Convert HTML to PDF in MVC with iTextSharp in MVC Razor

Question

I am trying to convert HTML to PDF with iTextSharp in MVC Razor, but everything I have tried has not worked. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

Answer 1

Here is how you implement this solution using the Razor engine NOT with the weird <itext.. markup.

This way you have full control over the pdf presentation using standard html output.

The project with an example solution and source code is available here with nuget installation instructions:

https://github.com/andyhutch77/MvcRazorToPdf

Install-Package MvcRazorToPdf

This also uses the new itextsharp licence, so does not suffer from any of the negatives mentioned in the other answers.

Answer 2

You should check out RazorPDF which is using iText to generate the PDF, but in a friendlier way.

Answer 3

public virtual void printpdf(string html)    
{
     String htmlText = html.ToString();
     Document document = new Document();
     string filePath = HostingEnvironment.MapPath("~/Content/Pdf/");
     PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(filePath + "\\pdf-"+Filename+".pdf", FileMode.Create));

     document.Open();    
     iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker hw = new iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser.HTMLWorker(document);       
     hw.Parse(new StringReader(htmlText));    
     document.Close();    
}

just pass html string in to parameter that string you will get by renderpartialview text = viewname....