How to add different styles for columns in PdfLightTable?
Add different styles for column in PdfLightTable
The following properties allow you to add different styles to PdfLightTable columns in .NET PDF.
StringFormat:
To apply string format to PdfLightTable, you can use StringFormat Property.
The following code snippet shows how to add a string format to PdfLightTable columns.
C#:
//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Declares a PdfLightTable.
PdfLightTable pdfLightTable = new PdfLightTable();
//Sets the DataSourceType as Direct.
pdfLightTable.DataSourceType = PdfLightTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
//Creates columns.
pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Roll Number"));
pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Name"));
pdfLightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Class"));
//Adds rows.
pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "111", "Maxim", "III" });
pdfLightTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "222", "Bell", "III" });
//Create a new string format
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text Alignment
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Right;
//Set the line Alignment
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set right to left is true
format.RightToLeft = true;
//Add the string format to PdfLightTable column
pdfLightTable .Columns [0].StringFormat = format;
ColumnName:
To specify a particular column name, use ColumnName Property.
C#
// Specifies column name. pdfLightTable.Columns[1].ColumnName = "Student Name";
Width:
To set a PdfLightTable Columns width, use Width Property.
C#
//Set column width
pdfLightTable.Columns[0].Width = 30;
//Draws the PdfLightTable.
pdfLightTable.Draw(page, PointF.Empty);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);
Sample Link:
https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/general/PdfLightTable369161033.zip
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