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Convert HTML Forms to PDF Forms

EVO PDF Client for .NET Core

EVO HTML to PDF Converter can be configured to convert HTML form elements like radio buttons, check boxes, text boxes and buttons to PDF form fields by simply turning on the PdfFormOptionsAutoPdfFormEnabled option. An object of PdfFormOptions type is exposed by the HtmlToPdfConverterPdfFormOptions property.

Code Sample - Convert HTML Forms to PDF Forms

C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;

// Use EVO PDF Namespace
using EvoPdfClient;

namespace EvoHtmlToPdfDemo.Controllers.HTML_to_PDF.PDF_Forms
{
    public class Auto_Create_PDF_FormsController : Controller
    {
        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult ConvertHtmlToPdf(IFormCollection collection)
        {
            // Get the server options
            string serverIP = collection["textBoxServerIP"];
            uint serverPort = uint.Parse(collection["textBoxServerPort"]);
            string servicePassword = collection["textBoxServicePassword"];
            bool useServicePassword = servicePassword.Length > 0;
            bool useTcpService = collection["ServerType"] == "radioButtonUseTcpService";
            string webServiceUrl = collection["textBoxWebServiceUrl"];

            // Create the HTML to PDF converter object
            HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter = null;
            if (useTcpService)
                htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(serverIP, serverPort);
            else
                htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(true, webServiceUrl);

            // Set optional service password
            if (useServicePassword)
                htmlToPdfConverter.ServicePassword = servicePassword;

            // Set license key received after purchase to use the converter in licensed mode
            // Leave it not set to use the converter in demo mode
            htmlToPdfConverter.LicenseKey = "4W9+bn19bn5ue2B+bn1/YH98YHd3d3c=";

            // Set an adddional delay in seconds to wait for JavaScript or AJAX calls after page load completed
            // Set this property to 0 if you don't need to wait for such asynchcronous operations to finish
            htmlToPdfConverter.ConversionDelay = 2;

            // Enable the automatic conversion of the HTML form to a PDF form 
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.AutoPdfFormEnabled = collection["createPdfFormCheckBox"].Count > 0;

            // Set the submit buttons style
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.SubmitButtonStyle.BackColor = RgbColor.Beige;

            // Set the style of various types of text boxes
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.TextBoxStyle.BackColor = RgbColor.AliceBlue;
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.PasswordTextBoxStyle.BackColor = RgbColor.MistyRose;
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.MultilineTextBoxStyle.BackColor = RgbColor.AliceBlue;

            // Set the radio buttons style
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.RadioButtonsGroupStyle.BackColor = RgbColor.AntiqueWhite;

            // Set the checkboxes styles
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.CheckBoxStyle.BackColor = RgbColor.AntiqueWhite;

            // set the drop down lists style
            htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFormOptions.ComboBoxStyle.BackColor = RgbColor.LightCyan;

            byte[] outPdfBuffer = null;

            if (collection["HtmlPageSource"] == "convertHtmlRadioButton")
            {
                // Convert a HTML string to a PDF document with form fields
                string htmlWithForm = collection["htmlStringTextBox"];
                outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertHtml(htmlWithForm, String.Empty);
            }
            else
            {
                // Convert the HTML page to a PDF document with form fields
                string url = collection["urlTextBox"];
                outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertUrl(url);
            }

            // Send the PDF file to browser
            FileResult fileResult = new FileContentResult(outPdfBuffer, "application/pdf");
            fileResult.FileDownloadName = "Auto_Create_PDF_Forms.pdf";

            return fileResult;
        }
    }
}