How to convert EJ2 charts page into PDF document using Blink?
Syncfusion® HTML to PDF for .NET is used to convert webpages, SVG, MHTML, and HTML to PDF. Using this library, you can convert EJ2 chart page to PDF in Blink using .NET Core.
Steps to convert EJ2 chart page to PDF in Blink using .net core programmatically:
- Create a new ASP.NET Core MVC application.
- Install the Syncfusion.HtmlToPdfConverter.Blink.Net.Core.Windows NuGet package as reference to your .NET Core application from NuGet.org
- Add a new button in Index.cshtml for converting HTML to PDF.
@{Html.BeginForm("ConvertToPDF", "Home", FormMethod.Post); { <input type="submit" class="Button" value="Convert To PDF" /> }}
- Include the following namespaces and code snippet for converting EJ2 chart page to PDF in Homecontroller.cs file.
C#:
using Syncfusion.HtmlConverter; using Syncfusion.Pdf; using System.IO; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
//To get content root path of the project
private readonly IHostingEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;
public HomeController(IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
{
_hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
}
Public IActionResult ConvertToPDF()
{
HtmlToPdfConverter htmlConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(HtmlRenderingEngine.Blink);
//Initialize the blink converter settings
BlinkConverterSettings settings = new BlinkConverterSettings();
//Set Blink path
settings.BlinkPath = @"../BlinkBinariesWindows/";
//Assign Blink Converter settings to HTML converter
htmlConverter.ConverterSettings = settings;
//Set additional delay; units in milliseconds;
settings.AdditionalDelay = 5000;
//Convert URL to PDF
PdfDocument document = htmlConverter.Convert(@"../ChartToPDF.html");
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
//Save and close the PDF document
document.Save(stream);
document.Close(true);
return File(stream.ToArray(), "application/pdf", "Output.pdf");
}
A complete working sample can be downloaded from ChartToPDFSample.zip
By executing the above sample, you will get the PDF document as follows.
Take a moment to peruse the documentation for Converting HTML to PDF, where you will find various options for URL to PDF, HTML string to PDF, and Hyperlinks.
Starting with v20.1.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion® HTML converter assemblies from a trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you must also include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion® license key in your application to use our components.
