# pdfGenerate ## Description Generates a PDF. ## Input / Parameter | Name | Description | Input Type | Default | Options | Required | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------------------- | -------- | | type | The type of data to use. | String/Text | url | url, html | No | | value | The value of the PDF file. | String/Text | - | - | Yes | | result | The result of the PDF file. | String/Text | base64 | base64, share | Yes | | size | The size of the PDF file. | String/Text | A4 | A4, A3, A2 | Yes | | orientation | The orientation of the PDF file. | String/Text | portrait | portrait, landscape | Yes | | fileName | The name of the PDF file. | String/Text | - | - | Yes | | extra | Extra parameters stored and passed to callback. | Any | - | - | No | ## Output N/A ## Callback? ### callback The function to be executed if the PDF is generated successfully. ### errorCallback The function to be executed if the PDF is not generated successfully. ## Video Coming Soon. ## Example In this example, we will generate a PDF from HTML and return the PDF file to the user. ### Steps 1. First we add a button component onto the canvas, and name it `btnGeneratePDFFromHTML`. ![](/files/h6z8ZetvIrIE01dyoyUo) 2. Then we also add a label named `lblResult` which will display the PDF file once it is generated. 3. ``` ![](/files/NdgzwRe2k6ZN7KD710Ke) ``` 4. We click on the `btnGeneratePDFFromHTML` button from step 1 and select "Actions". We add the `pdfGenerate` function first. We add a `setComponentValue` to the flow, for when pdfGenerate returns `true`. ![](/files/9qiJrqbE9YurVikfYRA6) 5. For pdfGenerate function, open the inspector and add the following parameters: ![](/files/VtEK43B5li4qY6TyEIRT) | | | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | type | html | | value | `This is the pdf content` | | result | share | 6. For setComponentValue function, set the component to the label lblResult we created in step 2. ![](/files/ZuKnbnFNHOVepKilEm1r) ### Result When the user clicks on the button, it will generate a PDF with the text "This is the pdf content". ![](/files/D81fCtnZhDUWFRszKPY0) ## Links --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.emobiq.com/emobiq-client/006-actions-and-visual-logic/action-reference/cordova/pdf/pdfgenerate.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.