How to perform column customization in WinForms PDF table using C#?

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The Syncfusion Essential® PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can perform the column customization in a PDF table using C# and VB.NET.

Steps to perform the column customization in a PDF table programmatically:

Create a new C# Console application project.

Create a console application project

Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework application from Nuget.org.

NuGet package reference

Include the following namespaces in Program.cs file.

using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
using Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid;
using System.Drawing;

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.Pdf
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid
Imports System.Drawing

Use the following code sample to perform the column customization in a PDF table.

//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
 
//Add a page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
 
//Create a PdfGrid
PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid();
 
//Create a DataTable
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
 
//Include columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Age");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Sex");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Job");
 
//Include rows to the DataTable
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
    dataTable.Rows.Add(new string[] { "John", "21", "Male", "Carpenter" });
    dataTable.Rows.Add(new string[] { "Caty", "24", "Female", "Developer" });
    dataTable.Rows.Add(new string[] { "Eddie", "32", "Male", "Reporter" });
    dataTable.Rows.Add(new string[] { "Tony", "35", "Male", "Mechanic" });
    dataTable.Rows.Add(new string[] { "Monica", "25", "Female", "Cook" });
}
 
//Assign data source
pdfGrid.DataSource = dataTable;
 
pdfGrid.BeginCellLayout += PdfGrid_BeginCellLayout;
 
//Apply the built-in table style
pdfGrid.ApplyBuiltinStyle(PdfGridBuiltinStyle.GridTable4Accent1);
 
//Draw grid to the page of PDF document
pdfGrid.Draw(page, new PointF(10, 10));
 
//Save the document
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
 
//close the document
doc.Close(true);
 
//This will open the PDF file and the result will be seen in the default PDF Viewer
Process.Start("Output.pdf");

Event Handler:

private static void PdfGrid_BeginCellLayout(object sender, PdfGridBeginCellLayoutEventArgs args)
{
    //Set the font
    PdfStandardFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
 
    //Change the column font size 
    if (args.CellIndex == 0)
    {
        args.Style.Font = font;
    }
}

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 PdfGrid
Dim pdfGrid As PdfGrid = New PdfGrid()
 
'Create a DataTable
Dim dataTable As DataTable = New DataTable()
 
'Include columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Age")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Sex")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Job")
 
'Include rows to the DataTable
For i As Integer = 0 To 5 - 1
    dataTable.Rows.Add(New String() {"John", "21", "Male", "Carpenter"})
    dataTable.Rows.Add(New String() {"Caty", "24", "Female", "Developer"})
    dataTable.Rows.Add(New String() {"Eddie", "32", "Male", "Reporter"})
    dataTable.Rows.Add(New String() {"Tony", "35", "Male", "Mechanic"})
    dataTable.Rows.Add(New String() {"Monica", "25", "Female", "Cook"})
Next
 
'Assign data source 
pdfGrid.DataSource = dataTable
 
'Call event handler to customize the column 
AddHandler pdfGrid.BeginCellLayout, AddressOf PdfGrid_BeginCellLayout
 
'Apply the built-in table style 
pdfGrid.ApplyBuiltinStyle(PdfGridBuiltinStyle.GridTable4Accent1)
 
'Draw grid to the page of PDF document
pdfGrid.Draw(page, New PointF(10, 10))
 
'Save the document
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
 
'Close the document
doc.Close(True)
 
'This will open the PDF file and the result will be seen in the default PDF Viewer
Process.Start("Output.pdf")

Event Handler:

Private Sub PdfGrid_BeginCellLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As PdfGridBeginCellLayoutEventArgs)
 
     'Set the font
     Dim font As PdfStandardFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Courier, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold)
 
     If args.CellIndex = 0 Then
         'Change the column font size 
         args.Style.Font = font
     End If
 End Sub

A complete working sample can be download from TableSample.zip.

By executing the program, you will get the output document as follows,

Output document reference

Take a moment to peruse the documentation. You can find other options like create a simple table using the PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, cell, row, and column customization using the PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, table customization, paginating table, built-in table styles, nested table, string formatting in a table, row, and column spanning.

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Note:

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How to perform column customization in WinForms PDF table using C#?

Steps to perform the column customization in a PDF table programmatically:

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