Winnovative HTML to PDF Converter allows you to apply headers and footers on the external documents added before or after the conversion result. You can control the visibility of the header and footer in first page of the external PDF document using the parameters of the PdfDocumentOptionsAddStartDocument(String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) and PdfDocumentOptionsAddEndDocument(String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean) methods. An object of PdfDocumentOptions type is exposed by the HtmlToPdfConverterPdfDocumentOptions property.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using System.Drawing;
// Use Winnovative Namespace
using Winnovative;
namespace WnvHtmlToPdfDemo.Controllers.HTML_to_PDF.Headers_and_Footers
{
public class Header_Footer_In_External_PDFController : Controller
{
private readonly Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.IHostingEnvironment m_hostingEnvironment;
public Header_Footer_In_External_PDFController(IHostingEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
{
m_hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult ConvertHtmlToPdf(IFormCollection collection)
{
// Create a HTML to PDF converter object with default settings
HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter();
// 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 = "fvDh8eDx4fHg4P/h8eLg/+Dj/+jo6Og=";
// 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;
// Set the PDF file to be inserted before conversion result
string pdfFileBefore = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/PDF_Files/Merge_Before_Conversion.pdf";
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.AddStartDocument(pdfFileBefore, collection["addHeaderFooterInInsertedPdfCheckBox"].Count > 0,
collection["showHeaderInFirstPageCheckBox"].Count > 0, collection["showFooterInFirstPageCheckBox"].Count > 0);
// Set the PDF file to be added after conversion result
string pdfFileAfter = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/PDF_Files/Merge_After_Conversion.pdf";
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.AddEndDocument(pdfFileAfter, collection["addHeaderFooterInAppendedPdfCheckBox"].Count > 0, true, true);
// Enable header in the generated PDF document
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowHeader = true;
// Draw header elements
if (htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowHeader)
DrawHeader(htmlToPdfConverter, true);
// Enable footer in the generated PDF document
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowFooter = true;
// Draw footer elements
if (htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.ShowFooter)
DrawFooter(htmlToPdfConverter, true, true);
string url = collection["urlTextBox"];
// Convert the HTML page to a PDF document and add the external PDF documents
byte[] outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertUrl(url);
// Send the PDF file to browser
FileResult fileResult = new FileContentResult(outPdfBuffer, "application/pdf");
fileResult.FileDownloadName = "Header_Footer_in_External_PDF.pdf";
return fileResult;
}
/// <summary>
/// Draw the header elements
/// </summary>
/// <param name="htmlToPdfConverter">The HTML to PDF Converter object</param>
/// <param name="drawHeaderLine">A flag indicating if a line should be drawn at the bottom of the header</param>
private void DrawHeader(HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter, bool drawHeaderLine)
{
string headerHtmlUrl = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/HTML_Files/Header_HTML.html";
// Set the header height in points
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.HeaderHeight = 60;
// Set header background color
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.HeaderBackColor = Color.White;
// Create a HTML element to be added in header
HtmlToPdfElement headerHtml = new HtmlToPdfElement(headerHtmlUrl);
// Set the HTML element to fit the container height
headerHtml.FitHeight = true;
// Add HTML element to header
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.AddElement(headerHtml);
if (drawHeaderLine)
{
// Calculate the header width based on PDF page size and margins
float headerWidth = htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.PdfPageSize.Width -
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.LeftMargin - htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.RightMargin;
// Calculate header height
float headerHeight = htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.HeaderHeight;
// Create a line element for the bottom of the header
LineElement headerLine = new LineElement(0, headerHeight - 1, headerWidth, headerHeight - 1);
// Set line color
headerLine.ForeColor = Color.Gray;
// Add line element to the bottom of the header
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfHeaderOptions.AddElement(headerLine);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Draw the footer elements
/// </summary>
/// <param name="htmlToPdfConverter">The HTML to PDF Converter object</param>
/// <param name="addPageNumbers">A flag indicating if the page numbering is present in footer</param>
/// <param name="drawFooterLine">A flag indicating if a line should be drawn at the top of the footer</param>
private void DrawFooter(HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter, bool addPageNumbers, bool drawFooterLine)
{
string footerHtmlUrl = m_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath + "/wwwroot" + "/DemoAppFiles/Input/HTML_Files/Footer_HTML.html";
// Set the footer height in points
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.FooterHeight = 60;
// Set footer background color
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.FooterBackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke;
// Create a HTML element to be added in footer
HtmlToPdfElement footerHtml = new HtmlToPdfElement(footerHtmlUrl);
// Set the HTML element to fit the container height
footerHtml.FitHeight = true;
// Add HTML element to footer
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.AddElement(footerHtml);
// Add page numbering
if (addPageNumbers)
{
// Create a text element with page numbering place holders &p; and & P;
TextElement footerText = new TextElement(0, 30, "Page &p; of &P; ",
new System.Drawing.Font(new System.Drawing.FontFamily("Times New Roman"), 10, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point));
// Align the text at the right of the footer
footerText.TextAlign = HorizontalTextAlign.Right;
// Set page numbering text color
footerText.ForeColor = Color.Navy;
// Embed the text element font in PDF
footerText.EmbedSysFont = true;
// Add the text element to footer
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.AddElement(footerText);
}
if (drawFooterLine)
{
// Calculate the footer width based on PDF page size and margins
float footerWidth = htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.PdfPageSize.Width -
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.LeftMargin - htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.RightMargin;
// Create a line element for the top of the footer
LineElement footerLine = new LineElement(0, 0, footerWidth, 0);
// Set line color
footerLine.ForeColor = Color.Gray;
// Add line element to the bottom of the footer
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfFooterOptions.AddElement(footerLine);
}
}
}
}