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
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Example
In this example, we will generate a PDF from HTML and return the PDF file to the user.
Steps
First we add a button component onto the canvas, and name it
btnGeneratePDFFromHTML
.Then we also add a label named
lblResult
which will display the PDF file once it is generated.We click on the
btnGeneratePDFFromHTML
button from step 1 and select "Actions". We add thepdfGenerate
function first. We add asetComponentValue
to the flow, for when pdfGenerate returnstrue
.For pdfGenerate function, open the inspector and add the following parameters:
type
html
value
<html><body style="font-size:120%">This is the pdf content</body></html>
result
share
For setComponentValue function, set the component to the label lblResult we created in step 2.
Result
When the user clicks on the button, it will generate a PDF with the text "This is the pdf content".
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