SelectPdf for .NET - Getting Started with Html to Pdf Converter - C# / ASP.NET MVC Sample

This sample shows the simplest code that can be used to convert an url to pdf using SelectPdf Pdf Library for .NET.

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Rendering Engine:


Sample Code C#



using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Configuration;
using SelectPdf;

namespace SelectPdf.Samples.Controllers
{
    public class HtmlToPdfConverterController : Controller
    {
        // GET: HtmlToPdfConverter
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult SubmitAction(FormCollection collection)
        {
            RenderingEngine renderingEngine =
                (RenderingEngine)Enum.Parse(typeof(RenderingEngine), Request["DdlRenderingEngine"], true);

            // instantiate a html to pdf converter object
            HtmlToPdf converter = new HtmlToPdf();
            converter.Options.RenderingEngine = renderingEngine;
            converter.Options.CefEnginePath = Server.MapPath(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["CefEnginePath"]);

            // create a new pdf document converting an url
            PdfDocument doc = converter.ConvertUrl(collection["TxtUrl"]);

            // save pdf document
            byte[] pdf = doc.Save();

            // close pdf document
            doc.Close();

            // return resulted pdf document
            FileResult fileResult = new FileContentResult(pdf, "application/pdf");
            fileResult.FileDownloadName = "Document.pdf";
            return fileResult;
        }
			
    }
}