RAD PDF also supports client side PDF rendering. This allows RAD PDF to be used without the RAD PDF System Service. In many cases, this also can result in a better user experience because each page of the PDF file is rendered locally and without being downloaded over a network. This means that page to page navigation is significantly faster. But as the entire PDF has to be transmitted to the client upfront, there may be a longer delay showing the first page.
Please remember that not all browsers support client side rendering! Older browsers (including IE 10 or earlier) may not work with this sample. For maximum browser compatibility, do NOT render at the client.
<%@ Page Language="C#" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default" %> <%@ Register Assembly="RadPdf" Namespace="RadPdf.Web.UI" TagPrefix="radPdf" %> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head runat="server"> <title>RAD PDF Sample</title> </head> <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <radPdf:PdfWebControlLite id="PdfWebControl1" runat="server" height="600px" width="100%" RenderAtClient="true" /> </div> </form> </body> </html>
using System; using RadPdf.Data.Document; partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page { protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!IsPostBack) { //Get PDF as byte array from file (or database, browser upload, remote storage, etc) byte[] pdfData = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(@"C:\demo.pdf"); //Load PDF byte array into RAD PDF this.PdfWebControl1.CreateDocument("Document Name", pdfData); } } }
<%@ Page Language="VB" CodeFile="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="_Default" %> <%@ Register Assembly="RadPdf" Namespace="RadPdf.Web.UI" TagPrefix="radPdf" %> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head runat="server"> <title>RAD PDF Sample</title> </head> <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <radPdf:PdfWebControlLite id="PdfWebControl1" runat="server" height="600px" width="100%" RenderAtClient="true" /> </div> </form> </body> </html>
Option Explicit On Option Strict On Imports RadPdf.Data.Document Partial Class _Default Inherits System.Web.UI.Page Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load If Not IsPostBack Then 'Get PDF as byte array from file (or database, browser upload, remote storage, etc) Dim pdfData As Byte() = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("C:\demo.pdf") 'Load PDF byte array into RAD PDF Me.PdfWebControl1.CreateDocument("Document Name", pdfData); End If End Sub End Class