How to Convert Razor Pages to PDFs in ASP.NET Core Web App

# Command to install IronPdf.Extensions.Razor package using NuGet Package Manager
Install-Package IronPdf.Extensions.Razor

// The namespace is used to organize the code and scopes the classes contained within it, 
// typically unique to prevent name clashes across different parts of a program.
namespace RazorPageSample.Models
{
    /* 
     * The 'Person' class is a model representing a person with its properties. 
     * It defines several properties which represent the details of a person:
     * 
     * - Id (int): A unique identifier for the person.
     * - Name (string): The name of the person.
     * - Title (string): The professional or personal title of the person.
     * - Description (string): A brief description or additional information about the person.
     */
    public class Person
    {
        // The 'Id' property represents a unique identifier for each person instance.
        public int Id { get; set; }

        // The 'Name' property stores the name of the person.
        public string Name { get; set; }

        // The 'Title' property holds the professional or personal title of the person.
        public string Title { get; set; }

        // The 'Description' property contains a brief description or additional information about the person.
        public string Description { get; set; }
    }
}

' The namespace is used to organize the code and scopes the classes contained within it, 

' typically unique to prevent name clashes across different parts of a program.

Namespace RazorPageSample.Models

'     

'     * The 'Person' class is a model representing a person with its properties. 

'     * It defines several properties which represent the details of a person:

'     * 

'     * - Id (int): A unique identifier for the person.

'     * - Name (string): The name of the person.

'     * - Title (string): The professional or personal title of the person.

'     * - Description (string): A brief description or additional information about the person.

'     

	Public Class Person

		' The 'Id' property represents a unique identifier for each person instance.

		Public Property Id() As Integer



		' The 'Name' property stores the name of the person.

		Public Property Name() As String



		' The 'Title' property holds the professional or personal title of the person.

		Public Property Title() As String



		' The 'Description' property contains a brief description or additional information about the person.

		Public Property Description() As String

	End Class

End Namespace

@page
@using RazorPageSample.Models;
@model RazorPageSample.Pages.PersonsModel
@{
}

<table class="table">
    <tr>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Title</th>
        <th>Description</th>
    </tr>
    @foreach (var person in ViewData["personList"] as List<Person>)
    {
        <tr>
            <td>@person.Name</td>
            <td>@person.Title</td>
            <td>@person.Description</td>
        </tr>
    }
</table>

<form method="post">
    <button type="submit">Print</button>
</form>

using IronPdf.Razor;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages;
using RazorPageSample.Models;

namespace RazorPageSample.Pages
{
    public class PersonsModel : PageModel
    {
        [BindProperty(SupportsGet = true)]
        public List<Person> Persons { get; set; }

        // Handle GET request to load initial data
        public void OnGet()
        {
            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" }
            };

            ViewData["personList"] = Persons;
        }

        // Handle POST request to convert Razor page to PDF
        public IActionResult OnPost()
        {
            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" }
            };

            ViewData["personList"] = Persons;

            ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

            // Render Razor Page to PDF document
            PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderRazorToPdf(this);

            // Return the generated PDF file with appropriate content headers
            Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "inline");
            return File(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf", "razorPageToPdf.pdf");

            // Optionally view the output PDF in browser (uncomment below line if needed)
            // return File(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf");
        }
    }
}

Imports IronPdf.Razor

Imports Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc

Imports Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages

Imports RazorPageSample.Models



Namespace RazorPageSample.Pages

	Public Class PersonsModel

		Inherits PageModel



		<BindProperty(SupportsGet := True)>

		Public Property Persons() As List(Of Person)



		' Handle GET request to load initial data

		Public Sub OnGet()

			Persons = 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"

				}

			}



			ViewData("personList") = Persons

		End Sub



		' Handle POST request to convert Razor page to PDF

		Public Function OnPost() As IActionResult

			Persons = 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"

				}

			}



			ViewData("personList") = Persons



			Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()



			' Render Razor Page to PDF document

			Dim pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderRazorToPdf(Me)



			' Return the generated PDF file with appropriate content headers

			Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "inline")

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



			' Optionally view the output PDF in browser (uncomment below line if needed)

			' return File(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf");

		End Function

	End Class

End Namespace

<header>
    <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm navbar-toggleable-sm navbar-light bg-white border-bottom box-shadow mb-3">
        <div class="container">
            <a class="navbar-brand" asp-area="" asp-page="/Index">RazorPageSample</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-page="/Index">Home</a>
                    </li>
                    <li class="nav-item">
                        <a class="nav-link text-dark" asp-area="" asp-page="/Persons">Person</a>
                    </li>
                    <li class="nav-item">
                        <a class="nav-link text-dark" asp-area="" asp-page="/Privacy">Privacy</a>
                    </li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
    </nav>
</header>