Convert XML to PDF in C# and VB Dot NET
C# XML to PDF directly can be a complex challenge. We've found that to convert XML to PDF in C# it is best to start with XSLT. XML may be rendered to PDF via HTML(5) using XLST transformations. These documents define how XML from a given schema may be converted to an accurate HTML representation and are a well established standard.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/data/xml/using-the-xslcompiledtransform-class
The resultant HTML string or file may then be rendered as a PDF using the .NET PDF Generator:
XslCompiledTransform transform = new XslCompiledTransform();
using(XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(XSLT))) {
transform.Load(reader);
}
StringWriter results = new StringWriter();
using(XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(XML))) {
transform.Transform(reader, null, results);
}
IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer Renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();
// options, headers and footers may be set there
// Render our XML as a PDF via XSLT
Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(results.ToString()).SaveAs("Final.pdf");
XslCompiledTransform transform = new XslCompiledTransform();
using(XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(XSLT))) {
transform.Load(reader);
}
StringWriter results = new StringWriter();
using(XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(XML))) {
transform.Transform(reader, null, results);
}
IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer Renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();
// options, headers and footers may be set there
// Render our XML as a PDF via XSLT
Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(results.ToString()).SaveAs("Final.pdf");
Dim transform As New XslCompiledTransform()
Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(XSLT))
transform.Load(reader)
End Using
Dim results As New StringWriter()
Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(XML))
transform.Transform(reader, Nothing, results)
End Using
Dim Renderer As New IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer()
' options, headers and footers may be set there
' Render our XML as a PDF via XSLT
Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(results.ToString()).SaveAs("Final.pdf") VB C#
