Rendering PDFs Containing Images Stored in Azure Blob Storage

using Azure.Storage.Blobs;
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public async Task ConvertBlobToHtmlAsync()
{
    // Define your connection string and container name
    string connectionString = "your_connection_string";
    string containerName = "your_container_name";

    // Initialize BlobServiceClient with the connection string
    BlobServiceClient blobServiceClient = new BlobServiceClient(connectionString);

    // Get the BlobContainerClient for the specified container
    BlobContainerClient blobContainer = blobServiceClient.GetBlobContainerClient(containerName);

    // Get the reference to the blob and initialize a stream
    BlobClient blobClient = blobContainer.GetBlobClient("867.jpg");
    using var stream = new MemoryStream();

    // Download the blob data to the stream
    await blobClient.DownloadToAsync(stream);
    stream.Position = 0; // Reset stream position

    // Convert the stream to a byte array
    byte[] array = stream.ToArray();

    // Convert bytes to base64
    var base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(array);

    // Create an img tag with the base64-encoded string
    var imageTag = $"<img src=\"data:image/jpeg;base64,{base64}\"/><br/>";

    // Use the imageTag in your HTML document as needed
}

Imports Azure.Storage.Blobs
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Threading.Tasks

Public Async Function ConvertBlobToHtmlAsync() As Task
	' Define your connection string and container name
	Dim connectionString As String = "your_connection_string"
	Dim containerName As String = "your_container_name"

	' Initialize BlobServiceClient with the connection string
	Dim blobServiceClient As New BlobServiceClient(connectionString)

	' Get the BlobContainerClient for the specified container
	Dim blobContainer As BlobContainerClient = blobServiceClient.GetBlobContainerClient(containerName)

	' Get the reference to the blob and initialize a stream
	Dim blobClient As BlobClient = blobContainer.GetBlobClient("867.jpg")
	Dim stream = New MemoryStream()

	' Download the blob data to the stream
	Await blobClient.DownloadToAsync(stream)
	stream.Position = 0 ' Reset stream position

	' Convert the stream to a byte array
	Dim array() As Byte = stream.ToArray()

	' Convert bytes to base64
	Dim base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(array)

	' Create an img tag with the base64-encoded string
	Dim imageTag = $"<img src=""data:image/jpeg;base64,{base64}""/><br/>"

	' Use the imageTag in your HTML document as needed
End Function