How to Convert Views to PDFs in ASP.NET MVC

// The following code defines a namespace for an MVC sample project related to converting views to PDFs. // This namespace contains a single class, Person, which represents a model in an MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework. // The Person class is typically used to represent data in a neatly organized way, such as information about an individual. namespace ViewToPdfMVCSample.Models { // The Person class is defined as a public class so that it can be accessed by other parts of the application. // This class contains properties typically associated with a person. public class Person { // Property representing the unique identifier for a person. // The 'Id' property is of type 'int', which can hold an integer value. public int Id { get; set; } // Property for the name of the person. // The 'Name' property is a string, which is suitable for holding text. public string Name { get; set; } // Property for the professional title of the person, like 'Mr.', 'Dr.', or job titles. // This 'Title' property is a string to allow various professional or personal titles. public string Title { get; set; } // Property for the description of the person. // This can be used for additional notes or information about the person and is set as a string. public string Description { get; set; } } }

' The following code defines a namespace for an MVC sample project related to converting views to PDFs. ' This namespace contains a single class, Person, which represents a model in an MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework. ' The Person class is typically used to represent data in a neatly organized way, such as information about an individual. Namespace ViewToPdfMVCSample.Models	' The Person class is defined as a public class so that it can be accessed by other parts of the application.	' This class contains properties typically associated with a person.	Public Class Person	' Property representing the unique identifier for a person.	' The 'Id' property is of type 'int', which can hold an integer value.	Public Property Id() As Integer	' Property for the name of the person.	' The 'Name' property is a string, which is suitable for holding text.	Public Property Name() As String	' Property for the professional title of the person, like 'Mr.', 'Dr.', or job titles.	' This 'Title' property is a string to allow various professional or personal titles.	Public Property Title() As String	' Property for the description of the person.	' This can be used for additional notes or information about the person and is set as a string.	Public Property Description() As String	End Class End Namespace

using IronPdf; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Web.Mvc; using ViewToPdfMVCSample.Models; namespace ViewToPdfMVCSample.Controllers { public class HomeController : Controller { public ActionResult Index() { return View(); } // GET: Person public ActionResult Persons() { // Create a list of Person objects var 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" } }; if (HttpContext.Request.HttpMethod == "POST") { // Define the path to the View file var viewPath = "~/Views/Home/Persons.cshtml"; // Instantiate the ChromePdfRenderer ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer(); // Render the view to a PDF document PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderView(this.HttpContext, viewPath, persons); // Set headers to view the PDF in-browser Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "inline"); // Return the generated PDF file return File(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf"); } return View(persons); } public ActionResult About() { ViewBag.Message = "Your application description page."; return View(); } public ActionResult Contact() { ViewBag.Message = "Your contact page."; return View(); } } }

Imports IronPdf Imports System.Collections.Generic Imports System.Web.Mvc Imports ViewToPdfMVCSample.Models Namespace ViewToPdfMVCSample.Controllers	Public Class HomeController	Inherits Controller	Public Function Index() As ActionResult	Return View()	End Function	' GET: Person	Public Function Persons() As ActionResult	' Create a list of Person objects 'INSTANT VB NOTE: The local variable persons was renamed since Visual Basic will not allow local variables with the same name as their enclosing function or property:	Dim persons_Conflict = 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"	}	}	If HttpContext.Request.HttpMethod = "POST" Then	' Define the path to the View file	Dim viewPath = "~/Views/Home/Persons.cshtml"	' Instantiate the ChromePdfRenderer	Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()	' Render the view to a PDF document	Dim pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderView(Me.HttpContext, viewPath, persons_Conflict)	' Set headers to view the PDF in-browser	Response.Headers.Add("Content-Disposition", "inline")	' Return the generated PDF file	Return File(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf")	End If	Return View(persons_Conflict)	End Function	Public Function About() As ActionResult	ViewBag.Message = "Your application description page."	Return View()	End Function	Public Function Contact() As ActionResult	ViewBag.Message = "Your contact page."	Return View()	End Function	End Class End Namespace

@using (Html.BeginForm("Persons", "Home", FormMethod.Post)) { <input type="submit" value="Print Person" /> }

<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm navbar-toggleable-sm navbar-dark bg-dark"> <div class="container"> @Html.ActionLink("Application name", "Index", "Home", new { area = "" }, new { @class = "navbar-brand" }) <button type="button" class="navbar-toggler" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target=".navbar-collapse" title="Toggle navigation" aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation"> <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span> </button> <div class="collapse navbar-collapse d-sm-inline-flex justify-content-between"> <ul class="navbar-nav flex-grow-1"> <li>@Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", "Home", new { area = "" }, new { @class = "nav-link" })</li> <li>@Html.ActionLink("Persons", "Persons", "Home", new { area = "" }, new { @class = "nav-link" })</li> <li>@Html.ActionLink("About", "About", "Home", new { area = "" }, new { @class = "nav-link" })</li> <li>@Html.ActionLink("Contact", "Contact", "Home", new { area = "" }, new { @class = "nav-link" })</li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav>