[ValidateInput(false)] // or throws HttpRequestValidationException
public ActionResult Index(string xHtml)
{
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AppendHeader(
"Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=test.pdf"
);
var simpleParser = new SimpleParser();
simpleParser.Parse(Response.OutputStream, xHtml);
return new EmptyResult();
}
// ConvertControlToPdf is a HtmlTable, used for brevity.
// - HTML conversion for a GridView is **EXACTLY** the same
protected void ProcessHtml(object sender, CommandEventArgs e)
{
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=test.pdf");
using (var stringWriter = new StringWriter())
{
using (var htmlWriter = new HtmlTextWriter(stringWriter))
{
ConvertControlToPdf.RenderControl(htmlWriter);
}
var simpleParser = new SimpleParser();
simpleParser.Parse(Response.OutputStream, stringWriter.ToString());
}
Response.End();
}