Add HTTP Headers to HTML Page Request

EVO HTML to PDF Converter allows you to add HTTP headers when you request the HTML page. There are various standard HTTP headers offering important information to web server about the capabilities of the browser like the accepted content type, accepted encoding, accepted language, connection mode, user agent.

The HTTP headers to be used when the HTML page to convert is requested can be added to HtmlToPdfConverterHttpRequestHeaders collection.

Code Sample - Add HTTP Headers to HTML Page Request

C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

// Use EVO PDF Namespace
using EvoPdfClient;

namespace EvoHtmlToPdfDemo.HTML_to_PDF.HTTP_Headers_and_Cookies
{
    public partial class Add_HTTP_Headers_to_Request : 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;

            // Add custom HTTP headers

            if (header1NameTextBox.Text.Length > 0 && header1ValueTextBox.Text.Length > 0)
                htmlToPdfConverter.HttpRequestHeaders.Add(header1NameTextBox.Text, header1ValueTextBox.Text);

            if (header2NameTextBox.Text.Length > 0 && header2ValueTextBox.Text.Length > 0)
                htmlToPdfConverter.HttpRequestHeaders.Add(header2NameTextBox.Text, header2ValueTextBox.Text);

            if (header3NameTextBox.Text.Length > 0 && header3ValueTextBox.Text.Length > 0)
                htmlToPdfConverter.HttpRequestHeaders.Add(header3NameTextBox.Text, header3ValueTextBox.Text);

            if (header4NameTextBox.Text.Length > 0 && header4ValueTextBox.Text.Length > 0)
                htmlToPdfConverter.HttpRequestHeaders.Add(header4NameTextBox.Text, header4ValueTextBox.Text);

            if (header5NameTextBox.Text.Length > 0 && header5ValueTextBox.Text.Length > 0)
                htmlToPdfConverter.HttpRequestHeaders.Add(header5NameTextBox.Text, header5ValueTextBox.Text);

            // Convert the HTML page to a PDF document in a memory buffer
            byte[] outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertUrl(urlTextBox.Text);

            // 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=HTTP_Headers.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)
            {
                sampleCodeLiteral.Text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(Server.MapPath("~/DemoAppFiles/Input/Code_Samples/CSharp/AspNet/HTML_to_PDF/HTTP_Headers_Cookies/Add_HTTP_Headers.html"));
                descriptionLiteral.Text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(Server.MapPath("~/DemoAppFiles/Input/Descriptions/AspNet/HTML_to_PDF/HTTP_Headers_Cookies/Add_HTTP_Headers.html"));

                Master.CollapseAll();
                Master.ExpandNode("HTML_to_PDF");
                Master.ExpandNode("HTTP_Headers_and_Cookies");
                Master.SelectNode("Add_HTTP_Headers");
            }
        }

        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;
            }
        }
    }
}