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Create Tables in PDF - VB.NET

PDF SDK sample in VB.NET demonstrating ‘Create Tables in PDF’

Program.vb
Imports Bytescout.PDF

''' <summary>
''' This example demonstrates how to create tables.
''' </summary>
Class Program

    Shared Sub Main()

        ' Create new document
        Dim pdfDocument = New Document()
        pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"
		pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"

        ' If you wish to load an existing document uncomment the line below And comment the Add page section instead
        ' pdfDocument.Load(".\existing_document.pdf")

        ' Add page
        Dim page = New Page(PaperFormat.A4)
        pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page)


        Dim lightGrayColor = New ColorGray(200)
        Dim whiteColor = New ColorGray(255)
        Dim lightBlueColor = New ColorRGB(200, 200, 250)
        Dim lightRedColor = New ColorRGB(255, 200, 200)

        ' Create a table and set default background color
        Dim table = New Table()
        table.BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor

        ' Add row headers column and set its color
        table.Columns.Add(New TableColumn("RowHeaders"))
        table.Columns(0).BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor

        ' Add columns A, B, C, ...
        For c As Integer = 0 To 9
            Dim columnName = Convert.ToChar(65 + c).ToString()
            table.Columns.Add(New TableColumn(columnName, columnName))
        Next

        ' Add rows
        For r As Integer = 0 To 9
            ' Create new row and set its background color
            Dim row = table.NewRow()
            row.BackgroundColor = whiteColor

            ' Set row header text
            row("RowHeaders").Text = (r + 1).ToString()

            ' Set cell text
            For c As Integer = 0 To 9
                Dim columnName As String = Convert.ToChar(65 + c).ToString()
                row(columnName).Text = columnName + (r + 1).ToString()
            Next

            ' Add the row to the table
            table.Rows.Add(row)
        Next

        ' Decorate the table
        table.Rows(1)("B").BackgroundColor = lightRedColor
        table.Columns(2).BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor
        table.Rows(1).BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor
        table.Rows(1)("RowHeaders").BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor

        ' Draw the table on canvas
        page.Canvas.DrawTable(table, 20, 20)

        
        ' Save document to file
        pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf")

        ' Cleanup 
        pdfDocument.Dispose()

        ' Open document in default PDF viewer app
        Process.Start("result.pdf")

    End Sub

End Class

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Resources.Designer.vb
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' <auto-generated>

'     This code was generated by a tool.

'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000

'

'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if

'     the code is regenerated.

' </auto-generated>

'------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Option Strict On

Option Explicit On





Namespace My.Resources

    

    'This class was auto-generated by the StronglyTypedResourceBuilder

    'class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.

    'To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen

    'with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.

    '''<summary>

    '''  A strongly-typed resource class, for looking up localized strings, etc.

    '''</summary>

    <Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "4.0.0.0"), _

     Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), _

     Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _

     Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute()> _

    Friend Module Resources



        Private resourceMan As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager



        Private resourceCulture As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo



        '''<summary>

        '''  Returns the cached ResourceManager instance used by this class.

        '''</summary>

        <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _

        Friend ReadOnly Property ResourceManager() As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager

            Get

                If Object.ReferenceEquals(resourceMan, Nothing) Then

                    Dim temp As Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager = New Global.System.Resources.ResourceManager("Tables.Resources", GetType(Resources).Assembly)

                    resourceMan = temp

                End If

                Return resourceMan

            End Get

        End Property



        '''<summary>

        '''  Overrides the current thread's CurrentUICulture property for all

        '''  resource lookups using this strongly typed resource class.

        '''</summary>

        <Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _

        Friend Property Culture() As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo

            Get

                Return resourceCulture

            End Get

            Set(ByVal value As Global.System.Globalization.CultureInfo)

                resourceCulture = value

            End Set

        End Property

    End Module

End Namespace


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Settings.Designer.vb
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' <auto-generated>

'     This code was generated by a tool.

'     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000

'

'     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if

'     the code is regenerated.

' </auto-generated>

'------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Option Strict On

Option Explicit On





Namespace My



    <Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute(), _

     Global.System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0"), _

     Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _

    Partial Friend NotInheritable Class MySettings

        Inherits Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase



        Private Shared defaultInstance As MySettings = CType(Global.System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(New MySettings), MySettings)



#Region "My.Settings Auto-Save Functionality"

#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then

        Private Shared addedHandler As Boolean



        Private Shared addedHandlerLockObject As New Object



        <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(), Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute(Global.System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Advanced)> _

        Private Shared Sub AutoSaveSettings(ByVal sender As Global.System.Object, ByVal e As Global.System.EventArgs)

            If My.Application.SaveMySettingsOnExit Then

                My.Settings.Save()

            End If

        End Sub

#End If

#End Region



        Public Shared ReadOnly Property [Default]() As MySettings

            Get



#If _MyType = "WindowsForms" Then

                   If Not addedHandler Then

                        SyncLock addedHandlerLockObject

                            If Not addedHandler Then

                                AddHandler My.Application.Shutdown, AddressOf AutoSaveSettings

                                addedHandler = True

                            End If

                        End SyncLock

                    End If

#End If

                Return defaultInstance

            End Get

        End Property

    End Class

End Namespace



Namespace My

    

    <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.HideModuleNameAttribute(),  _

     Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute(),  _

     Global.System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()>  _

    Friend Module MySettingsProperty

        

        <Global.System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute("My.Settings")>  _

        Friend ReadOnly Property Settings() As Global.Tables.My.MySettings

            Get

                Return Global.Tables.My.MySettings.Default

            End Get

        End Property

    End Module

End Namespace


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