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How to convert XAML to PDF using C# and VB.NET

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Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can convert XAML to PDF in C# and VB.NET by using following steps:

  1. Convert XAML to XPS
  2. Convert XPS to PDF

Steps to convert XAML to PDF programmatically:

  1. Create a new Windows Forms application project. Create a Windows Forms application project
  2. Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org. NuGet package reference
  3. Add the following system assemblies as reference to your application.
  • PresentationCore.dll
  • PresentationFramework.dll
  • ReachFramework.dll
  • System.Printing.dll
  1. Include the following namespace in the Form1.Designer.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Xps;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Xps.Packaging;

 

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.Pdf
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Xps
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Xps.Packaging

 

  1. Add the following code snippet to convert XAML document to PDF.

C#

private void button_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Input XAML file location
    string fileName = "input.xaml";
    //Convert XAML file to XPS file
    Stream xpsFile = GetXPSDocument(fileName);
    if (xpsFile != null)
    {
        xpsFile.Position = 0;
        //Initialize XPSToPdfConverter
        Syncfusion.XPS.XPSToPdfConverter converter = new Syncfusion.XPS.XPSToPdfConverter();
        //Convert XPS document into PDF document
        PdfDocument document = converter.Convert(xpsFile);
        //Save the Pdf document
        document.Save("XAMLToPDF.pdf");
        //Close the Pdf document
        document.Close(true);
        //This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer 
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("XAMLToPDF.pdf");
    }
}
/// <summary>
/// Convert XAML flow document into XPS file
/// </summary>
private MemoryStream GetXPSDocument(string fileName)
{
    //Create visual UIElement
    UIElement visual = System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.Load(System.Xml.XmlReader.Create(fileName)) as System.Windows.UIElement;
    FixedDocument doc = new FixedDocument();
    PageContent pageContent = new PageContent();
    FixedPage fixedPage = new FixedPage();
 
    //Create first page of document
    fixedPage.Children.Add(visual);
    ((System.Windows.Markup.IAddChild)pageContent).AddChild(fixedPage);
 
    //Adding page content to pages
    doc.Pages.Add(pageContent);
 
    //Create the stream
    MemoryStream xpsStream = new MemoryStream();
    XpsDocument xpsDocument = new XpsDocument(System.IO.Packaging.Package.Open(xpsStream, FileMode.Create));
    XpsDocumentWriter xpsDocumentWriter = XpsDocument.CreateXpsDocumentWriter(xpsDocument);
 
    //Write the XPS document
    xpsDocumentWriter.Write(doc);
 
    //Close the XPS document
    xpsDocument.Close();
    return xpsStream;
}

 

VB.NET

Private Sub button_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Button.Click
    'Input XAML file location
    Dim fileName As String = "input.xaml"
    'Convert XAML file to XPS file
    Dim xpsFile As Stream = GetXPSDocument(fileName)
    If xpsFile IsNot Nothing Then
        xpsFile.Position = 0
        'Initialize XPSToPdfConverter
        Dim converter As New Syncfusion.XPS.XPSToPdfConverter()
        'Convert XPS document into PDF document
        Dim document As PdfDocument = converter.Convert(xpsFile)
        'Save the Pdf document
        document.Save("XAMLToPDF.pdf")
        'Close the Pdf document
        document.Close(True)
        'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer 
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("XAMLToPDF.pdf")
    End If
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' Convert XAML flow document into XPS file
''' </summary>
Private Function GetXPSDocument(fileName As String) As MemoryStream
    'Create visual UIElement
    Dim visual As UIElement = TryCast(System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.Load(System.Xml.XmlReader.Create(fileName)), UIElement)
    Dim doc As New FixedDocument()
    Dim pageContent As New PageContent()
    Dim fixedPage As New FixedPage()
 
    'Create first page of document
    fixedPage.Children.Add(visual)
    DirectCast(pageContent, System.Windows.Markup.IAddChild).AddChild(fixedPage)
 
    'Adding page content to pages
    doc.Pages.Add(pageContent)
 
    'Create the stream
    Dim xpsStream As New MemoryStream()
    Dim xpsDocument As New XpsDocument(System.IO.Packaging.Package.Open(xpsStream, FileMode.Create))
    Dim xpsDocumentWriter As XpsDocumentWriter = XpsDocument.CreateXpsDocumentWriter(xpsDocument)
 
    'Write the XPS document
    xpsDocumentWriter.Write(doc)
    'Close the XPS document
    xpsDocument.Close()
    Return xpsStream
End Function

 

A complete working sample can be downloaded from XAMLToPDFSample.zip.

By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows. Screenshot of output PDF document

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

See Also:

Convert XAML to PDF in UWP

Convert XAML to PDF in WPF

Note:

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.

 

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