C# 4.0: Convert pdf to byte[] and vice versa

Question

How do I convert a pdf file to a byte[] and vice versa?

Answer 1

Easiest way:

byte[] buffer;
using (Stream stream = new IO.FileStream("file.pdf"))
{
   buffer = new byte[stream.Length - 1];
   stream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
}

using (Stream stream = new IO.FileStream("newFile.pdf"))
{
   stream.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
}

Or something along these lines...

Answer 2

using (FileStream fs = new FileStream("sample.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
            {
                byte[] bytes = new byte[fs.Length];
                int numBytesToRead = (int)fs.Length;
                int numBytesRead = 0;
                while (numBytesToRead > 0)
                {
                    // Read may return anything from 0 to numBytesToRead.
                    int n = fs.Read(bytes, numBytesRead, numBytesToRead);

                    // Break when the end of the file is reached.
                    if (n == 0)
                    {
                        break;
                    }

                    numBytesRead += n;
                    numBytesToRead -= n;
                }
                numBytesToRead = bytes.Length;
}

Answer 3

// loading bytes from a file is very easy in C#. The built in System.IO.File.ReadAll* methods take care of making sure every byte is read properly.
// note that for Linux, you will not need the c: part
// just swap out the example folder here with your actual full file path
string pdfFilePath = "c:/pdfdocuments/myfile.pdf";
byte[] bytes = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(pdfFilePath);

// munge bytes with whatever pdf software you want, i.e. http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/
// bytes = MungePdfBytes(bytes); // MungePdfBytes is your custom method to change the PDF data
// ...
// make sure to cleanup after yourself

// and save back - System.IO.File.WriteAll* makes sure all bytes are written properly.
System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(pdfFilePath, bytes);