Unicode characters in PdfLightTable when using a PdfLightTableBuiltinStyle

[Joe Crowley]

I am creating a PDF document in a WinForms app that has to support Polish. I am using a PdfLightTable with a PdfLightTableBuiltInStyle. I don't seem to be able to change the font to a TrueType font in order to print Polish. Is it possible to override the style in a PdfLightTableBuiltInStyle?

This is how I am setting the font:

private void PdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout(object sender, BeginCellLayoutEventArgs args)

{

pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Regular), true);

}

Thanks.

[Sowmiya Loganathan]

Hi Joe,   

  

Thank you for contacting Syncfusion support.  

  

We have analyzed your requirement. While setting the font to PdfLightTable default style, it does not override the style ofPdfLightTableBuiltInStyle. So please use the default style to set the font in PdfLightTable and refer the below code snippet for your reference,  

  

//Create a new PDF document  

PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();  

  

//Add a page  

PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();  

  

//Create a PdfLightTable  

PdfLightTable pdfLightTable = new PdfLightTable();  

  

//Create a DataTable  

DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();  

  

//Add columns to the DataTable  

dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");  

dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");  

  

//Add rows to the DataTable  

dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay" });  

dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas" });  

dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E03", "George" });  

dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E04", "Stefan" });  

dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E05", "Witaj świecie"});  

  

//Assign data source  

pdfLightTable.DataSource = dataTable;         

  

//Declare and define the header style.  

PdfFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Regular), true);  

PdfCellStyle headerStyle = new PdfCellStyle(font, PdfBrushes.White, PdfPens.Orange);  

headerStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.Orange;  

pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle = headerStyle;  

  

//Default style  

font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Regular), true);  

PdfCellStyle defaultStyle = new PdfCellStyle(font, PdfBrushes.Black, PdfPens.Orange);  

defaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.White;  

pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle = defaultStyle;  

  

//Show header in the table  

pdfLightTable.Style.ShowHeader = true;  

  

//Draw grid to the page of PDF document.  

pdfLightTable.Draw(page, new PointF(10, 10));  

  

Output document:   

  

  

  

UG documentation: https://help.syncfusion.com/file-formats/pdf/working-with-tables#cell-customization-in-pdflighttable   

  

Please try the above solution in your end and let us know the result.   

  

Regards,  

Sowmiya Loganathan  

 

[Joe Crowley]

That works.  I had to set both the pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle and pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle.  

Thanks.