RichEditControl.ExportToPdf(String) Method

Exports the document content to the specified file path in PDF format.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid, DevExpress.Win.RichEdit, DevExpress.Win.TreeMap

Declaration

C#

public void ExportToPdf(
    string fileName
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ExportToPdf(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String which specifies the file name (including the full path) for the created PDF file.

Remarks

PDF Export features and limitations are detailed in the Export to PDF document.

To print the document, use the RichEditControl.Print method.

Example

View Example: The Rich Text Editor's Common API

The following code sample specifies PDF export options and saves a document in PDF format:

C#

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
//...

// Load a DOCX document.
richEditControl.LoadDocument("Documents\\Grimm.docx");

// Specify PDF export options.
PdfExportOptions options = new PdfExportOptions();
options.DocumentOptions.Author = "Mark Jones";
options.Compressed = false;
options.ImageQuality = PdfJpegImageQuality.High;

// Export the document to PDF.
richEditControl.ExportToPdf("Output_Document.pdf", options);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
'...

' Load a DOCX document.
richEditControl.LoadDocument("Documents\Grimm.docx")

' Specify PDF export options.
Dim options As New PdfExportOptions()
options.DocumentOptions.Author = "Mark Jones"
options.Compressed = False
options.ImageQuality = PdfJpegImageQuality.High

' Export the document to PDF.
richEditControl.ExportToPdf("Output_Document.pdf", options)