How to Convert Views to PDFs in ASP.NET Core MVC

namespace ViewToPdfMVCCoreSample.Models
{
    // Represents a person with an Id, Name, Title, and Description.
    public class Person
    {
        // Gets or sets the unique identifier for the person.
        public int Id { get; set; }

        // Gets or sets the name of the person.
        public string Name { get; set; }

        // Gets or sets the title of the person, such as "Mr.", "Dr.", etc.
        public string Title { get; set; }

        // Gets or sets a brief description of the person.
        public string Description { get; set; }
    }
}

Namespace ViewToPdfMVCCoreSample.Models

	' Represents a person with an Id, Name, Title, and Description.

	Public Class Person

		' Gets or sets the unique identifier for the person.

		Public Property Id() As Integer



		' Gets or sets the name of the person.

		Public Property Name() As String



		' Gets or sets the title of the person, such as "Mr.", "Dr.", etc.

		Public Property Title() As String



		' Gets or sets a brief description of the person.

		Public Property Description() As String

	End Class

End Namespace

using IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using System.Diagnostics;
using ViewToPdfMVCCoreSample.Models;

namespace ViewToPdfMVCCoreSample.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        private readonly ILogger<HomeController> _logger;
        private readonly IRazorViewRenderer _viewRenderService;
        private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor;

        public HomeController(ILogger<HomeController> logger, IRazorViewRenderer viewRenderService, IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor)
        {
            _logger = logger;
            _viewRenderService = viewRenderService;
            _httpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor;
        }

        public IActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        public async Task<IActionResult> Persons()
        {
            // Example list of 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" }
            };

            // Check if the request method is POST
            if (_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Method == HttpMethod.Post.Method)
            {
                // Create a new PDF renderer
                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);
        }

        public IActionResult Privacy()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [ResponseCache(Duration = 0, Location = ResponseCacheLocation.None, NoStore = true)]
        public IActionResult Error()
        {
            return View(new ErrorViewModel { RequestId = Activity.Current?.Id ?? HttpContext.TraceIdentifier });
        }
    }
}

Imports IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core

Imports Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc

Imports System.Diagnostics

Imports ViewToPdfMVCCoreSample.Models



Namespace ViewToPdfMVCCoreSample.Controllers

	Public Class HomeController

		Inherits Controller



		Private ReadOnly _logger As ILogger(Of HomeController)

		Private ReadOnly _viewRenderService As IRazorViewRenderer

		Private ReadOnly _httpContextAccessor As IHttpContextAccessor



		Public Sub New(ByVal logger As ILogger(Of HomeController), ByVal viewRenderService As IRazorViewRenderer, ByVal httpContextAccessor As IHttpContextAccessor)

			_logger = logger

			_viewRenderService = viewRenderService

			_httpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor

		End Sub



		Public Function Index() As IActionResult

			Return View()

		End Function



		Public Async Function Persons() As Task(Of IActionResult)

			' Example list of persons

'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"

				}

			}



			' Check if the request method is POST

			If _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Request.Method = HttpMethod.Post.Method Then

				' Create a new PDF renderer

				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



		Public Function Privacy() As IActionResult

			Return View()

		End Function



		<ResponseCache(Duration := 0, Location := ResponseCacheLocation.None, NoStore := True)>

		Public Function [Error]() As IActionResult

			Return View(New ErrorViewModel With {.RequestId = If(Activity.Current?.Id, HttpContext.TraceIdentifier)})

		End Function

	End Class

End Namespace

@using (Html.BeginForm("Persons", "Home", FormMethod.Post))
{
    <input type="submit" value="Print Person" />
}

<header>
    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm navbar-toggleable-sm navbar-light bg-white border-bottom box-shadow mb-3">
        <div class="container-fluid">
            <a class="navbar-brand" asp-area="" asp-controller="Home" asp-action="Index">ViewToPdfMVCCoreSample</a>
            <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target=".navbar-collapse" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent"
                    aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
                <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
            </button>
            <div class="navbar-collapse collapse d-sm-inline-flex justify-content-between">
                <ul class="navbar-nav flex-grow-1">
                    <li class="nav-item">
                        <a class="nav-link text-dark" asp-area="" asp-controller="Home" asp-action="Index">Home</a>
                    </li>
                    <li class="nav-item">
                        <a class="nav-link text-dark" asp-area="" asp-controller="Home" asp-action="Persons">Person</a>
                    </li>
                    <li class="nav-item">
                        <a class="nav-link text-dark" asp-area="" asp-controller="Home" asp-action="Privacy">Privacy</a>
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
    </nav>
</header>

using IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

// Add services to the container.
builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();

builder.Services.AddSingleton<IHttpContextAccessor, HttpContextAccessor>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<ITempDataProvider, CookieTempDataProvider>();

// Register IRazorViewRenderer here
builder.Services.AddSingleton<IRazorViewRenderer, RazorViewRenderer>();

var app = builder.Build();

// Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
    app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
    // The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
    app.UseHsts();
}

app.UseHttpsRedirection();
app.UseStaticFiles();

app.UseRouting();

app.UseAuthorization();

app.MapControllerRoute(
    name: "default",
    pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");

app.Run();

Imports IronPdf.Extensions.Mvc.Core

Imports Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures



Private builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args)



' Add services to the container.

builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews()



builder.Services.AddSingleton(Of IHttpContextAccessor, HttpContextAccessor)()

builder.Services.AddSingleton(Of ITempDataProvider, CookieTempDataProvider)()



' Register IRazorViewRenderer here

builder.Services.AddSingleton(Of IRazorViewRenderer, RazorViewRenderer)()



Dim app = builder.Build()



' Configure the HTTP request pipeline.

If Not app.Environment.IsDevelopment() Then

	app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error")

	' The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.

	app.UseHsts()

End If



app.UseHttpsRedirection()

app.UseStaticFiles()



app.UseRouting()



app.UseAuthorization()



app.MapControllerRoute(name:= "default", pattern:= "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}")



app.Run()