How to convert chart to PDF using C# in ASP.NET MVC?

The Syncfusion® HTML to PDF converter is a .NET PDF library that converts webpages, SVG, MHTML, and HTML to PDF using C#. It is reliable and accurate. The result preserves all graphics, images, texts, fonts, and the layout of the original HTML document or webpage.

Using this library, you can convert the Chart to PDF document in C#.

Steps to convert the MVC view to PDF programmatically:

1. Create a new ASP.NET MVC application project.

2. Install the Syncfusion.HtmlToPdfConverter.AspNet.Mvc5 NuGet package as a reference to your MVC application from NuGet.org.

3. Add new button in index.cshtml for converting chart to PDF document.

CSHTML

@{ Html.BeginForm("ConvertToPDF", "Home", FormMethod.Post);
{
<h2><input type="submit" value="Convert To PDF"></h2>
}
}

4. Include the following namespaces in HomeController.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.HtmlConverter;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using System.IO;

5. Include the following code snippet in the HomeController.cs to convert the chart to PDF document.

C#

//Initialize HTML to PDF converter
HtmlToPdfConverter htmlConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter();
 
//Initialize the Blink converter settings.
BlinkConverterSettings blinkConverterSettings = new BlinkConverterSettings();
 
//Set additional delay; units in milliseconds;
blinkConverterSettings.AdditionalDelay = 5000;
 
//Assign Blink settings to HTML converter.
htmlConverter.ConverterSettings = blinkConverterSettings;
 
//Convert URL to PDF
PdfDocument document = htmlConverter.Convert(Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/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");

You can download the working sample from ChartToPDFSample.zip.

By executing the above sample, you will get the PDF document as follows.

Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find converting HTML pages to PDF document along with respective customization options and features.

Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential® PDF features.

An online sample link for Converting HTML to PDF.