PDF Builder .Net

A simple .Net library used to create portable document format (PDF) documents.

Features

Two built in fonts 'Arial' and 'Times New Roman'
Methods to easily add a page title, heading, text, paragraph, table, line and image to a document
Event driven page header and footer rendering
Support for all standard page sizes and orientations
Page coorindates and sizes specified in millimetres (mm)

Installation

PM> Install-Package SyntaxSolutions.PdfBuilder

Example

using SyntaxSolutions.PdfBuilder;

private void PageHeader(PdfBuilder builder, PageHeaderEventArgs e)
{
    builder.AddText("...PAGE HEADER...");
    builder.NewLine();
}

private void PageFooter(PdfBuilder builder, PageFooterEventArgs e)
{
    var postionY = builder.PagePositionY; 
    builder.PagePositionY = 10; 
    builder.AddText(String.Format("...PAGE FOOTER... | Page: {0}", builder.PageCount.ToString()));
    builder.PagePositionY = postionY;
}

var documentOptions = new DocumentOptions()
{
    PageSize = PageSize.A4,
    PageOrientation = PageOrientation.Portrait,
    DefaultFontFamily = TextFontFamily.TimesNewRoman,
};
var builder = new PdfBuilder(documentOptions);

builder.PageHeader += new PageHeaderEventHandler(this.PageHeader);
builder.PageFooter += new PageFooterEventHandler(this.PageFooter);

builder.Open();

//
// Fonts
//
builder.NewPage();
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddTitle("Fonts");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Styles");
builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Normal");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));

builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Italic", TextOptions.Set(FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Times New Roman - Italic Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic, FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Normal", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial, FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Italic", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial, FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddText("Arial - Italic Bold", TextOptions.Set(FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial, FontStyle: TextFontStyle.Italic, FontWeight: TextFontWeight.Bold));
builder.NewLine();
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Colors");
builder.AddText("Red", TextOptions.Set(FontColor: Color.Red));
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddText("Green", TextOptions.Set(FontColor: Color.Green));
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddText("Blue", TextOptions.Set(FontColor: Color.Blue));
builder.NewLine();


//
// Paragraphs
//

builder.NewPage();
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddTitle("Paragraphs");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Left Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.");
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Center Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.", ParagraphOptions.Set(TextAlignment: TextAlignment.Center));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Right Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.", ParagraphOptions.Set(TextAlignment: TextAlignment.Right));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddHeading("Justified Aligned");
builder.AddParagraph("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.", ParagraphOptions.Set(TextAlignment: TextAlignment.Justify));
builder.NewLine();


//
// Images
//

builder.NewPage();
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddTitle("Images");
builder.NewLine();

string imagepath = @"Sunset.jpg";
builder.AddImage(imagepath, 50);
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddImage(imagepath, 100);
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddImage(imagepath, 150);
builder.NewLine();


//
// Tables
//

builder.NewPage();
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddTitle("Tables");
builder.NewLine();

var tableOptions = TableOptions.Set(
    DefaultFontFamily: TextFontFamily.TimesNewRoman,
    BorderHeaderWidth: 1.0,
    BorderTopWidth: 0.0,
    BorderBottomWidth: 1.0,
    BorderHorizontalWidth: 0.8,
    BorderVerticalWidth: 0.6,
    BorderVerticalColor: Color.DarkGray,
    ColumnWidths: new List<double>(new double[] { 1.0, 2.0, 1.0 })
);

var table = new Table(tableOptions);

var headerCellOptions = new TableCellOptions()
{
    FontOptions = table.Options.HeaderFontOptions,
    TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center,
    BackgroundColor = Color.LightGray
};

// change font family from the default
headerCellOptions.FontOptions.FontFamily = TextFontFamily.Arial;

var headerRowOptions = TableRowOptions.Set(TableCellOptions: headerCellOptions);

var headers = new TableRow(headerRowOptions);
headers.AddCell("Header 1");
headers.AddCell("Header 2");
headers.AddCell("Header 3");
table.AddHeaders(headers);


// default options for a table cell 
var defaultTableCellOptions = new TableCellOptions()
{
    FontOptions = table.Options.CellFontOptions,
};

// change the font color
defaultTableCellOptions.FontOptions.FontColor = Color.DarkGray;

// specific cell options 
var descriptionTableCellOptions = TableCellOptions.Set(FontColor: Color.Red, FontFamily: table.Options.DefaultFontFamily);
var amountTableCellOptions = TableCellOptions.Set(TextAlignment: TextAlignment.Right, BackgroundColor: Color.LightGreen, FontFamily: TextFontFamily.Arial);

// default options for a table row
var defaultTableRowOptions = TableRowOptions.Set(TableCellOptions: defaultTableCellOptions);

var row1 = new TableRow(defaultTableRowOptions);
row1.AddCell("Row 1");
row1.AddCell("Item 1", descriptionTableCellOptions);
row1.AddCell("123.00", amountTableCellOptions);
table.AddRow(row1);

var row2 = new TableRow(defaultTableRowOptions);
row2.AddCell("Row 2");
row2.AddCell("Item 2", descriptionTableCellOptions);
row2.AddCell("123.00", amountTableCellOptions);
table.AddRow(row2);

var row3 = new TableRow(defaultTableRowOptions);
row2.AddCell("Row 3");
row2.AddCell("Item 3", descriptionTableCellOptions);
row2.AddCell("123.00", amountTableCellOptions);
table.AddRow(row2);

builder.AddTable(table);



//
// Lines
//

builder.NewPage();
builder.NewLine();
builder.AddTitle("Lines");
builder.NewLine();

var lineOptions = new LineOptions()
{
    LineColor = Color.Blue,
    LineWidth = 1.0
};
builder.AddLine(80, LineOptions.Set(LineColor: Color.Blue));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddLine(140, LineOptions.Set(LineColor: Color.Green));
builder.NewLine();

builder.AddLine(190, LineOptions.Set(LineColor: Color.Red));


//
// save file 
//
using (var fileStream = new FileStream("Test.pdf", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
{
    byte[] data = builder.GetBytes();
    fileStream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
}

builder.Close();

SyntaxSolutions/pdfbuilder-net

PDF Builder .Net

Features

Installation

Example