PdfMetamorphosisHtmlToPdfConvertStringToByte Method |
Converts HTML string into array of PDF bytes. Don't forget to set the property
BaseUrl to see images in output PDF file.
Namespace: SautinSoftAssembly: PdfMetamorphosis (in PdfMetamorphosis.dll) Version: 2025.2.25
Syntaxpublic byte[] HtmlToPdfConvertStringToByte(
string inputString
)
Public Function HtmlToPdfConvertStringToByte (
inputString As String
) As Byte()
Parameters
- inputString String
- Any string in HTML format, even a piece of HTML code
Return Value
BytePDF document as byte array, or null in case of converting failed
ExampleHow to convert HTML string to PDF bytes using C# in memory
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
using System.Net;
namespace Sample
{
class Test
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis p = new SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis();
if (p != null)
{
string inpFile = @"..\..\..\example.htm";
string outFile = Path.ChangeExtension(inpFile, ".pdf");
string htmlString = File.ReadAllText(inpFile);
p.HtmlSettings.BaseUrl = Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetFullPath(inpFile));
byte[] pdfBytes = p.HtmlToPdfConvertStringToByte(htmlString);
if (pdfBytes != null)
{
File.WriteAllBytes(outFile, pdfBytes);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
}
else
{
System.Console.WriteLine("An error occurred during converting HTML to PDF!");
}
}
}
}
}
How to convert HTML string PDF bytes using VB.Net in memory
Imports System.IO
Namespace Sample
Friend Class Test
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
Dim p As New SautinSoft.PdfMetamorphosis()
If p IsNot Nothing Then
Dim inpFile As String = "..\..\..\example.htm"
Dim outFile As String = Path.ChangeExtension(inpFile, ".pdf")
Dim htmlString As String = File.ReadAllText(inpFile)
p.HtmlSettings.BaseUrl = Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetFullPath(inpFile))
Dim pdfBytes() As Byte = p.HtmlToPdfConvertStringToByte(htmlString)
If pdfBytes IsNot Nothing Then
File.WriteAllBytes(outFile, pdfBytes)
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(outFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
Else
System.Console.WriteLine("An error occurred during converting HTML to PDF!")
End If
End If
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
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