How to draw more than one table sequentially in PDF using C#, VB.NET?
Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can draw more than one table sequentially in a PDF.
Steps to draw more than one table sequentially in the PDF programmatically:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet packages as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables
- Use the following code snippet to draw the table one after another in the PDF.
C#
//Create a new PDF document PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument(); //Add a new PDF page PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add(); //Create font with bold style PdfFont boldFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f, PdfFontStyle.Bold); //Create font with regular style PdfFont regularFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12f, PdfFontStyle.Regular); //Draw the string with bold style font page.Graphics.DrawString("PdfGrid", boldFont, PdfBrushes.Black, PointF.Empty); //Create PdfGrid PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid(); //Create a DataTable DataTable dataTable = new DataTable(); //Add columns to the DataTable dataTable.Columns.Add("ID"); dataTable.Columns.Add("Name"); dataTable.Columns.Add("Age"); dataTable.Columns.Add("Salary"); //Add rows to the DataTable dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay","25","20000" }); dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas","30","35000" }); //Assign data source pdfGrid.DataSource = dataTable; //Assign bold font to pdfGrid header pdfGrid.Headers[0].Style.Font = boldFont; //Assign font to PdfGrid pdfGrid.Style.Font = regularFont; //Draw grid to the PDF document page PdfGridLayoutResult result = pdfGrid.Draw(page, new PointF(0, 20)); page.Graphics.DrawString("PdfLightTable", boldFont, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, result.Bounds.Bottom + 10)); //Declare a PdfLightTable PdfLightTable pdfLightTable = new PdfLightTable(); //Set the data source as direct pdfLightTable.DataSourceType = PdfLightTableDataSourceType.TableDirect; //Create columns pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("ID")); pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Name")); pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Age")); pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Salary")); //Add rows pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "#E01", "@Clay", "25", "20000" }); pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "#E02", "@Thomas","30", "35000" }); pdfLightTable.Style.ShowHeader = true; pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle = new PdfCellStyle(); pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = boldFont; pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle = new PdfCellStyle(); pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = regularFont; //Draw the PdfLightTable pdfLightTable.Draw(result.Page, new PointF(0, result.Bounds.Bottom + 30)); //Save the PDF document document.Save("Tables.pdf"); //Close the PDF document document.Close(true); //This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF Viewer System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Tables.pdf");
VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document Dim document As New PdfDocument() 'Add a new PDF page Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add() 'Create font with bold style Dim boldFont As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12.0F, PdfFontStyle.Bold) 'Create font with regular style Dim regularFont As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12.0F, PdfFontStyle.Regular) 'Draw the string with bold style font page.Graphics.DrawString("PdfGrid", boldFont, PdfBrushes.Black, PointF.Empty) 'Create PdfGrid Dim pdfGrid As New PdfGrid() 'Create a DataTable Dim dataTable As New DataTable() 'Add columns to the DataTable dataTable.Columns.Add("ID") dataTable.Columns.Add("Name") dataTable.Columns.Add("Age") dataTable.Columns.Add("Salary") 'Add rows to the DataTable dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() {"E01", "Clay", "25", "20000"}) dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() {"E02", "Thomas", "30", "35000"}) 'Assign data source pdfGrid.DataSource = dataTable 'Assign bold font to pdfGrid header pdfGrid.Headers(0).Style.Font = boldFont 'Assign font to PdfGrid pdfGrid.Style.Font = regularFont 'Draw grid to the PDF document page Dim result As PdfGridLayoutResult = pdfGrid.Draw(page, New PointF(0, 20)) page.Graphics.DrawString("PdfLightTable", boldFont, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(0, result.Bounds.Bottom + 10)) 'Declare a PdfLightTable Dim pdfLightTable As New PdfLightTable() 'Set the data source as direct pdfLightTable.DataSourceType = PdfLightTableDataSourceType.TableDirect 'Create columns pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(New PdfColumn("ID")) pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(New PdfColumn("Name")) pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(New PdfColumn("Age")) pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(New PdfColumn("Salary")) 'Add rows pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(New Object() {"#E01", "@Clay", "25", "20000"}) pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(New Object() {"#E02", "@Thomas", "30", "35000"}) pdfLightTable.Style.ShowHeader = True pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle = New PdfCellStyle() pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = boldFont pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle = New PdfCellStyle() pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = regularFont 'Draw the PdfLightTable pdfLightTable.Draw(result.Page, New PointF(0, result.Bounds.Bottom + 30)) 'Save the PDF document document.Save("Tables.pdf") 'Close the document document.Close(True) 'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF Viewer System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Tables.pdf")
- You can download the working sample from TableSample.Zip.
- By executing the program, the tables will be drawn one after another. You can get the PdfGrid and PdfLightTable rendered bounds in PdfGridLayoutResult and PdfLightTableLayoutResult class respectively. You will get the PDF document as follows.
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you will find other options like create simple table, cell customization, and table styles.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.
An online sample link demonstrates how to draw table one after another in the PDF.
Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, include a license key in your projects. Refer to link to learn about generating and registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use the components without trail message.
Conclusion
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