How to export dx-data-grid devexpress to pdf?

Question

I need to export dx-data-grid(devExpress grid) to pdf document.There is a solution available to export data into excel, But how to export it to pdf?

Answer 1

At the moment this is not allowed on dxDataGrid, answer from DX support:

At the moment, dxDataGrid does not provide export to a PDF feature. We are aware of this limitation and this feature is in our TO-DO list. I can't, however, provide you with a precise date as to when it may be introduced. https://www.devexpress.com/Support/Center/Question/Details/T458071/dxdatagrid-is-it-possible-to-export-data-to-pdf

But you can generate your own pdf file in the server side of your app. using iTextSharp, this article shows how to do that http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/f4f047/generating-pdf-file-using-C-Sharp/

using iTextSharp.text;  
using iTextSharp.text.pdf; 

protected void GeneratePDF(object sender, System.EventArgs e)  
{  
using(System.IO.MemoryStream memoryStream = new System.IO.MemoryStream())   
{  
    Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 10, 10, 10, 10);  

    PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, memoryStream);  
    document.Open();  

    Chunk chunk = new Chunk("This is from chunk. ");  
    document.Add(chunk);  

    Phrase phrase = new Phrase("This is from Phrase.");  
    document.Add(phrase);  

    Paragraph para = new Paragraph("This is from paragraph.");  
    document.Add(para);  

    string text = @ "you are successfully created PDF file.";  
    Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();  
    paragraph.SpacingBefore = 10;  
    paragraph.SpacingAfter = 10;  
    paragraph.Alignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;  
    paragraph.Font = FontFactory.GetFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 12f, BaseColor.GREEN);  
    paragraph.Add(text);  
    document.Add(paragraph);  

    document.Close();  
    byte[] bytes = memoryStream.ToArray();  
    memoryStream.Close();  
    Response.Clear();  
    Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";  

    string pdfName = "User";  
    Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" + pdfName + ".pdf");  
    Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";  
    Response.Buffer = true;  
    Response.Cache.SetCacheability(System.Web.HttpCacheability.NoCache);  
    Response.BinaryWrite(bytes);  
    Response.End();  
    Response.Close();  
}  
}  

And then transfer it to your client How to download a file to client from server?

Answer 2

devexpress makes it easy to export to pdf and other formats https://js.devexpress.com/Documentation/ApiReference/Common/Utils/pdfExporter/ (I have no affiliation with devexpress)