/// <summary>
/// Demonstrate PDF Table Creations
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private FileResult _DemonstrateTableCreation()
{
// Create new document
Document pdfDocument = new Document();
pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
// Add page
Bytescout.PDF.Page page = new Bytescout.PDF.Page(PaperFormat.A4);
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);
DeviceColor lightGrayColor = new ColorGray(200);
DeviceColor whiteColor = new ColorGray(255);
DeviceColor lightBlueColor = new ColorRGB(200, 200, 250);
DeviceColor lightRedColor = new ColorRGB(255, 200, 200);
// Create a table and set default background color
Bytescout.PDF.Table table = new Bytescout.PDF.Table();
table.BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;
// Add row headers column and set its color
table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn("RowHeaders"));
table.Columns[0].BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;
// Add columns A, B, C, ...
for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
{
string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn(columnName, columnName));
}
// Add rows
for (int r = 0; r < 10; r++)
{
// Create new row and set its background color
Bytescout.PDF.TableRow row = table.NewRow();
row.BackgroundColor = whiteColor;
// Set row header text
row["RowHeaders"].Text = (r + 1).ToString();
// Set cell text
for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
{
string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
row[columnName].Text = columnName + (r + 1);
}
// Add the row to the table
table.Rows.Add(row);
}
// Decorate the table
table.Rows[1]["B"].BackgroundColor = lightRedColor;
table.Columns[2].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
table.Rows[1].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
table.Rows[1]["RowHeaders"].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
// Draw the table on canvas
page.Canvas.DrawTable(table, 20, 20);
// Save created PDF to memory stream
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
pdfDocument.Save(memoryStream);
// Stream back to beginning to allow the data to be read back out
memoryStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
// Return result
return(File(memoryStream, "text/pdf", "sample_PDFWithTable.pdf"));
}
/// <summary>
/// Handle Table Creation with PDF SDK
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
protected void btnTableCreation_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
// Create new document
Document pdfDocument = new Document();
pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
// Add page
Bytescout.PDF.Page page = new Bytescout.PDF.Page(PaperFormat.A4);
pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);
DeviceColor lightGrayColor = new ColorGray(200);
DeviceColor whiteColor = new ColorGray(255);
DeviceColor lightBlueColor = new ColorRGB(200, 200, 250);
DeviceColor lightRedColor = new ColorRGB(255, 200, 200);
// Create a table and set default background color
Bytescout.PDF.Table table = new Bytescout.PDF.Table();
table.BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;
// Add row headers column and set its color
table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn("RowHeaders"));
table.Columns[0].BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;
// Add columns A, B, C, ...
for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
{
string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn(columnName, columnName));
}
// Add rows
for (int r = 0; r < 10; r++)
{
// Create new row and set its background color
Bytescout.PDF.TableRow row = table.NewRow();
row.BackgroundColor = whiteColor;
// Set row header text
row["RowHeaders"].Text = (r + 1).ToString();
// Set cell text
for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
{
string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
row[columnName].Text = columnName + (r + 1);
}
// Add the row to the table
table.Rows.Add(row);
}
// Decorate the table
table.Rows[1]["B"].BackgroundColor = lightRedColor;
table.Columns[2].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
table.Rows[1].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
table.Rows[1]["RowHeaders"].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
// Draw the table on canvas
page.Canvas.DrawTable(table, 20, 20);
// Save created PDF to memory stream
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
pdfDocument.Save(memoryStream);
// Perform download of file
Response.Clear();
Response.ClearHeaders();
Response.AppendHeader("Content-Length", memoryStream.Length.ToString());
Response.ContentType = "text/pdf";
Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=\"sample_PDFWithTable.pdf\"");
Response.BinaryWrite(memoryStream.ToArray());
Response.End();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
lblTableCreation.Text = "Error: " + ex.Message;
}
}