ASP.NET MVC Generate PDF from View (Code Example Tutorial)

/**
 * Serve PDF in ASPNET MVC
 * anchor-serve-pdf-in-asp-net-mvc
 */
public FileResult GetHTMLPageAsPDF(long id) 
{
    // Create a PDF Document from HTML string
    using var PDF = Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello IronPdf and MVC</h1>");

    // Calculate the content length of the PDF
    var contentLength = PDF.BinaryData.Length;

    // Append headers for content length and content disposition
    Response.AppendHeader("Content-Length", contentLength.ToString());
    Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=Document_" + id + ".pdf");

    // Return the PDF file
    return File(PDF.BinaryData, "application/pdf");
}

'''

''' * Serve PDF in ASPNET MVC

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''' 

Public Function GetHTMLPageAsPDF(ByVal id As Long) As FileResult

	' Create a PDF Document from HTML string

	Dim PDF = Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello IronPdf and MVC</h1>")



	' Calculate the content length of the PDF

	Dim contentLength = PDF.BinaryData.Length



	' Append headers for content length and content disposition

	Response.AppendHeader("Content-Length", contentLength.ToString())

	Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=Document_" & id & ".pdf")



	' Return the PDF file

	Return File(PDF.BinaryData, "application/pdf")

End Function

/**
 * Serve Existing PDF
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 */
Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=\"FileName.pdf\"");

// Write the PDF file bytes to the response
Response.BinaryWrite(System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("MyPdf.pdf"));

// Flush the response buffer and end the response
Response.Flush();
Response.End();

'''

''' * Serve Existing PDF

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''' 

Response.Clear()

Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"

Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=""FileName.pdf""")



' Write the PDF file bytes to the response

Response.BinaryWrite(System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("MyPdf.pdf"))



' Flush the response buffer and end the response

Response.Flush()

Response.End()

/**
 * Serve Existing HTML File or String
 * anchor-serve-existing-html-file-or-string
 */
var Renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();

// Render a PDF from an HTML file
using var PDF = Renderer.RenderHTMLFileAsPdf("Project/MyHtmlDocument.html");

// Or to convert directly from an HTML string
// using var PDF = Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello IronPdf</h1>");

Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=\"FileName.pdf\"");

// Write the PDF's binary data to the response
Response.BinaryWrite(PDF.BinaryData);

// Flush the response buffer and end the response
Response.Flush();
Response.End();

'''

''' * Serve Existing HTML File or String

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''' 

Dim Renderer = New IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer()



' Render a PDF from an HTML file

Dim PDF = Renderer.RenderHTMLFileAsPdf("Project/MyHtmlDocument.html")



' Or to convert directly from an HTML string

' var PDF = Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello IronPdf</h1>");



Response.Clear()

Response.ContentType = "application/pdf"

Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=""FileName.pdf""")



' Write the PDF's binary data to the response

Response.BinaryWrite(PDF.BinaryData)



' Flush the response buffer and end the response

Response.Flush()

Response.End()