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Learn to convert xml to pdf with pdf sdk in C#

These sample source codes on this page below are displaying how to convert xml to pdf with pdf sdk in C#. ByteScout Premium Suite is the bundle that includes twelve SDK products from ByteScout including tools and components for PDF, barcodes, spreadsheets, screen video recording and you can use it to convert xml to pdf with pdf sdk with C#.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Xml;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace ConvertXmlToPdfExample
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to create table from some XML data.
    /// Since your XML file has different structure the example just shows technique of XML data reading 
    //  and PDF table creation.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Load XML document
            XmlDocument xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();
            xmlDocument.Load(@"sample.xml");

            // Read columns information from XML data
            List<string> columns = new List<string>();
            XmlNodeList columnNodeList = xmlDocument.SelectNodes("/Report/Columns/Column");
            foreach (XmlNode node in columnNodeList)
                columns.Add(node.Attributes["Name"].Value);

            // Read row nodes from XML data
            XmlNodeList rowNodeList = xmlDocument.SelectNodes("/Report/ReportData");
            

            // Create new PDF document
            Document pdfDocument = new Document();
            pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo";
            pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo";
            // Add page
            Page page = new Page(PaperFormat.A4);
            pdfDocument.Pages.Add(page);
            
            DeviceColor lightGrayColor = new ColorGray(200);
            DeviceColor whiteColor = new ColorGray(255);


            // Create PDF table
            Table table = new Table();
            table.BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;

            // Add columns
            for (int c = 0; c < columns.Count; c++)
            {
                TableColumn column = new TableColumn(columns, columns);
                // Set column width
                column.Width = (c == 0)? 100 : 60;
                table.Columns.Add(column);
            }

            // Add rows
            foreach (XmlNode rowNode in rowNodeList)
            {
                // Create new row and set its background color
                TableRow row = table.NewRow();
                row.BackgroundColor = whiteColor;
                
                // Get cell values from XML data
                foreach (XmlNode childNode in rowNode.ChildNodes)
                {
                    // Get cell info from XML data
                    string columnName = childNode.Name;
                    int columnIndex = columns.IndexOf(childNode.Name);
                    string cellValue = childNode.InnerText;

                    // Set cell text
                    row[columnName].Text = cellValue;
                    // Set cell text alignment
                    row[columnName].TextFormat.HorizontalAlign = (columnIndex == 0) ? HorizontalAlign.Left : HorizontalAlign.Right;
                }

                // Add the row to the table
                table.Rows.Add(row);
            }

            // Draw the table on canvas
            page.Canvas.DrawTable(table, 20, 20);


            // Save document to file
            pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf");

            // Cleanup 
            pdfDocument.Dispose();

            // Open result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
            processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
            Process.Start(processStartInfo);
        }
    }
}