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How to add image and text in the PDF table cell 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 add image and text in the PDF table cell using C# and VB.NET.

Steps to add image and text in the PDF table cell programmatically:

  1. Create a new C# Windows Forms application project.  Create a console application project
  2. Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org. NuGet package reference
  3. Include the following namespaces in the Form1.Designer.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
using Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables;
using System.Drawing;

 

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.Pdf
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Tables
Imports System.Drawing

 

  1. Use the following code snippet in the click event of the button to add image and text in the PDF table cell.

C#

//Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create a PdfLightTable
PdfLightTable pdfLightTable = new PdfLightTable();
//Create a data table
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to data table
dataTable.Columns.Add("");
dataTable.Columns.Add("");
//Add rows to data table 
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    dataTable.Rows.Add();
//Assign data source
pdfLightTable.DataSource = dataTable;
pdfLightTable.BeginCellLayout += pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout;
pdfLightTable.BeginRowLayout += PdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout;
//Draw light table to the page of PDF document
pdfLightTable.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0, 50, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height));
//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
document.Save("Table.pdf");
//close the document
document.Close(true);
//This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
Process.Start("Table.pdf");

 

VB.NET

'Create a new PDF document
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create a PdfLightTable
Dim pdfLightTable As New PdfLightTable()
'Create a data table
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to data table
dataTable.Columns.Add("")
dataTable.Columns.Add("")
'Add rows to data table 
For i As Integer = 0 To 2
    dataTable.Rows.Add()
Next
'Assign data source
pdfLightTable.DataSource = dataTable
AddHandler pdfLightTable.BeginRowLayout, AddressOf PdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout
AddHandler pdfLightTable.BeginCellLayout, AddressOf pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout
'Draw light table to the page of PDF document
pdfLightTable.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 50, page.GetClientSize().Width, page.GetClientSize().Height))
'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
document.Save("Table.pdf")
'close the document
document.Close(True)
'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF viewer
Process.Start("Table.pdf")

 

  1. Use the following code in event handler.

C#

private void PdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout(object sender, BeginRowLayoutEventArgs args)
{
    args.MinimalHeight = 100;
}
 
private void pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout(object sender, BeginCellLayoutEventArgs args)
{
    PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
    //Draw string and draw image in the same cell
    if (args.CellIndex == 0)
    {
        string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(path);
        //Draw string
        args.Graphics.DrawString(topic[args.RowIndex], font, PdfBrushes.Black, args.Bounds.X, args.Bounds.Y);
        //Draw image
        PdfImage image = PdfImage.FromFile(files[args.RowIndex]);
        args.Graphics.DrawImage(image, args.Bounds.X, args.Bounds.Y + font.Height, args.Bounds.Width, args.Bounds.Height - font.Height);
    }
    else
    {
        args.Graphics.DrawString(content[args.RowIndex], new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 10), PdfBrushes.Black, args.Bounds);
    }
}

 

VB.NET

Private Sub PdfLightTable_BeginRowLayout(sender As Object, args As BeginRowLayoutEventArgs)
    args.MinimalHeight = 100
End Sub
 
Private Sub pdfLightTable_BeginCellLayout(sender As Object, args As BeginCellLayoutEventArgs)
    Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10, PdfFontStyle.Bold)
    'Draw string and draw image in the same cell
    If args.CellIndex = 0 Then
        Dim files As String() = Directory.GetFiles(path)
        'Draw string
        args.Graphics.DrawString(topic(args.RowIndex), font, PdfBrushes.Black, args.Bounds.X, args.Bounds.Y)
        'Draw image
        Dim image As PdfImage = PdfImage.FromFile(files(args.RowIndex))
        args.Graphics.DrawImage(image, args.Bounds.X, args.Bounds.Y + font.Height, args.Bounds.Width, args.Bounds.Height - font.Height)
    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 PDFTableSample.zip.

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

Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find 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 with code examples.

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

An online sample link to create richly formatted table.

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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