How to insert images in the PDF table using C# and VB.NET in WinForms?
Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can insert images to PDF table in C# and VB.NET.
Steps to insert images to PDF table programmatically:
- Create a new C# Windows Forms application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
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- Include the following namespaces in the Form1.Designer.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.IO;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables Imports System.Data Imports System.Drawing Imports System.IO
- Use the following code snippet to insert images to PDF table.
C#
//Create a new PDF document PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument(); //Add a page PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add(); // Create a PdfLightTable PdfLightTable pdfLightTable = new PdfLightTable(); // Initialize DataTable to assign as DateSource to the light table DataTable table = new DataTable(); //Include columns to the DataTable table.Columns.Add(); table.Columns.Add(); //Include rows to the DataTable for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) table.Rows.Add(); //Assign data source pdfLightTable.DataSource = table; pdfLightTable.BeginRowLayout += pdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout; pdfLightTable.BeginCellLayout += pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout; //Create and customize the string formats PdfLightTableLayoutFormat format = new PdfLightTableLayoutFormat(); format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage; format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate; //Draw PdfLightTable pdfLightTable.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 50, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format); //Draw text page.Graphics.DrawString("Essential Studio Reporting Edition", new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 15, PdfFontStyle.Bold), PdfBrushes.Orange, new PointF(0, 20)); //Save the document doc.Save("Table.pdf"); //Close the document doc.Close(true); //This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer Process.Start("Table.pdf"); private void pdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout(object sender, BeginRowLayoutEventArgs args) { args.MinimalHeight = 100; } private void pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout(object sender, BeginCellLayoutEventArgs args) { if (args.CellIndex == 0) { string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(""); //Draw image PdfImage image = PdfImage.FromFile(files[args.RowIndex]); args.Graphics.DrawImage(image, args.Bounds); } else { args.Graphics.DrawString(content[args.RowIndex], new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 10), PdfBrushes.Black, args.Bounds); } }
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 PdfLightTable Dim pdfLightTable As PdfLightTable = New PdfLightTable() 'Initialize DataTable to assign as DateSource to the light table Dim table As DataTable = New DataTable() 'Include columns to the DataTable table.Columns.Add() table.Columns.Add() 'Include rows to the DataTable For i As Integer = 0 To 3 - 1 table.Rows.Add() Next 'Assign data source pdfLightTable.DataSource = table AddHandler pdfLightTable.BeginRowLayout, AddressOf pdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout AddHandler pdfLightTable.BeginCellLayout, AddressOf pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout 'Create and customize the string formats Dim format As PdfLightTableLayoutFormat = New PdfLightTableLayoutFormat() format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate pdfLightTable.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 50, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height), format) 'Draw text page.Graphics.DrawString("Essential Studio Reporting Edition", New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 15, PdfFontStyle.Bold), PdfBrushes.Orange, New PointF(0, 20)) 'Save the document doc.Save("Table.pdf") 'Close the document doc.Close(True) 'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer Process.Start("Table.pdf") Private Sub pdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As BeginRowLayoutEventArgs) args.MinimalHeight = 100 End Sub Private Sub pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As BeginCellLayoutEventArgs) If args.CellIndex = 0 Then Dim files As String() = Directory.GetFiles("") Dim image As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromFile(files(args.RowIndex)) 'Draw image args.Graphics.DrawImage(image, args.Bounds) Else args.Graphics.DrawString(content(args.RowIndex), New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 10), PdfBrushes.Black, args.Bounds) End If End Sub
A complete working sample can be downloaded from PDFTable.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows.
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find the options like creating a table using PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, cell and row customization in PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, built-in table styles to PdfGrid, pagination in PdfGrid and PdfLightTable and features like inserting an image in a new PDF document, Image pagination, and Image extraction with code examples.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.
An online sample link to create richly formatted table.
Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, include a license key in your projects. Refer to link to learn about generating and registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use the components without trail message.