How to export Chart and Grid to one PDF page 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 export Chart and Grid to one PDF page using C# and VB.NET.
Steps to export Chart and Grid to one PDF page programmatically:
- Create a new C# Windows Forms application project.
- Install the Syncfusion.GridHelperClasses.Windows NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
- Open your form in designer. Add the Syncfusion controls to your VS.NET toolbox, if you have not done it already (the install will automatically do this unless you select not to complete toolbox integration during installation).
- Drag and drop the ChartControl and GridControl into the form.
- Refer to the documentation for Chart and Grid controls, where you will find the options for populating data and other customizations of Chart and Grid.
- Include the following namespaces in the Form1.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.Pdf; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing; using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics; using Syncfusion.GridHelperClasses; using System.Drawing;
VB.NET
Imports Syncfusion.Pdf Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing Imports Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics Imports Syncfusion.GridHelperClasses Imports System.Drawing
- Use the following code snippet in the click event of button to find the position and dimension of PDF form fields.
C#
//Create a new instance of PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
document.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0;
//Create PDF converter
GridPDFConverter pdfConverter = new GridPDFConverter();
//Export the content of Grid to the PDF file
pdfConverter.ExportToPdf(document, this.gridControl1);
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
//Save PDF into memory stream
document.Save(ms);
//Load PDF document
PdfLoadedDocument ldoc = new PdfLoadedDocument(ms);
//Create template from loaded PDF document
PdfTemplate template = (ldoc.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage).CreateTemplate();
//Save chart as image
chartControl1.SaveImage("Chart.jpg");
//Create PDF image from saved image
PdfImage image = new PdfBitmap("Chart.jpg");
//Initialize an object for the PDF document
document = new PdfDocument();
//Create a page
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Draw chart as image
page.Graphics.DrawImage(image, new RectangleF(0, 20, 300, 250));
//Draw grid as template
page.Graphics.DrawPdfTemplate(template, new PointF(30, 280));
//Save and close PDF document
document.Save("ChartAndGridInSinglePage.pdf");
document.Close(true);
VB.NET
'Create a new instance of PDF document
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
document.PageSettings.Margins.All = 0
'Create PDF converter
Dim pdfConverter As New GridPDFConverter()
'Export the content of Grid to the PDF file.
pdfConverter.ExportToPdf(document, Me.gridControl1)
Dim ms As New MemoryStream()
'Save PDF into memory stream
document.Save(ms)
'Load PDF document
Dim ldoc As New PdfLoadedDocument(ms)
'Create template from loaded PDF document
Dim template As PdfTemplate = TryCast(ldoc.Pages(0), PdfLoadedPage).CreateTemplate()
'Save chart as image
chartControl1.SaveImage("Chart.jpg")
'Create PDF image from saved image
Dim image As PdfImage = New PdfBitmap("Chart.jpg")
'Initialize an object for the PDF document
document = New PdfDocument()
'Create a page
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Draw chart as image
page.Graphics.DrawImage(image, New RectangleF(0, 20, 300, 250))
'Draw grid as template
page.Graphics.DrawPdfTemplate(template, New PointF(30, 280))
'Save and close the PDF document
document.Save("ChartAndGridInSinglePage.pdf")
document.Close(True)
A complete working sample can be downloaded from ExportChartAndGridToOnePDFPage.zip.
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows. 
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Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to export Chart and Grid to one PDF page using C# and VB.NET.
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