Convert html strings to PDF documents using React Native
- Run
npm install react-native-html-to-pdf --save
- Run
react-native link
- Open your project in XCode, right click on Libraries and select Add Files to "Your Project Name.
- Add
libRNHTMLtoPDF.atoBuild Phases -> Link Binary With Libraries(Screenshot).
The android module pulls in iText to convert html to pdf. A license is required for commercial use.
- Edit
android/settings.gradleto included
include ':react-native-html-to-pdf'
project(':react-native-html-to-pdf').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir,'../node_modules/react-native-html-to-pdf/android')- Edit
android/app/build.gradlefile to include
dependencies {
....
compile project(':react-native-html-to-pdf')
}- Edit
MainApplication.javato include
// import the package
import com.christopherdro.htmltopdf.RNHTMLtoPDFPackage;
// include package
new MainReactPackage(),
new RNHTMLtoPDFPackage()import React, { Component } from 'react';
import {
Text,
TouchableHighlight,
View,
} = from 'react-native';
import RNHTMLtoPDF from 'react-native-html-to-pdf';
class Example extends Component {
async createPDF() {
let options = {
html: '<h1>PDF TEST</h1>',
fileName: 'test',
directory: 'docs',
};
let file = await RNHTMLtoPDF.convert(options)
console.log(file.filePath);
},
render() {
<View>
<TouchableHighlight onPress={this.createPDF}>
<Text>Create PDF</Text>
</TouchableHighlight>
</View>
}
}| Param | Type | Default | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
html |
string |
HTML string to be converted | |
fileName |
string |
Random | Custom Filename excluding .pdf extension |
base64 |
boolean | false | return base64 string of pdf file (not recommended) |
| Param | Type | Default | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
height |
number | 792 | Set document height (points) |
width |
number | 612 | Set document width (points) |
paddingVertical |
number | 10 | Outer padding (points) |
paddingHorizontal |
number | 10 | Outer padding (points) |
| Param | Type | Default | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fonts |
Array | Allow custom fonts ['/fonts/TimesNewRoman.ttf', '/fonts/Verdana.ttf'] |