Dynamic PDF with C sharp MVC and iTextSharp.

 Dynamic PDF creation using ASP.net MVC razor and   iTextSharp.

    Hey guys ,

   This is my first blog, so if you have any concerns please do inform me through comments.

   So in this session we can have a demo of generating dynamic PDF files using ASP.net MVC C# and iTextSharp which supports inline CSS styles.

IDE :- VS Express for web 2013

Utilities :-

• ASP.net MVC 5
• .Net Framework 4.5
• iTextSharp

Demo Scenario  :-  

This is a small part of  an Employee Management System where Payslip of employees should be generated in PDF format.

 
Walk Around :-

In order to give a complete example we can create an application from scratch. To avoid complexity  this session is been divided to a step by step guide.

step 1 :-  Create a new project.

step 2 :- Add additional plugins through nuget or package manage console.

  Here we need two plugins.

•   itextsharp
•   itextsharp,xmlworker

PM>  Install-Package iTextSharp

PM> Install-Package itextsharp.xmlworker

Step 3 :-  Add your desired Controller  >  Action  >  View > Model.

View ->

Step 4 :- Add J query code to bind click event to button with id "generate".


<script type="text/javascript">
    $("#generate").click(function () {

        window.location = "/PaymentVoucher/" + "GeneratePDF";

    });

</script>

Here its given to redirect from our current page to the method 'GeneratePDF' where the code for PDF generation is been coded.

Step 5 :- Get the data that to be rendered to PDF from your database. In this eg a static data have been created for the demo purpose.

Model for Payslip ->

  public class Payslip
    {
        public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
        public string Employer { get; set; }
        public string Employee { get; set; }
        public string DateOfPayment { get; set; }
        public string ModeOfPayment { get; set; }
        public string OTHours { get; set; }
        public string OTTotalPay { get; set; }
        public string SalaryPeriod { get; set; }
        public string SalaryPeriodFrom { get; set; }
        public string SalaryPeriodTo { get; set; }
        public List<Term> AllowanceTermList { get; set; }
        public List<Term> DeductionTermList { get; set; }
        public string TotalAllowance { get; set; }
        public string TotalDeductions { get; set; }
        public int GenerateSatus { get; set; }
        public string NetPay { get; set; }
    }

    public class Term
    {
        public int EmployeeID { get; set; }
        public string EDType { get; set; }
        public string TermName { get; set; }
        public string Amount { get; set; }
        public string TermType { get; set; }
    }

}

Static data ->

 public List<Payslip> GetStaticData()
        {
            List<Payslip> payslipList = new List<Payslip>();
            List<Term> allowanceTermList1 = new List<Term>();
            List<Term> deductionTermList1 = new List<Term>();
            List<Term> allowanceTermList2 = new List<Term>();
            List<Term> deductionTermList2 = new List<Term>();

            allowanceTermList1.Add(new Term { TermName = "Basic Pay", Amount = "$800" });
            allowanceTermList1.Add(new Term { TermName = "Travel Allowance", Amount = "$100" });
            allowanceTermList1.Add(new Term { TermName = "Dearness Allowance", Amount = "$200" });
            allowanceTermList2.Add(new Term { TermName = "Basic Pay", Amount = "$900" });
            allowanceTermList2.Add(new Term { TermName = "Travel Allowance", Amount = "$100" });
            allowanceTermList2.Add(new Term { TermName = "Dearness Allowance", Amount = "$200" });
            deductionTermList1.Add(new Term { TermName = "PF", Amount = "$100" });
            deductionTermList1.Add(new Term { TermName = "LOP", Amount = "$100" });
            deductionTermList2.Add(new Term { TermName = "PF", Amount = "$100" });
            deductionTermList2.Add(new Term { TermName = "LOP", Amount = "$100" });
            payslipList.Add(new Payslip
            {
                AllowanceTermList = allowanceTermList1,
                DeductionTermList = deductionTermList1,
                ModeOfPayment = "",
                OTHours = "6",
                OTTotalPay = "$600",
                Employee = "Jennifer",
                Employer = "ABC Exports pvt ltd",
                DateOfPayment = string.Format("{0:dd MMM yyyy}", DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-5)),
                SalaryPeriodFrom = string.Format("{0:dd MMM yyyy}", DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-5).AddDays(1)),
                SalaryPeriodTo = string.Format("{0:dd MMM yyyy}", DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-5).AddDays(30)),
                TotalAllowance = "$11000",
                TotalDeductions = "$300",
                NetPay = "$1500"
            });
            payslipList.Add(new Payslip
            {
                AllowanceTermList = allowanceTermList2,
                DeductionTermList = deductionTermList2,
                ModeOfPayment = "",
                OTHours = "6",
                OTTotalPay = "$600",
                Employee = "Jennifer",
                Employer = "ABC Exports pvt ltd",
                DateOfPayment = string.Format("{0:dd MMM yyyy}", DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-4)),
                SalaryPeriodFrom = string.Format("{0:dd MMM yyyy}", DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-4).AddDays(1)),
                SalaryPeriodTo = string.Format("{0:dd MMM yyyy}", DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-4).AddDays(1)),
                TotalAllowance = "$12000",
                TotalDeductions = "$300",
                NetPay = "$1500"
            });
            return payslipList;
        }