How to remove top and bottom borders in PDF table 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 remove top and bottom borders in PDF table using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to remove top and bottom borders in PDF table programmatically:
- Create a new C# console application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as 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.Grid; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Grid Imports System.Drawing
- Use the following code snippet to remove top and bottom borders in PDF table.
C#
//Create a new PDF document PdfDocument pdfDocument = new PdfDocument(); //Add a page to the document PdfPage pdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add(); //Create a new PdfGrid PdfGrid pdfGrid = new PdfGrid(); //Add columns pdfGrid.Columns.Add(4); string[] name = new string[3] { "Clay", "John", "Simons" }; //Add header PdfGridRow header = pdfGrid.Rows.Add(); header.Cells[0].Value = "ID"; header.Cells[1].Value = "Name"; header.Cells[2].Value = "Type"; header.Cells[3].Value = "Date"; //Add style header.Style.Font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold); //Add rows to the table for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { PdfGridRow row = pdfGrid.Rows.Add(); row.Cells[0].Value = i.ToString(); row.Cells[1].Value = name[i]; row.Cells[2].Value = "AAA"; row.Cells[3].Value = DateTime.Now.ToString(); } //Create and customize the string formats PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat(); format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center; format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle; //Specify the style for PdfGridCell PdfGridCellStyle cellStyle = new PdfGridCellStyle(); cellStyle.Borders.Bottom.Color = new PdfColor(Color.Transparent); cellStyle.Borders.Top.Color = new PdfColor(Color.Transparent); cellStyle.StringFormat = format; for (int i = 0; i < pdfGrid.Rows.Count; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < pdfGrid.Rows[i].Cells.Count; j++) { //Apply style pdfGrid.Rows[i].Cells[j].Style = cellStyle; } } //Draw the PdfGrid pdfGrid.Draw(pdfPage, PointF.Empty); //Save the document pdfDocument.Save("Table.pdf"); //Close the document pdfDocument.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 pdfDocument As PdfDocument = New PdfDocument() 'Add a page to the document Dim pdfPage As PdfPage = pdfDocument.Pages.Add() 'Create a new PdfGrid Dim pdfGrid As PdfGrid = New PdfGrid() 'Add columns pdfGrid.Columns.Add(4) Dim name As String() = New String(2) {"Clay", "John", "Simons"} 'Add header Dim header As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add() header.Cells(0).Value = "ID" header.Cells(1).Value = "Name" header.Cells(2).Value = "Type" header.Cells(3).Value = "Date" 'Add style header.Style.Font = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.TimesRoman, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold) 'Add rows to the table For i As Integer = 0 To 3 - 1 Dim row As PdfGridRow = pdfGrid.Rows.Add() row.Cells(0).Value = i.ToString() row.Cells(1).Value = name(i) row.Cells(2).Value = "AAA" row.Cells(3).Value = DateTime.Now.ToString() Next 'Create and customize the string formats Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat() format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle 'Specify the style for PdfGridCell Dim cellStyle As PdfGridCellStyle = New PdfGridCellStyle() cellStyle.Borders.Bottom.Color = New PdfColor(Color.Transparent) cellStyle.Borders.Top.Color = New PdfColor(Color.Transparent) cellStyle.StringFormat = format For i As Integer = 0 To pdfGrid.Rows.Count - 1 For j As Integer = 0 To pdfGrid.Rows(i).Cells.Count - 1 'Apply style pdfGrid.Rows(i).Cells(j).Style = cellStyle Next Next 'Draw the PdfGrid pdfGrid.Draw(pdfPage, PointF.Empty) 'Save the document pdfDocument.Save("Table.pdf") 'Close the document pdfDocument.Close(True) 'This will open the PDF file so, the result will be seen in default PDF Viewer Process.Start("Table.pdf")
A complete working sample can be downloaded from RemoveTableBorderSample.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows.
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find options like creating a table using PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, row customization in PdfLightTable and PdfGrid, table pagination and built-in table styles to PdfGrid with code examples.
Refer here to learn more about PDF tables.
Note:
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Conclusion:
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