CSS external links not supporting while generate PDF file

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Hi, I have generated the PDF file using iTextSharp but CSS format is not applied on report file. MyCode: The format I expect: But It shows, Files not loaded: Please help me

Faisal Pathan · Answer

LoadTagStyle is for loading style attributes for HTML tags, not CSS IDs or Classes. You want to use LoadStyle to load by class: styles.LoadStyle( " " , " " , " " ); Unfortunately this method still doesn't do what you want it to do always. For instance, to change the font size you'd think you'd say: styles.LoadStyle( "headerdiv" , "font-size" , "60ptx); But to get it to work you can only use relative HTML font sizes (1,2,-1, etc) or PT sizes and you must use the size property: styles.LoadStyle( "headerdiv" , "size" , "60pt" ); //or styles.LoadStyle( "headerdiv" , "size" , "2" ); The LoadStyle honestly feels like an afterthought that was only partially completed and I recommend not using it actually. Instead I recommend writing the style attributes directly inline if you can: string html = " Personal Data " ; Obviously this defeats the points of CSS and once again, that's why they're working on the new XMLWorker above. Lastly, to use fonts by name you have to register them with iTextSharp first, it won't go looking for them: iTextSharp.text.FontFactory.Register(@ "c:\windows\fonts\cambria.ttc" , "Cambria" ); For backgroud color is through the HtmlTags class styles.LoadTagStyle(HtmlTags.HEADERCELL, HtmlTags.BACKGROUNDCOLOR, "Blue" );

Francis Bastin · Answer

Hi Sankar, External css will not work while export. your need write style in inline, then only it will work.

Sankara Krishnan Venugopal · Answer

Thank you Faisal.

CSS external links not supporting while generate PDF file

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