PdfGrid direction

[Cosyspro]

Hi Syncfusion team,

Is the RTL direction possible with PdfGrid?

I.e, when direction = RTL, the first column will be displayed at the right and so on.

Else, how to change the direction?

Best regards

[Irfana Jaffer Sadhik]

Hi Cosyspro,

To set the RTL direction in a `PdfGrid`, you can use `PdfStringFormat` to ensure the text is aligned correctly for RTL languages. Below is a refined solution for creating an RTL `PdfGrid` using Syncfusion:

using Syncfusion.Pdf;

using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;

using Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid;

using System.Drawing;

using System.IO;

public class PdfCreator

{

    public void CreateRtlPdf()

    {

        // Create a new PDF document

        using (PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument())

        {

            // Add a page

            PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();

            PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;

            // Create a new PdfGrid

            PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid();

            // Add columns to the grid

            pdfGrid.Columns.Add(3);

            // Add rows to the grid

            PdfGridRow header = pdfGrid.Headers.Add(1)[0];

            header.Cells[2].Value = "Header 1";

            header.Cells[1].Value = "Header 2";

            header.Cells[0].Value = "Header 3";

            // Adding rows to grid as per RTL order

            PdfGridRow row1 = pdfGrid.Rows.Add();

            row1.Cells[2].Value = "Row 1 - Cell 1";

            row1.Cells[1].Value = "Row 1 - Cell 2";

            row1.Cells[0].Value = "Row 1 - Cell 3";

            PdfGridRow row2 = pdfGrid.Rows.Add();

            row2.Cells[2].Value = "Row 2 - Cell 1";

            row2.Cells[1].Value = "Row 2 - Cell 2";

            row2.Cells[0].Value = "Row 2 - Cell 3";

            // Set the format for RTL language

            PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();

            format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Right;

            format.TextDirection = PdfTextDirection.RightToLeft;

            // Apply string formatting for the whole table

            for (int i = 0; i < pdfGrid.Columns.Count; i++)

            {

                pdfGrid.Columns[i].Format = format;

            }

            // Draw the grid to the page

            pdfGrid.Draw(graphics, new PointF(0, 0));

            // Stream the document to disk

            using (FileStream stream = new FileStream("RtlPdfGrid.pdf", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))

            {

                document.Save(stream);

            }

        }

    }

}

This code snippet ensures that your columns and text align according to RTL conventions. Please try this on your end and let us know the result. If you are still facing an issue, please share with us the modified sample with us, so that we can assist with you further in this.

Regards,

Irfana J.

[Cosyspro]

Hi Irfana,

Thank you for your help.

This is what I am currently using.

I just wanted to know if the RTL function can be applied directly to PdfGrid.

Best reg

[Irfana Jaffer Sadhik]

Hi Cosyspro,

In Syncfusion's PDF library, Right-to-Left (RTL) text is typically not directly supported at the `PdfGrid` level as a whole. However, you can achieve RTL text alignment by setting the string format of individual cells within the `PdfGrid`. This requires specifying a `PdfStringFormat` with the alignment set to right.

This method provides a flexible way to align text within a grid, accommodating both RTL and LTR languages at the cell level rather than the grid level.

Regards,

Irfana J.