I am using iTextSharp DLL in ASP.NET code. I am fetching a data into dataset and Add the dataset into PDF table.
If my dataset have more 100 rows then 100 rows will be added into PDF table and 3 or 4 page will be created in PDF file.
How can I add the footer in each page?
You need to inherit from PdfPageEventHelper class and override the methods shown in the code snippet below:
Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4.Rotate());
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, ms);
PageEventHelper pageEventHelper = new PageEventHelper();
writer.PageEvent = pageEventHelper;
}
public class PageEventHelper : PdfPageEventHelper
{
PdfContentByte cb;
PdfTemplate template;
public override void OnOpenDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
cb = writer.DirectContent;
template = cb.CreateTemplate(50, 50);
}
public override void OnEndPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnEndPage(writer, document);
int pageN = writer.PageNumber;
String text = "Page " + pageN.ToString() + " of ";
float len = this.RunDateFont.BaseFont.GetWidthPoint(text, this.RunDateFont.Size);
iTextSharp.text.Rectangle pageSize = document.PageSize;
cb.SetRGBColorFill(100, 100, 100);
cb.BeginText();
cb.SetFontAndSize(this.RunDateFont.BaseFont, this.RunDateFont.Size);
cb.SetTextMatrix(document.LeftMargin, pageSize.GetBottom(document.BottomMargin));
cb.ShowText(text);
cb.EndText();
cb.AddTemplate(template, document.LeftMargin + len, pageSize.GetBottom(document.BottomMargin));
}
public override void OnCloseDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnCloseDocument(writer, document);
template.BeginText();
template.SetFontAndSize(this.RunDateFont.BaseFont, this.RunDateFont.Size);
template.SetTextMatrix(0, 0);
template.ShowText("" + (writer.PageNumber - 1));
template.EndText();
}
}
Here is another approach, make templates on each page and then at onCloseDocument update those templates look at the code below I am using iTextSharp 7
class PDFBackgroundHelper : PdfPageEventHelper
{
private PdfContentByte cb;
private List<PdfTemplate> templates;
//constructor
public PDFBackgroundHelper()
{
this.templates = new List<PdfTemplate>();
}
public override void OnEndPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnEndPage(writer, document);
cb = writer.DirectContentUnder;
PdfTemplate templateM = cb.CreateTemplate(50, 50);
templates.Add(templateM);
int pageN = writer.CurrentPageNumber;
String pageText = "Page " + pageN.ToString() +" of ";
BaseFont bf = BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
float len = bf.GetWidthPoint(pageText, 10);
cb.BeginText();
cb.SetFontAndSize(bf, 10);
cb.SetTextMatrix(document.LeftMargin, document.PageSize.GetBottom(document.BottomMargin));
cb.ShowText(pageText);
cb.EndText();
cb.AddTemplate(templateM, document.LeftMargin + len, document.PageSize.GetBottom(document.BottomMargin));
}
public override void OnCloseDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnCloseDocument(writer, document);
BaseFont bf = BaseFont.CreateFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
foreach (PdfTemplate item in templates)
{
item.BeginText();
item.SetFontAndSize(bf, 10);
item.SetTextMatrix(0, 0);
item.ShowText("" + (writer.PageNumber));
item.EndText();
}
}
You must inherit pageeventhepler to add page number to dynamically generated pdf pages.
public void printPdf()
{
Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4.Rotate());
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, ms);
PageEventHelper pageEventHelper = new PageEventHelper();
writer.PageEvent = pageEventHelper;
}
}
public class PageEventHelper : PdfPageEventHelper
{
PdfContentByte cb;
PdfTemplate template;
public override void OnOpenDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
cb = writer.DirectContent;
template = cb.CreateTemplate(50, 50);
}
public override void OnEndPage(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnEndPage(writer, document);
int pageN = writer.PageNumber;
String text = "Page " + pageN.ToString() + " of ";
float len = this.RunDateFont.BaseFont.GetWidthPoint(text, this.RunDateFont.Size);
iTextSharp.text.Rectangle pageSize = document.PageSize;
cb.SetRGBColorFill(100, 100, 100);
cb.BeginText();
cb.SetFontAndSize(this.RunDateFont.BaseFont, this.RunDateFont.Size);
cb.SetTextMatrix(document.LeftMargin, pageSize.GetBottom(document.BottomMargin));
cb.ShowText(text);
cb.EndText();
cb.AddTemplate(template, document.LeftMargin + len, pageSize.GetBottom(document.BottomMargin));
}
public override void OnCloseDocument(PdfWriter writer, Document document)
{
base.OnCloseDocument(writer, document);
template.BeginText();
template.SetFontAndSize(this.RunDateFont.BaseFont, this.RunDateFont.Size);
template.SetTextMatrix(0, 0);
template.ShowText("" + (writer.PageNumber - 1));
template.EndText();
}
}