Using PdfFormatProvider
PdfFormatProvider makes it easy to export RadDocument to PDF format, preserving the entire document structure and formatting.
All you have to do in order to use PdfFormatProvider is reference the Telerik.WinControls.RichTextEditor.dll assembly and add the following namespace:
- Telerik.WinForms.Documents.FormatProviders.Pdf
Export
In order to export a document to PDF you need to use the Export() method of PdfFormatProvider.
The code snippet in Example 1 shows how to create a PdfFormatProvider instance and use it to export the document to PDF.
Export to Pdf File
PdfFormatProvider provider = new PdfFormatProvider();
using (Stream output = File.OpenWrite("sample.pdf"))
{
RadDocument document = this.radRichTextEditor1.Document;
provider.Export(document, output);
}
Dim provider As PdfFormatProvider = New PdfFormatProvider()
Using output As Stream = File.OpenWrite("Sample.pdf")
Dim document As RadDocument = Me.radRichTextEditor1.Document
provider.Export(document, output)
End Using
The result from the method is a document that can be opened in any application that supports PDF documents.