SpreadsheetControl.ExportToPdf(String, PdfExportOptions) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

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Exports the content of the SpreadsheetControl to the specified file in PDF format using the specified options.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraSpreadsheet.v26.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public void ExportToPdf(
    string fileName,
    PdfExportOptions pdfExportOptions
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ExportToPdf(
    fileName As String,
    pdfExportOptions As PdfExportOptions
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String which specifies the name (including the full path) of the PDF file to which the data is exported.
pdfExportOptions	PdfExportOptions	A PdfExportOptions object which specifies the PDF export options.

Remarks

Refer to the Export to PDF document to learn about PDF export features and limitations.

Example

The following code snippet saves a document in PDF format with the specified settings:

C#

using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
using System.IO;
//...

// Access a workbook.
IWorkbook workbook = spreadsheetControl.Document;

// Load a document.
workbook.LoadDocument(@"Documents\Document.xlsx", DocumentFormat.Xlsx);

DevExpress.XtraPrinting.PdfExportOptions options = new DevExpress.XtraPrinting.PdfExportOptions();
options.DocumentOptions.Author = "Mark Jones";
options.Compressed = false;
options.ImageQuality = DevExpress.XtraPrinting.PdfJpegImageQuality.High;

// Save the workbook as a PDF file.
workbook.ExportToPdf("Document_PDF.pdf", options);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet
Imports System.IO
'...

' Access a workbook.
Dim workbook As IWorkbook = spreadsheetControl.Document

' Load a document.
workbook.LoadDocument("Documents\Document.xlsx", DocumentFormat.Xlsx)

Dim options As New DevExpress.XtraPrinting.PdfExportOptions()
options.DocumentOptions.Author = "Mark Jones"
options.Compressed = False
options.ImageQuality = DevExpress.XtraPrinting.PdfJpegImageQuality.High

' Save the workbook as a PDF file.
workbook.ExportToPdf("Document_PDF.pdf", options)