How to draw a borderless PDF table using C# and VB.NET?
Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF Library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can draw a borderless PDF table using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to draw a borderless PDF table programmatically:
- Create a new C# console application project.
Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
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- Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports System.Drawing
- Use the following code snippet to draw a borderless PDF table.
C#
//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
// Create a PdfLightTable
PdfLightTable pdfLightTable = new PdfLightTable();
// Initialize DataTable to assign as DateSource to the light table
DataTable table = new DataTable();
//Include columns to the DataTable
table.Columns.Add("Roll Number");
table.Columns.Add("Name");
table.Columns.Add("Class");
//Include rows to the DataTable
table.Rows.Add(new string[] { "111", "Maxim", "III" });
//Assign data source
pdfLightTable.DataSource = table;
//Declare and define the table style
PdfCellStyle style = new PdfCellStyle();
//Set the border color for table
style.BorderPen = new PdfPen(Color.Transparent);
pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle = style;
//Declare and define the header style
PdfCellStyle headerStyle = new PdfCellStyle(new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10), PdfBrushes.Black, PdfPens.White);
pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle = headerStyle;
//Show header in the table
pdfLightTable.Style.ShowHeader = true;
//Draw PdfLightTable
pdfLightTable.Draw(page, new PointF(0, 0));
//Save the document
doc.Save("Table.pdf");
//Close the document
doc.Close(true);
//This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
Process.Start("Table.pdf");
VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document
Dim doc As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Add a page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a PdfLightTable
Dim pdfLightTable As PdfLightTable = New PdfLightTable()
'Initialize DataTable to assign as DateSource to the light table
Dim table As DataTable = New DataTable()
'Include columns to the DataTable
table.Columns.Add("Roll Number")
table.Columns.Add("Name")
table.Columns.Add("Class")
'Include rows to the DataTable
table.Rows.Add(New String() {"111", "Maxim", "III"})
'Assign data source
pdfLightTable.DataSource = table
'Declare and define the table style
Dim style As PdfCellStyle = New PdfCellStyle()
'Set the border color for table
style.BorderPen = New PdfPen(Color.Transparent)
pdfLightTable.Style.DefaultStyle = style
'Declare and define the header style
Dim headerStyle As PdfCellStyle = New PdfCellStyle(New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10), PdfBrushes.Black, PdfPens.White)
pdfLightTable.Style.HeaderStyle = headerStyle
''Show header in the table
pdfLightTable.Style.ShowHeader = True
'Draw table
pdfLightTable.Draw(page, New PointF(0, 0))
'Save the document
doc.Save("Table.pdf")
'Close the document
doc.Close(True)
'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
Process.Start("Table.pdf")
A complete working sample can be downloaded from PDFTableSample.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows. 
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find the options like creating a table using PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, cell and row customization in PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, built-in table styles to PdfGrid, pagination in PdfGrid and PdfLightTable.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.
Note:
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
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to draw a borderless PDF table using C# and VB.NET.
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