How to Add Page in WinForms PDF Table Header Using C# and VB.NET?
Syncfusion Essential PDF is a .NET PDF library used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. Using this library, you can add a page number in a PDF table header using C# and VB.NET in our WinForms PDF feature tour page.
Steps to add a page number in the PDF table header programmatically:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
- Include the following namespaces in the Program.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
- Use the following code snippet in the button_Click method to add XMP metadata to the PDF.
C#
// Create a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
// Add a page
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
// Create a PdfLightTable
PdfLightTable lightTable = new PdfLightTable();
// Set the Data source to direct
lightTable.DataSourceType = PdfLightTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
// Create columns
lightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Chapter No"));
lightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn("Topic"));
lightTable.Columns.Add(new PdfColumn(""));
// Add rows
PdfRowCollection rowCollection = lightTable.Rows;
rowCollection.Add(new object[] { "I", "Introduction", "" });
rowCollection.Add(new object[] { "II", "Overview", "" });
rowCollection.Add(new object[] { "III", "Syntax", "" });
// Show header in the table
lightTable.Style.ShowHeader = true;
// Below event is raised whenever a cell is created
lightTable.BeginCellLayout += new BeginCellLayoutEventHandler(LightTable_BeginCellLayout);
// Set properties to paginate the table
PdfLightTableLayoutFormat format = new PdfLightTableLayoutFormat();
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement;
lightTable.Style.RepeatHeader = true;
// Draw PdfLightTable
lightTable.Draw(page, new PointF(0, 0), format);
// 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 the default PDF viewer
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Table.pdf");
private void LightTable_BeginCellLayout(object sender, BeginCellLayoutEventArgs args)
{
if (args.CellIndex == 2)
{
RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(args.Bounds.X, args.Bounds.Y, args.Bounds.Width, args.Bounds.Height);
// Set the standard font
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8);
PdfSolidBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black);
// Create page number field
PdfPageNumberField pageNumber = new PdfPageNumberField(font, brush);
// Create page count field
PdfPageCountField count = new PdfPageCountField(font, brush);
// Add the fields in composite fields
PdfCompositeField compositeField = new PdfCompositeField(font, brush, "Page No {0}", pageNumber);
// Draw the composite field in the footer
compositeField.Draw(args.Graphics, new System.Drawing.PointF(rect.X, rect.Y));
}
}VB.NET
'Create a new PDF document
Dim document As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument()
'Add a page
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create a PdfLightTable
Dim lightTable As PdfLightTable = New PdfLightTable()
'Set the Data source as direct
lightTable.DataSourceType = PdfLightTableDataSourceType.TableDirect
'Create columns
lightTable.Columns.Add(New PdfColumn("Chapter No"))
lightTable.Columns.Add(New PdfColumn("Topic"))
lightTable.Columns.Add(New PdfColumn(""))
'Add rows
Dim rowCollection As PdfRowCollection = lightTable.Rows
rowCollection.Add(New Object() {"I", "Introduction", ""})
rowCollection.Add(New Object() {"II", "Overview", ""})
rowCollection.Add(New Object() {"III", "Syntax", ""})
'Show header in the table
lightTable.Style.ShowHeader = True
'Below event is raised whenever a cell is created
AddHandler lightTable.BeginCellLayout, AddressOf LightTable_BeginCellLayout
'Set properties to paginate the table
Dim format As PdfLightTableLayoutFormat = New PdfLightTableLayoutFormat()
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement
lightTable.Style.RepeatHeader = True
'Draw PdfLightTable
lightTable.Draw(page, New PointF(0, 0), format)
'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 the default PDF viewer
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Table.pdf")
Private Sub LightTable_BeginCellLayout(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As BeginCellLayoutEventArgs)
If args.CellIndex = 2 Then
Dim rect As RectangleF = New RectangleF(args.Bounds.X, args.Bounds.Y, args.Bounds.Width, args.Bounds.Height)
'Set the standard font
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8)
Dim brush As PdfSolidBrush = New PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black)
'Create page number field
Dim pageNumber As PdfPageNumberField = New PdfPageNumberField(font, brush)
'Create page count field
Dim count As PdfPageCountField = New PdfPageCountField(font, brush)
'Add the fields in composite fields
Dim compositeField As PdfCompositeField = New PdfCompositeField(font, brush, "Page No {0}", pageNumber)
'Draw the composite field in the footer
compositeField.Draw(args.Graphics, New System.Drawing.PointF(rect.X, rect.Y))
End If
End SubA complete working sample can be downloaded from PDFTableSample.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the output 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 for PdfGrid, pagination in PdfGrid and PdfLightTable, and features like adding a header and a footer in a PDF document with code examples.
Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PDF features.
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Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to add a page number in a WinForms PDF table header using C# and VB.NET.
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