which handles opening PostScript and PDF files. The sample application here allows for file browsing and Ghostscript file viewing.</p>
<p>Below is a screenshot of the sample application with a PDF open:</p>
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<h2 id="ghostmono">GhostMono</h2>
<p><code>GhostMono</code> is the <a href="https://www.mono-project.com/">Mono</a> equivalent of <code>GhostNET</code> and as such has no dependancy on a Windows environment.</p>
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