IronPDF on Blazor Server App (HTML to PDF Tutorial)

@page "/IronPdf"
@inject IJSRuntime JS

<h3>IronPdfComponent</h3>

<EditForm Model="@_InputMsgModel" id="inputText">
  <div>
    <InputTextArea @bind-Value="@_InputMsgModel.HTML" rows="20" />
  </div>
  <div>
    <button type="button" @onclick="@SubmitHTML">Render HTML</button>
  </div>
</EditForm>

@code {

    // Model to bind user input
    private InputHTMLModel _InputMsgModel = new InputHTMLModel();

    private async Task SubmitHTML()
    {
        // Set your IronPDF license key
        IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "IRONPDF-MYLICENSE-KEY-1EF01";

        // Create a renderer to convert HTML to PDF
        var render = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Render the HTML input into a PDF document
        var doc = render.RenderHtmlAsPdf(_InputMsgModel.HTML);

        var fileName = "iron.pdf";

        // Create a stream reference for the PDF content
        using var streamRef = new DotNetStreamReference(stream: doc.Stream);

        // Invoke JavaScript function to download the PDF in the browser
        await JS.InvokeVoidAsync("SubmitHTML", fileName, streamRef);
    }

    public class InputHTMLModel
    {
        public string HTML { get; set; } = "My new message";
    }
}

code
If True Then

	' Model to bind user input
	private InputHTMLModel _InputMsgModel = New InputHTMLModel()

'INSTANT VB TODO TASK: Local functions are not converted by Instant VB:
'	private async Task SubmitHTML()
'	{
'		' Set your IronPDF license key
'		IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "IRONPDF-MYLICENSE-KEY-1EF01";
'
'		' Create a renderer to convert HTML to PDF
'		var render = New IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();
'
'		' Render the HTML input into a PDF document
'		var doc = render.RenderHtmlAsPdf(_InputMsgModel.HTML);
'
'		var fileName = "iron.pdf";
'
'		' Create a stream reference for the PDF content
'		var streamRef = New DotNetStreamReference(stream: doc.Stream);
'
'		' Invoke JavaScript function to download the PDF in the browser
'		await JS.InvokeVoidAsync("SubmitHTML", fileName, streamRef);
'	}

'INSTANT VB TODO TASK: Local functions are not converted by Instant VB:
'	public class InputHTMLModel
'	{
'		public string HTML
'		{
'			get;
'			set;
'		} = "My new message";
'	}
End If

<script>
    // JavaScript function to download PDFs generated by IronPdf
    window.SubmitHTML = async (fileName, contentStreamReference) => {
        // Get the PDF content as an ArrayBuffer
        const arrayBuffer = await contentStreamReference.arrayBuffer();

        // Create a Blob from the ArrayBuffer
        const blob = new Blob([arrayBuffer]);

        // Create an object URL for the Blob
        const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);

        // Create an anchor element to initiate the download
        const anchorElement = document.createElement("a");
        anchorElement.href = url;
        anchorElement.download = fileName ?? "download.pdf";

        // Programmatically click the anchor to start the download
        anchorElement.click();

        // Clean up by removing the anchor and revoking the object URL
        anchorElement.remove();
        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
    };
</script>

<div class="nav-item px-3">
    <NavLink class="nav-link" href="IronPdf">
        <span class="oi oi-list-rich" aria-hidden="true"></span> IronPdf
    </NavLink>
</div>