Report.NET 2

Welcome to the Report.NET Documentation!

Report.NET is a powerful and intuitive C# library designed for effortlessly generating PDF files. With its user-friendly API, you can create professional reports featuring text, images, tables, and more - all with minimal code. Whether you're building invoices, reports, or custom documents, Report.NET makes PDF generation seamless and efficient.

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Features

  • Built for .NET – Fully written in C# and designed specifically for Microsoft .NET.
  • Cross-platform compatibility – Supports Windows and Linux environments.
  • Simple and Fluent API – Generate PDFs effortlessly with clean and intuitive C# syntax.
  • Rich text formatting – Customize fonts, sizes, styles, and alignments for professional-looking documents.
  • Seamless graphics integration – Insert images, lines, rectangles, and other visual elements with ease.
  • Flexible object positioning – Easily align and transform text, images, and graphical elements.
  • Metric and point-based measurements – Supports both metric units and points (1/72 inch).
  • Dynamic headers and footers – Define page headers and footers for multi-page documents.
  • Advanced table layouts – Create structured reports with tables, columns, and precise positioning.
  • Flexible Data Integration – Leverages C# to seamlessly work with various data sources, including databases, XML files, and in-memory objects, ensuring versatility for diverse reporting needs.
  • Minimal code footprint – Generate a "Hello World" PDF in just ten lines of code.
  • Optimized for archival – Produces highly compact PDFs when using built-in PDF fonts.
  • Comprehensive documentation – Well-documented API for easy integration and development.

Getting Started

Get started quickly with the documentation for Report.NET. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, you'll find clear guides, API references, and practical examples to help you generate PDFs effortlessly. Our documentation, created with DocFX, ensures easy navigation and up-to-date information for seamless integration.

Installation

You can install Report.NET Version 2 via NuGet, install package: Report.NET

Basic Usage

Here is a simple example of generating a PDF file:

HelloWorldReport.cs

using Root.ReportNet.Pdf;

public class HelloWorldReport : PdfReport {
  protected override void Create() {
    StandardFontDef fd = new(StandardFont.Helvetica);
    FontProp fp = new(fd, 50);

    Page page = new();
    page.AddCenteredMM(200, new RepString(fp, "Hello World!"));
    AddPage(page);
  }
}

Program.cs

public class Program {
  static void Main() {
    HelloWorldReport report = new();
    report.Save();
  }
}

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