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How to add different styles for columns in PdfLightTable?
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Add different styles for column in PdfLightTable
The following properties allow you to add different styles to PdfLightTable columns in .NET PDF.
StringFormat:
To apply string format to PdfLightTable, you can use StringFormat Property.
The following code snippet shows how to add a string format to PdfLightTable columns.
C#:
//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Declares a PdfLightTable.
PdfLightTable pdfLightTable = new PdfLightTable();
//Sets the DataSourceType as Direct.
pdfLightTable.DataSourceType = PdfLightTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
//Creates columns.
pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Roll Number"));
pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Name"));
pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Class"));
//Adds rows.
pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "111", "Maxim", "III" });
pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "222", "Bell", "III" });
//Create a new string format
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text Alignment
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Right;
//Set the line Alignment
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set right to left is true
format.RightToLeft = true;
//Add the string format to PdfLightTable column
pdfLightTable .Columns [0].StringFormat = format;
ColumnName:
To specify a particular column name, use ColumnName Property.
C#
// Specifies column name. pdfLightTable.Columns[1].ColumnName = "Student Name";
Width:
To set a PdfLightTable Columns width, use Width Property.
C#
//Set column width
pdfLightTable.Columns[0].Width = 30;
//Draws the PdfLightTable.
pdfLightTable.Draw(page, PointF.Empty);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);
Sample Link:
https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/general/PdfLightTable369161033.zip
Conclusion
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