CSHTML to PDF (MVC Core)

VB C#

// PM > Install-Package IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core

public async Task<IActionResult> Persons()
{
    var persons = new List<Person>
    {
    new Person { Name = "Alice", Title = "Mrs.", Description = "Software Engineer" },
    new Person { Name = "Bob", Title = "Mr.", Description = "Software Engineer" },
    new Person { Name = "Charlie", Title = "Mr.", Description = "Software Engineer" }
    };
    if (_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Method == HttpMethod.Post.Method)
    {
        ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Render View to PDF document
        PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderRazorViewToPdf(_viewRenderService, "Views/Home/Persons.cshtml", persons);
        Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "inline");

        // Output PDF document
        return File(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf", "viewToPdfMVCCore.pdf");
    }
    return View(persons);
}

' PM > Install-Package IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core

Public Async Function Persons() As Task(Of IActionResult)
'INSTANT VB NOTE: The local variable persons was renamed since Visual Basic will not allow local variables with the same name as their enclosing function or property:
	Dim persons_Conflict = New List(Of Person) From {
		New Person With {
			.Name = "Alice",
			.Title = "Mrs.",
			.Description = "Software Engineer"
		},
		New Person With {
			.Name = "Bob",
			.Title = "Mr.",
			.Description = "Software Engineer"
		},
		New Person With {
			.Name = "Charlie",
			.Title = "Mr.",
			.Description = "Software Engineer"
		}
	}
	If _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Method = HttpMethod.Post.Method Then
		Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

		' Render View to PDF document
		Dim pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderRazorViewToPdf(_viewRenderService, "Views/Home/Persons.cshtml", persons_Conflict)
		Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "inline")

		' Output PDF document
		Return File(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf", "viewToPdfMVCCore.pdf")
	End If
	Return View(persons_Conflict)
End Function

Install-Package IronPdf

CSHTML to PDF (MVC Core)

This code example demonstrates the process of converting Views into PDFs.

Two packages, IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core and IronPdf, work together to enable the rendering of Views into PDFs. The IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core package serves as an extension to IronPdf, enabling the rendering of Views to PDFs.

Use the RenderRazorViewToPdf method to render Views to PDFs. This method requires an IRazorViewRenderer, the path to the ".cshtml" file, and the data required to display on the ".cshtml" file. Please visit the How to Convert View to PDF in ASP.NET Core MVC how-to article to learn more.

This action also enables you to access the full range of features provided by the RenderingOptions class, such as applying page numbers in PDFs with IronPDF, adding text and HTML headers and footers with IronPDF, and customizing PDF paper size. The resulting PDF document can be further edited or exported as needed.

How to Convert CSHTML Files to PDFs in ASP.NET MVC Core

Install the C# library for converting CSHTML files to PDFs in C#
Instantiate the ChromePdfRenderer class
Use the RenderRazorViewToPdf method for rendering
Pass an IRazorViewRenderer object and the CSHTML file path to the method
Download the resulting PDF document to the desktop

using IronPdf;
using System.IO;

public class PdfController : Controller
{
    // This method converts a Razor view to a PDF document
    public IActionResult GeneratePdfFromView()
    {
        // Instantiate a renderer for PDF generation
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Define the path to the Razor view (CSHTML file)
        string viewPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "Views", "Example.cshtml");

        // Optional: Define any data model required by the view
        var model = new YourDataModel();

        // Render the Razor view to a PDF
        using var pdfDocument = renderer.RenderRazorViewToPdf(viewPath, model);

        // Set the file name for the resulting PDF
        var fileName = "Example.pdf";

        // Send the PDF file as a response to be downloaded
        return File(pdfDocument.BinaryData, "application/pdf", fileName);
    }
}

using IronPdf;
using System.IO;

public class PdfController : Controller
{
    // This method converts a Razor view to a PDF document
    public IActionResult GeneratePdfFromView()
    {
        // Instantiate a renderer for PDF generation
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Define the path to the Razor view (CSHTML file)
        string viewPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "Views", "Example.cshtml");

        // Optional: Define any data model required by the view
        var model = new YourDataModel();

        // Render the Razor view to a PDF
        using var pdfDocument = renderer.RenderRazorViewToPdf(viewPath, model);

        // Set the file name for the resulting PDF
        var fileName = "Example.pdf";

        // Send the PDF file as a response to be downloaded
        return File(pdfDocument.BinaryData, "application/pdf", fileName);
    }
}

Imports IronPdf
Imports System.IO

Public Class PdfController
	Inherits Controller

	' This method converts a Razor view to a PDF document
	Public Function GeneratePdfFromView() As IActionResult
		' Instantiate a renderer for PDF generation
		Dim renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

		' Define the path to the Razor view (CSHTML file)
		Dim viewPath As String = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "Views", "Example.cshtml")

		' Optional: Define any data model required by the view
		Dim model = New YourDataModel()

		' Render the Razor view to a PDF
		Dim pdfDocument = renderer.RenderRazorViewToPdf(viewPath, model)

		' Set the file name for the resulting PDF
		Dim fileName = "Example.pdf"

		' Send the PDF file as a response to be downloaded
		Return File(pdfDocument.BinaryData, "application/pdf", fileName)
	End Function
End Class

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Code

https://github.com/iron-software/IronPdf.Examples/tree/main/examples/cshtml-to-pdf-mvc-core

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