Class PdfLayoutFormat

Represents a layouting format

Inheritance

System.Object

PdfLayoutFormat

PdfGridLayoutFormat

PdfLightTableLayoutFormat

Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics

Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.NET.dll

Syntax

public class PdfLayoutFormat : Object

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create a new PDF grid instance.
PdfGrid table = new PdfGrid();
//Create a DataTable.
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
//Add rows to the DataTable.
for (int i = 20; i>0; i--) 
{
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E03", "George" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E04", "Stefan" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E05", "Mathew" });
}
//Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable;
//Create new PDF layout format instance.
PdfLayoutFormat format = new PdfLayoutFormat();
//Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
//Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350);
//Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0,0, 500, 700), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a new PDF grid instance.
Dim table As New PdfGrid()
'Create a DataTable.
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
'Add rows to the DataTable.
For i As Integer = 20 To 1 Step -1
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E01", "Clay"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E02", "Thomas"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E03", "George"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E04", "Stefan"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E05", "Mathew"})
Next
'Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable
'Create new PDF layout format instance.
Dim format As New PdfLayoutFormat()
'Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
'Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350)
'Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 700), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'close the document
doc.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfLayoutFormat()

Initializes a new instance of the PdfLayoutFormat class.

Declaration

public PdfLayoutFormat()

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create a new PDF grid instance.
PdfGrid table = new PdfGrid();
//Create a DataTable.
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
//Add rows to the DataTable.
for (int i = 20; i>0; i--) 
{
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E03", "George" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E04", "Stefan" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E05", "Mathew" });
}
//Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable;
//Create new PDF layout format instance.
PdfLayoutFormat format = new PdfLayoutFormat();
//Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
//Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350);
//Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0,0, 500, 700), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a new PDF grid instance.
Dim table As New PdfGrid()
'Create a DataTable.
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
'Add rows to the DataTable.
For i As Integer = 20 To 1 Step -1
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E01", "Clay"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E02", "Thomas"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E03", "George"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E04", "Stefan"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E05", "Mathew"})
Next
'Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable
'Create new PDF layout format instance.
Dim format As New PdfLayoutFormat()
'Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
'Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350)
'Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 700), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'close the document
doc.Close(True)

PdfLayoutFormat(PdfLayoutFormat)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfLayoutFormat class from the specified layout format

Declaration

public PdfLayoutFormat(PdfLayoutFormat baseFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfLayoutFormat	baseFormat	The base format.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create a new PDF grid instance.
PdfGrid table = new PdfGrid();
//Create a DataTable.
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
//Add rows to the DataTable.
for (int i = 20; i>0; i--) 
{
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E03", "George" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E04", "Stefan" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E05", "Mathew" });
}
//Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable;
//Create new PDF layout format instance.
PdfLayoutFormat format = new PdfLayoutFormat();
//Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
//Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350);
//Create new PDF layout format instance.
PdfLayoutFormat newFormat = new PdfLayoutFormat(format);
//Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0,0, 500, 700), newFormat);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a new PDF grid instance.
Dim table As New PdfGrid()
'Create a DataTable.
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
'Add rows to the DataTable.
For i As Integer = 20 To 1 Step -1
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E01", "Clay"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E02", "Thomas"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E03", "George"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E04", "Stefan"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E05", "Mathew"})
Next
'Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable
'Create new PDF layout format instance.
Dim format As New PdfLayoutFormat()
'Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
'Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350)
'Create new PDF layout format instance.
Dim newFormat As PdfLayoutFormat = New PdfLayoutFormat(format)
'Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 700), newFormat)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'close the document
doc.Close(True)

Properties

Break

Gets or sets break type of the element.

Declaration

public PdfLayoutBreakType Break { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
PdfLayoutBreakType

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create a new PDF grid instance.
PdfGrid table = new PdfGrid();
//Create a DataTable.
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
//Add rows to the DataTable.
for (int i = 20; i>0; i--) 
{
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E03", "George" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E04", "Stefan" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E05", "Mathew" });
}
//Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable;
//Create new PDF layout format instance.
PdfLayoutFormat format = new PdfLayoutFormat();
//Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
//Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350);
//Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0,0, 500, 700), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a new PDF grid instance.
Dim table As New PdfGrid()
'Create a DataTable.
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
'Add rows to the DataTable.
For i As Integer = 20 To 1 Step -1
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E01", "Clay"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E02", "Thomas"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E03", "George"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E04", "Stefan"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E05", "Mathew"})
Next
'Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable
'Create new PDF layout format instance.
Dim format As New PdfLayoutFormat()
'Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
'Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350)
'Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 700), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'close the document
doc.Close(True)

Layout

Gets or sets layout type of the element.

Declaration

public PdfLayoutType Layout { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
PdfLayoutType

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create a new PDF grid instance.
PdfGrid table = new PdfGrid();
//Create a DataTable.
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
//Add rows to the DataTable.
for (int i = 20; i>0; i--) 
{
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E03", "George" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E04", "Stefan" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E05", "Mathew" });
}
//Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable;
//Create new PDF layout format instance.
PdfLayoutFormat format = new PdfLayoutFormat();
//Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
//Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350);
//Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0,0, 500, 700), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a new PDF grid instance.
Dim table As New PdfGrid()
'Create a DataTable.
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
'Add rows to the DataTable.
For i As Integer = 20 To 1 Step -1
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E01", "Clay"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E02", "Thomas"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E03", "George"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E04", "Stefan"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E05", "Mathew"})
Next
'Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable
'Create new PDF layout format instance.
Dim format As New PdfLayoutFormat()
'Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
'Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350)
'Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 700), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'close the document
doc.Close(True)

PaginateBounds

Gets or sets the bounds on the next page.

Declaration

public RectangleF PaginateBounds { get; set; }

Property Value

Type
RectangleF

Remarks

If this property is set, the element will use it for the layouting on the next pages, otherwise, the element will be layout according to the bounds, used on the first page.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page.
PdfPage page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Create a new PDF grid instance.
PdfGrid table = new PdfGrid();
//Create a DataTable.
DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
//Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID");
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name");
//Add rows to the DataTable.
for (int i = 20; i>0; i--) 
{
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E01", "Clay" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E02", "Thomas" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E03", "George" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E04", "Stefan" });
dataTable.Rows.Add(new object[] { "E05", "Mathew" });
}
//Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable;
//Create new PDF layout format instance.
PdfLayoutFormat format = new PdfLayoutFormat();
//Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
//Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
//Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350);
//Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, new RectangleF(0,0, 500, 700), format);
//Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
//close the document
doc.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim doc As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page.
Dim page As PdfPage = doc.Pages.Add()
'Create a new PDF grid instance.
Dim table As New PdfGrid()
'Create a DataTable.
Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
'Add columns to the DataTable
dataTable.Columns.Add("ID")
dataTable.Columns.Add("Name")
'Add rows to the DataTable.
For i As Integer = 20 To 1 Step -1
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E01", "Clay"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E02", "Thomas"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E03", "George"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E04", "Stefan"})
dataTable.Rows.Add(New Object() { "E05", "Mathew"})
Next
'Assign data source.
table.DataSource = dataTable
'Create new PDF layout format instance.
Dim format As New PdfLayoutFormat()
'Set page break.
format.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
'Set layout type.
format.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
'Set paginate bounds.
format.PaginateBounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 350)
'Draw grid to the page of PDF document.
table.Draw(page, New RectangleF(0, 0, 500, 700), format)
'Save the document.
doc.Save("Output.pdf")
'close the document
doc.Close(True)