Adding Header and Footer

21 Dec 202210 minutes to read

You can customize text, page number, line, page size and changing orientation in header and footer.

How to write a text in header or footer

You can add text either in Header or Footer of exported PDF document.

var exportProperties = {
    header: {
        fromTop: 0,
        height: 130,
        contents: [
            {
                type: 'Text',
                value: "Task Details",
                position: { x: 0, y: 50 },
                style: { textBrushColor: '#000000', fontSize: 13 }
            },

        ]
    }
}

How to draw a line in header or footer

you can add line either in Header or Footer of the exported PDF document.

Supported line styles:

dash
dot
dashdot
dashdotdot
solid

var exportProperties = {
    header: {
        fromTop: 0,
        height: 130,
        contents: [
            {
                type: 'Line',
                style: { penColor: '#000080', penSize: 2, dashStyle: 'Solid' },
                points: { x1: 0, y1: 4, x2: 685, y2: 4 }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Add page number in header or footer

you can add page number either in Header or Footer of exported PDF document.

Supported page number types:

LowerLatin - a, b, c,
UpperLatin - A, B, C,
LowerRoman - i, ii, iii,
UpperRoman - I, II, III,
Number - 1,2,3.

 var exportProperties = {
    header: {
        fromTop: 0,
        height: 130,
        contents: [
            {
                type: 'PageNumber',
                pageNumberType: 'Arabic',
                format: 'Page {$current} of {$total}', //optional
                position: { x: 0, y: 25 },
                style: { textBrushColor: '#ffff80', fontSize: 15, hAlign: 'Center' }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Insert an image in header or footer

Image (Base64 string) can be added in the exported document in header/footer using the PdfExportProperties.

var exportProperties = {
    header: {
        fromTop: 0,
        height: 130,
        contents: [
            {
                type: 'Image',
                src: image,
                position: { x: 40, y: 10 },
                size: { height: 100, width: 250 },
            }
        ]
    }
}

The below code illustrates the pdf export customization.

CSHTML
Insert-image.cs
@using Syncfusion.EJ2.Grids

@(Html.EJS().TreeGrid("TreeGrid")
      .DataSource((IEnumerable<object>)ViewBag.datasource)
      .Columns(col =>
       {
         col.Field("TaskId").HeaderText("Task ID").Width(90).TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Add();
         col.Field("TaskName").HeaderText("Task Name").Width(180).Add();
         col.Field("StartDate").HeaderText("Start Date").Format("yMd").Type("date").TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Width(120).Add();
         col.Field("Duration").HeaderText("Duration").Width(110).TextAlign(TextAlign.Right).Add();

       }).Height(220).ChildMapping("Children").TreeColumnIndex(1).Toolbar(new List<string>() { "PdfExport" })
         .AllowPdfExport().AllowPaging().PageSettings(page => page.PageSize(7)).ToolbarClick("toolbarClick")
         .Render()
)

<script>
    function toolbarClick(args) {
        var image = "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        if (args['item'].text === 'PDF Export') {
            var pdfExportProperties = {
                header: {
                    fromTop: 0,
                    height: 130,
                    contents: [
                        {
                            type: 'Image',
                            src: image,
                            position: { x: 40, y: 10 },
                            size: { height: 100, width: 250 },
                        }
                    ]
                },
                footer: {
                    fromBottom: 160,
                    height: 150,
                    contents: [
                        {
                            type: 'PageNumber',
                            pageNumberType: 'Arabic',
                            format: 'Page {$current} of {$total}',
                            position: { x: 0, y: 25 },
                            style: { textBrushColor: '#ffff80', fontSize: 15 }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            };
            var treegrid = document.getElementById("TreeGrid").ej2_instances[0];
            treegrid.pdfExport(pdfExportProperties);
        }

    }
</script>
public IActionResult Index()
{
    var tree = TreeData.GetDefaultData();
    ViewBag.datasource = tree;
    return View();
}

NOTE

You can refer to our ASP.NET MVC Tree Grid feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our ASP.NET MVC Tree Grid example to knows how to present and manipulate data.