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How to create tables in pdf with pdf sdk in C# with ByteScout Premium Suite

If you want to learn more then this tutorial will show how to create tables in pdf with pdf sdk in C#

An easy to understand guide on how to create tables in pdf with pdf sdk in C# with this source code sample. ByteScout Premium Suite is the set that includes 12 SDK products from ByteScout including tools and components for PDF, barcodes, spreadsheets, screen video recording and you can use it to create tables in pdf with pdf sdk with C#.

Want to quickly learn? This fast application programming interfaces of ByteScout Premium Suite for C# plus the guidelines and the code below will help you quickly learn how to create tables in pdf with pdf sdk. Follow the instructions from scratch to work and copy the C# code. Applying C# application mostly includes various stages of the software development so even if the functionality works please test it with your data and the production environment.

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Program.cs

      using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDF;

namespace Tables
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This example demonstrates how to create tables.
    /// </summary>
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // Create new 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);
            DeviceColor lightBlueColor = new ColorRGB(200, 200, 250);
            DeviceColor lightRedColor = new ColorRGB(255, 200, 200);

            // Create a table and set default background color
            Table table = new Table();
            table.BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;

            // Add row headers column and set its color
            table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn("RowHeaders"));
            table.Columns[0].BackgroundColor = lightGrayColor;

            // Add columns A, B, C, ...
            for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
            {
                string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
                table.Columns.Add(new TableColumn(columnName, columnName));
            }

            // Add rows
            for (int r = 0; r < 10; r++)
            {
                // Create new row and set its background color
                TableRow row = table.NewRow();
                row.BackgroundColor = whiteColor;
                
                // Set row header text
                row["RowHeaders"].Text = (r + 1).ToString();

                // Set cell text
                for (int c = 0; c < 10; c++)
                {
                    string columnName = Convert.ToChar('A' + c).ToString();
                    row[columnName].Text = columnName + (r + 1);
                }

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

            // Decorate the table
            table.Rows[1]["B"].BackgroundColor = lightRedColor;
            table.Columns[2].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
            table.Rows[1].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;
            table.Rows[1]["RowHeaders"].BackgroundColor = lightBlueColor;

            // 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);
        }
    }
}