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# UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext

The drawing environment for a PDF renderer.

```
class UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext
```

## Overview

When using the [`UIGraphicsPDFRenderer`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRenderer) drawing methods, you must pass a block of type [`UIGraphicsPDFRenderer.DrawingActions`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRenderer/DrawingActions) as an argument, which provides a [`UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext) instance as an argument. Use the context object to access high-level drawing functions and the underlying Core Graphics context.

> Note:
> ``doc://com.apple.uikit/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext`` inherits much of its functionality from its abstract superclass ``doc://com.apple.uikit/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsRendererContext``.

To learn how to use a [`UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext) object in combination with a PDF renderer, see [`Creating a graphics PDF renderer`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRenderer#Creating-a-graphics-PDF-renderer).

## Topics

### Marking new pages

[`beginPage()`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext/beginPage())

Marks the beginning of a new page in the PDF context and configures it using default values.

[`beginPage(withBounds:pageInfo:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext/beginPage(withBounds:pageInfo:))

Marks the beginning of a new page in the PDF context and configures it using the specified values.

### Getting the PDF bounds

[`pdfContextBounds`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext/pdfContextBounds)

The bounds of the PDF context for the current page.

### Managing destinations

[`addDestination(withName:at:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext/addDestination(withName:at:))

Creates a named destination point in the current PDF page.

[`setDestinationWithName(_:for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext/setDestinationWithName(_:for:))

Creates a link rectangle in the current page that jumps the PDF viewer to the named destination when clicked.

[`setURL(_:for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIGraphicsPDFRendererContext/setURL(_:for:))

Creates a link to an external resource defined by a URL


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