Generating a PDF Product Catalog

Environment

Version	Product	Author
2025.3.806	RadPdfProcessing	Desislava Yordanova

Description

Learn how to generate a PDF catalog from business objects, including images, text, and prices.

Solution

To achieve this, use the Telerik PdfProcessing library, which supports creating and modifying PDF documents. Below is a sample implementation to generate a PDF catalog using the RadFixedDocumentEditor:

Code Example

internal class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Telerik.Documents.ImageUtils.ImagePropertiesResolver defaultImagePropertiesResolver = new Telerik.Documents.ImageUtils.ImagePropertiesResolver();
        Telerik.Windows.Documents.Extensibility.FixedExtensibilityManager.ImagePropertiesResolver = defaultImagePropertiesResolver;

        // Create a list of Item objects
        var items = CreateSampleItems();

        // Generate PDF with table
        GeneratePdfCatalog(items, "catalog.pdf");

        Console.WriteLine("PDF catalog generated successfully!");
    }

    private static List<Item> CreateSampleItems()
    {
        return new List<Item>
        {
            new Item
            {
                Image = "product-image-1.png",
                Description = "Premium Wireless Headphones with noise cancellation technology",
                Price = 199.99m
            },
            new Item
            {
                Image = "product-image-2.png", 
                Description = "Smartphone with 128GB storage and dual camera system",
                Price = 699.99m
            },
            new Item
            {
                Image = "product-image-4.png",
                Description = "Laptop with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD for professional use",
                Price = 1299.99m
            }
        };
    }

    private static void GeneratePdfCatalog(List<Item> items, string fileName)
    {
        var document = new RadFixedDocument();

        using (var editor = new RadFixedDocumentEditor(document))
        {
            // Add title
            editor.InsertRun("Product Catalog");
            editor.InsertLineBreak();
            editor.InsertLineBreak();

            // Create table
            var table = new Table();

            // Add data rows
            foreach (var item in items)
            {
                var row = table.Rows.AddTableRow();
                var itemCell = row.Cells.AddTableCell();

                // Insert image
                var imageBlock = itemCell.Blocks.AddBlock();
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.Image) && File.Exists(item.Image))
                {
                    using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(item.Image, FileMode.Open))
                    {
                        ImageSource imageSrc = new ImageSource(fileStream);
                        imageBlock.InsertImage(imageSrc, 180, 200);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    imageBlock.InsertText("No Image Available");
                }

                // Insert description
                var descriptionBlock = itemCell.Blocks.AddBlock();
                descriptionBlock.TextProperties.FontSize = 12;
                descriptionBlock.InsertText(item.Description ?? "No Description");

                // Insert price
                var priceBlock = itemCell.Blocks.AddBlock();
                priceBlock.TextProperties.FontSize = 18;
                priceBlock.InsertText($"${item.Price:F2}");

                // Add editable field for price
                var textField = new TextBoxField("PriceField", $"${item.Price:F2}")
                {
                    Width = 100,
                    Height = 20
                };
                document.AcroForm.FormFields.Add(textField);
            }

            // Insert the table into the document
            editor.InsertTable(table);
        }

        // Save the document
        using (var output = File.Create(fileName))
        {
            var provider = new PdfFormatProvider();
            provider.Export(document, output);
        }

        Console.WriteLine($"PDF saved to {fileName}");
    }

    public class Item
    {
        public string Image { get; set; }
        public string Description { get; set; }
        public decimal Price { get; set; }
    }
}

See Also

• PdfProcessing
• RadFixedDocumentEditor