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.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Drawing;
// Use EVO PDF Namespace
using EvoPdfClient;
namespace EvoHtmlToPdfDemo.HTML_to_PDF.PDF_Forms
{
public partial class Auto_Create_PDF_Forms : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void convertToPdfButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Get the server IP and port
String serverIP = textBoxServerIP.Text;
uint serverPort = uint.Parse(textBoxServerPort.Text);
// Create a HTML to PDF converter object
HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter = null;
if (radioButtonUseTcpService.Checked)
htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(serverIP, serverPort);
else
htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(true, textBoxWebServiceUrl.Text);
// Set optional service password
if (textBoxServicePassword.Text.Length > 0)
htmlToPdfConverter.ServicePassword = textBoxServicePassword.Text;
// 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 = createPdfFormCheckBox.Checked;
// 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 (convertHtmlRadioButton.Checked)
{
// Convert a HTML string to a PDF document with form fields
string htmlWithForm = htmlStringTextBox.Text;
outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertHtml(htmlWithForm, String.Empty);
}
else
{
// Convert the HTML page to a PDF document with form fields
string url = urlTextBox.Text;
outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertUrl(url);
}
// Send the PDF as response to browser
// Set response content type
Response.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/pdf");
// Instruct the browser to open the PDF file as an attachment or inline
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", String.Format("attachment; filename=Auto_Create_PDF_Forms.pdf; size={0}", outPdfBuffer.Length.ToString()));
// Write the PDF document buffer to HTTP response
Response.BinaryWrite(outPdfBuffer);
// End the HTTP response and stop the current page processing
Response.End();
}
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
string currentPageUrl = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri;
string rootUrl = "http://www.evopdf.com/demo/";
htmlStringTextBox.Text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(Server.MapPath("~/DemoAppFiles/Input/HTML_Files/HTML_Form.html"));
baseUrlTextBox.Text = rootUrl + "DemoAppFiles/Input/HTML_Files/";
urlTextBox.Text = rootUrl + "DemoAppFiles/Input/HTML_Files/HTML_Form.html";
sampleCodeLiteral.Text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(Server.MapPath("~/DemoAppFiles/Input/Code_Samples/CSharp/AspNet/HTML_to_PDF/PDF_Forms/Auto_Create_PDF_Forms.html"));
descriptionLiteral.Text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(Server.MapPath("~/DemoAppFiles/Input/Descriptions/AspNet/HTML_to_PDF/PDF_Forms/Auto_Create_PDF_Forms.html"));
Master.CollapseAll();
Master.ExpandNode("HTML_to_PDF");
Master.ExpandNode("PDF_Forms");
Master.SelectNode("HTML_Forms_to_PDF_Forms");
}
}
protected void convertHtmlRadioButton_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
urlPanel.Visible = convertUrlRadioButton.Checked;
htmlStringPanel.Visible = !convertUrlRadioButton.Checked;
}
protected void convertUrlRadioButton_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
urlPanel.Visible = convertUrlRadioButton.Checked;
htmlStringPanel.Visible = !convertUrlRadioButton.Checked;
}
protected void demoMenu_MenuItemClick(object sender, MenuEventArgs e)
{
switch (e.Item.Value)
{
case "Live_Demo":
demoMultiView.SetActiveView(liveDemoView);
break;
case "Description":
demoMultiView.SetActiveView(descriptionView);
break;
case "Sample_Code":
demoMultiView.SetActiveView(sampleCodeView);
break;
default:
break;
}
}
protected void viewHtmlLinkButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.Redirect(urlTextBox.Text);
}
}
}