How to draw grid in PDF with conformance?
Syncfusion Essential® PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can draw grid in conformance PDF or PDF/A-1b using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to draw grid in PDF with the conformance
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework applications from NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid; using System.Data; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid Imports System.Data Imports System.Drawing
- Use the following code snippet to draw grid or table in PDF/A-1b document.
C#
//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument(PdfConformanceLevel.Pdf_A1B);
//Add a page
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create a PdfGrid
PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid();
pdfGrid.Style.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial Unicode MS", 14), true);
//Create a DataTable
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
//Add rows to the DataTable
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Mark" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Chad" });
//Assign data source
pdfGrid.DataSource = dataTable;
//Draw grid to a page of the PDF document
pdfGrid.Draw(page, new PointF(10, 10));
//Save the document
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document
doc.Close(true);
VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document
Dim doc As New PdfDocument(PdfConformanceLevel.Pdf_A1B)
'Add a page
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a PdfGrid
Dim pdfGrid As New PdfGrid()
pdfGrid.Style.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial Unicode MS", 14), True)
'Create a DataTable
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
'Add rows to the DataTable
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() {"E01", "Mark"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() {"E02", "Chad"})
'Assign data source
pdfGrid.DataSource = dataTable
'Draw grid to a page of the PDF document
pdfGrid.Draw(page, New PointF(10, 10))
'Save the document
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document
doc.Close(True)
You can download the work sample from PdfGridConformanceSample.Zip
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows. 
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you will find other options like drawing right-to-left text and multi-column text, consuming TrueType fonts, Standards fonts, CJK fonts. Also, the features like PDF form filling, extract text or images from PDF, protect PDF documents with code examples.
Note:
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Conclusion
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