How can convert XML to PDF using iTextSharp? the iTextSharp's current XML to PDF is clearly out of date and does not work. So I went about fixing the problem but i am not been able to covert it Can any one help me.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <catalog> <cd> <SR.No>14</SR.No> <test>loss test</test> <code>ISO-133</code> <unit>gm</unit> <sampleid>36</sampleid> <boreholeid>21</boreholeid> <pieceno>63</pieceno> </cd> <cd> <SR.No>24</SR.No> <test>sand</test> <code>ISO-133</code> <unit>gm</unit> <sampleid>71</sampleid> <boreholeid>22</boreholeid> <pieceno>23</pieceno> </cd> <cd> <SR.No>25</SR.No> <test>clay</test> <code>ISO-133</code> <unit>mg</unit> <sampleid>52</sampleid> <boreholeid>21</boreholeid> <pieceno>36</pieceno> </cd> </catalog>
This is really trivial to do on your own. You didn't specify a language so the sample below uses VB.Net since (I think) it handles XML more easily. See the code comments for more details. This is targeting iTextSharp 5.4.4 but should work with pretty much any version.
''//Sample XML Dim TextXML = <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <catalog> <cd> <SR.No>14</SR.No> <test>loss test</test> <code>ISO-133</code> <unit>gm</unit> <sampleid>36</sampleid> <boreholeid>21</boreholeid> <pieceno>63</pieceno> </cd> <cd> <SR.No>24</SR.No> <test>sand</test> <code>ISO-133</code> <unit>gm</unit> <sampleid>71</sampleid> <boreholeid>22</boreholeid> <pieceno>23</pieceno> </cd> <cd> <SR.No>25</SR.No> <test>clay</test> <code>ISO-133</code> <unit>mg</unit> <sampleid>52</sampleid> <boreholeid>21</boreholeid> <pieceno>36</pieceno> </cd> </catalog> ''//File to write to Dim TestFile = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop), "Test.pdf") ''//Standard PDF creation, nothing special here Using fs As New FileStream(TestFile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None) Using doc As New Document() Using writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, fs) doc.Open() ''//Create a table with one column for every child node of <cd> Dim T As New PdfPTable(TextXML.<catalog>.<cd>.First.Nodes.Count) ''//Loop through the first item to output column headers For Each N In TextXML.<catalog>.<cd>.First.Elements T.AddCell(N.Name.ToString()) Next ''//Loop through each CD row (this is so we can call complete later on) For Each CD In TextXML.<catalog>.Elements ''//Loop through each child of the current CD For Each N In CD.Elements T.AddCell(N.Value) Next ''//Just in case any rows have too few cells fill in any blanks T.CompleteRow() Next ''//Add the table to the document doc.Add(T) doc.Close() End Using End Using End Using
EDIT
Here's a C# version. I've included a helper method to create a large XML document based on your template to show page overflow. The PdfPTable will automatically spam multiple pages. You can specify the number of rows that should be considered a "header" so that they repeat on subsequent pages. You'll probably want to also apply some formatting rules but you should be able to find those online (look for PdfPTable.DefaultCell)
private XDocument createXml() { //Create our sample XML document var xml = new XDocument(new XDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", "yes")); //Add our root node var root = new XElement("catalog"); //All child nodes var nodeNames = new[] { "SR.No", "test", "code", "unit", "sampleid", "boreholeid", "pieceno" }; XElement cd; //Create a bunch of <cd> items for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) { cd = new XElement("cd"); foreach (var nn in nodeNames) { cd.Add(new XElement(nn) { Value = String.Format("{0}:{1}", nn, i.ToString()) }); } root.Add(cd); } xml.Add(root); return xml; } private void doWork() { //Sample XML var xml = createXml(); //File to write to var testFile = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop), "test.pdf"); //Standard PDF creation, nothing special here using (var fs = new FileStream(testFile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None)) { using (var doc = new Document()) { using (var writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, fs)) { doc.Open(); //Count the columns var columnCount = xml.Root.Elements("cd").First().Nodes().Count(); //Create a table with one column for every child node of <cd> var t = new PdfPTable(columnCount); //Flag that the first row should be repeated on each page break t.HeaderRows = 1; //Loop through the first item to output column headers foreach (var N in xml.Root.Elements("cd").First().Elements()) { t.AddCell(N.Name.ToString()); } //Loop through each CD row (this is so we can call complete later on) foreach (var CD in xml.Root.Elements()) { //Loop through each child of the current CD. Limit the number of children to our initial count just in case there are extra nodes. foreach (var N in CD.Elements().Take(columnCount)) { t.AddCell(N.Value); } //Just in case any rows have too few cells fill in any blanks t.CompleteRow(); } //Add the table to the document doc.Add(t); doc.Close(); } } } }
