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How to render a full PDF using Mozilla's pdf.js
<html>
<body>
<!-- really dirty! this is just a test drive ;) -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://raw.github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/gh-pages/build/pdf.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function renderPDF(url, canvasContainer, options) {
var options = options || { scale: 1 };
function renderPage(page) {
var viewport = page.getViewport(options.scale);
var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
var renderContext = {
canvasContext: ctx,
viewport: viewport
};
canvas.height = viewport.height;
canvas.width = viewport.width;
canvasContainer.appendChild(canvas);
page.render(renderContext);
}
function renderPages(pdfDoc) {
for(var num = 1; num <= pdfDoc.numPages; num++)
pdfDoc.getPage(num).then(renderPage);
}
PDFJS.disableWorker = true;
PDFJS.getDocument(url).then(renderPages);
}
</script>
<div id="holder"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
renderPDF('sample.pdf', document.getElementById('holder'));
</script>
</body>
</html>
@The-Don-Himself
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@WilsonYesidRiveraCasas don't use the unreleased/unstable version 2, please stick to version 1.x

@DevTheUIDeveloper
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how to add zoom functionality in above mention code so that after zoom it stay on the same page?

@kishandonepudi
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@amazingalain
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is it possible to JUST render specific range or page o a pdf ? like... page 3 to page 6 ?

@parmodkumarr
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`

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="pdf.js"></script> <script src="jquery.js"></script>

PDF.js 'Hello, world!' example

<script> // If absolute URL from the remote server is provided, configure the CORS // header on that server. var url = 'pdff.pdf';
        // Loaded via <script> tag, create shortcut to access PDF.js exports.
        var pdfjsLib = window['pdfjs-dist/build/pdf'];
        
        // The workerSrc property shall be specified.
        pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = 'worker.js';
        var loadingTask = pdfjsLib.getDocument(url);
            loadingTask.promise.then(function(pdf) {
        			 var __TOTAL_PAGES = pdf.numPages; 
        			  // Fetch the first page
        			  var pageNumber = 1;			  
        			for( let i=1; i<=__TOTAL_PAGES; i+=1){
        	var id ='the-canvas'+i;
        	$('#canvas_div').append("<div style='background-color:gray;text-align: center;padding:20px;' ><canvas calss='the-canvas' id='"+id+"'></canvas></div>");				
        				  var canvas = document.getElementById(id);
        				  //var pageNumber = 1;
        				  renderPage(canvas, pdf, pageNumber++, function pageRenderingComplete() {
        					if (pageNumber > pdf.numPages) {
        					  return; 
        					}
        					// Continue rendering of the next page
        					renderPage(canvas, pdf, pageNumber++, pageRenderingComplete);
        				  });				
        			}
        	  
            });
        
            function renderPage(canvas, pdf, pageNumber, callback) {
              pdf.getPage(pageNumber).then(function(page) {
                var scale = 1.5;
                var viewport = page.getViewport({scale: scale});
        
                var pageDisplayWidth = viewport.width;
                var pageDisplayHeight = viewport.height;
        		//var pageDivHolder = document.createElement();
                // Prepare canvas using PDF page dimensions
                //var canvas = document.createElement(id);
                var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
                canvas.width = pageDisplayWidth;
                canvas.height = pageDisplayHeight;
               // pageDivHolder.appendChild(canvas);
        
                // Render PDF page into canvas context
                var renderContext = {
                  canvasContext: context,
                  viewport: viewport
                };
                page.render(renderContext).promise.then(callback);
              });
            }           
     </script>
     <html>

`

@JMIdeaMaker
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doesn't work with the newest version, 2.6.347

@levenokk
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levenokk commented Mar 18, 2021

It`s working now

<div id="my_canvas"></div>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/pdfjs-dist@2.6.347/build/pdf.min.js" /> 
<script>
function renderPDF(url, canvasContainer) {

	function renderPage(page) {

    let viewport = page.getViewport({scale: .5})
    const DPI = 72;
    const PRINT_OUTPUT_SCALE = DPI/72; 
    const scale = canvasContainer.clientWidth / viewport.width;
		const canvas = document.createElement('canvas')
    
    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')
    viewport = page.getViewport({scale})

    canvas.width = Math.floor(viewport.width * PRINT_OUTPUT_SCALE);
    canvas.height = Math.floor(viewport.height * PRINT_OUTPUT_SCALE);
    canvas.style.width = '100%';

    canvas.style.transform = 'scale(1,1)';
    canvas.style.transformOrigin = '0% 0%';
  
    const canvasWrapper = document.createElement('div');

    canvasWrapper.style.width = '100%';
    canvasWrapper.style.height = '100%';
  
    canvasWrapper.appendChild(canvas);

		const renderContext = {
			canvasContext: ctx,
			viewport,
		}

		canvasContainer.appendChild(canvasWrapper)

		page.render(renderContext)
	}

	function renderPages(pdfDoc) {
		for (let num = 1; num <= pdfDoc.numPages; num += 1)
			pdfDoc.getPage(num).then(renderPage)
	}

	pdfjsLib.disableWorker = true
	pdfjsLib.getDocument(url).promise.then(renderPages)
}

renderPDF('../files/test.pdf', document.getElementById('my_canvas')) //div element

</script>

@beingshaif
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thanks @levenokk

@Ajitpatil92002
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Thank you @levenokk

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huunamtn commented Jul 22, 2022

how to add zoom functionality in above mention code so that after zoom it stay on the same page?

add html zoom
<div id="zoom_controls">
<button id="zoom_in">+</button>
<button id="zoom_out">-</button>
</div>

<script> document.getElementById('zoom_in').addEventListener('click', (e) => { if(options.scale < 4) { options.scale += 0.5; document.querySelector("#holder").style.zoom = options.scale; } }); document.getElementById('zoom_out').addEventListener('click', (e) => { if(options.scale > 1) { options.scale -= 0.5; document.querySelector("#holder").style.zoom = options.scale; } }); </script>

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