1026676-How to insert custom headers and footers for odd and even pages in the output PDF during HTML-to-PDF conversion

HTML to PDF/Blink/HTML-to-PDF-Dynamic-Header-Footer/.NET/HTML-to-PDF-Dynamic-Header-Footer.sln

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HTML to PDF/Blink/HTML-to-PDF-Dynamic-Header-Footer/.NET/HTML-to-PDF-Dynamic-Header-Footer/HTML-to-PDF-Dynamic-Header-Footer.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <RootNamespace>HTML_to_PDF_Dynamic_Header_Footer</RootNamespace>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Syncfusion.HtmlToPdfConverter.Net.Windows" Version="*" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

HTML to PDF/Blink/HTML-to-PDF-Dynamic-Header-Footer/.NET/HTML-to-PDF-Dynamic-Header-Footer/Program.cs

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+using Syncfusion.Pdf;
+using Syncfusion.HtmlConverter;
+using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
+using Syncfusion.Drawing;
+using Syncfusion.Pdf.Parsing;
+
+
+//Initialize HTML to PDF converter.
+HtmlToPdfConverter htmlConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter();
+BlinkConverterSettings blinkConverterSettings = new BlinkConverterSettings();
+blinkConverterSettings.Margin.Top = 50;
+blinkConverterSettings.Margin.Bottom = 50;
+//Assign Blink converter settings to HTML converter.
+htmlConverter.ConverterSettings = blinkConverterSettings;
+//Convert URL to PDF document.
+PdfDocument pdfDocument = htmlConverter.Convert("https://www.syncfusion.com");
+MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
+pdfDocument.Save(stream);
+pdfDocument.Close(true);
+htmlConverter.Close();
+
+PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
+PdfLoadedDocument pdfLoaded = new PdfLoadedDocument(stream);
+for (int i = 0; i < pdfLoaded.Pages.Count; i++)
+{
+    // Import each page from the source document into the target document.
+    document.ImportPage(pdfLoaded, i);
+}
+
+
+//Create and set the header and footer for even and odd pages.
+document.Template.OddTop = createPageHeader(isOdd: true);
+document.Template.OddBottom = createPageFooter(isOdd: true);
+document.Template.EvenTop = createPageHeader(isOdd: false);
+document.Template.EvenBottom = createPageFooter(isOdd: false);
+
+
+//Save and close the PDF document.
+document.Save("HTML-to-PDF.pdf");
+document.Close(true);
+
+// Method to create page header based on page type (odd/even)
+static PdfPageTemplateElement createPageHeader(bool isOdd)
+{
+    PdfPageTemplateElement headerTemplate = new PdfPageTemplateElement(PdfPageSize.A4.Width, 50);
+    PdfFont titleFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
+    PdfFont regularFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 9);
+
+    // Set colors and text based on page type
+    Color textColor = isOdd ? Color.Black : Color.FromArgb(64, 64, 64);
+    PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(textColor);
+    PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(textColor, 1);
+
+    // Draw top border line
+    headerTemplate.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new PointF(10, 45), new PointF(PdfPageSize.A4.Width - 10, 45));
+
+    // Draw title with odd/even indication
+    string pageType = isOdd ? "[ODD PAGE]" : "[EVEN PAGE]";
+    string headerText = isOdd
+        ? $"{pageType} - Syncfusion HTML to PDF Conversion"
+        : $"{pageType} - Dynamic Header and Footer Demo";
+    headerTemplate.Graphics.DrawString(headerText, titleFont, brush, new PointF(10, 5));
+
+    // Draw date/time on the right
+    string infoText = isOdd
+        ? "Date: " + DateTime.Now.ToString("MMM dd, yyyy")
+        : "Time: " + DateTime.Now.ToString("hh:mm tt");
+    SizeF size = regularFont.MeasureString(infoText);
+    headerTemplate.Graphics.DrawString(infoText, regularFont, brush, new PointF(PdfPageSize.A4.Width - size.Width - 10, 20));
+
+    return headerTemplate;
+}
+
+// Method to create page footer based on page type (odd/even)
+static PdfPageTemplateElement createPageFooter(bool isOdd)
+{
+    PdfPageTemplateElement footerTemplate = new PdfPageTemplateElement(PdfPageSize.A4.Width, 50);
+    PdfFont regularFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 9);
+    PdfFont pageNumberFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10, PdfFontStyle.Bold);
+
+    // Set colors based on page type
+    Color textColor = isOdd ? Color.Black : Color.FromArgb(64, 64, 64);
+    PdfBrush brush = new PdfSolidBrush(textColor);
+    PdfPen pen = new PdfPen(textColor, 1);
+
+    // Draw bottom border line
+    footerTemplate.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new PointF(10, 5), new PointF(PdfPageSize.A4.Width - 10, 5));
+
+    // Draw company info on the left with odd/even indicator
+    string pageType = isOdd ? "ODD" : "EVEN";
+    string copyRight = $"© {DateTime.Now.Year} Syncfusion, Inc. All rights reserved. [{pageType} FOOTER]";
+    footerTemplate.Graphics.DrawString(copyRight, regularFont, brush, new PointF(10, 15));
+
+    // Draw page number on the right with field placeholder
+    // Note: Use a placeholder that can be replaced with actual page numbers
+    // PageNumber field will be added as a template field
+    PdfPageNumberField pageNumberField = new PdfPageNumberField(pageNumberFont, brush);
+    pageNumberField.Draw(footerTemplate.Graphics, new PointF(PdfPageSize.A4.Width - 50, 15));
+
+    return footerTemplate;
+}