SharpLeaf Reference > SharpLeaf Class

SharpLeaf Class

The SharpLeaf class allows the creation of automated reports.

public class SharpLeaf

Example

A SharpLeaf report is generally accomplished in 3 phases:

1. Set up the document layout (master pages) and the paragraph styles
2. Flow content into frames
3. Render report to image

   para = "Here's a dummy paragraph of text. As the qualifier suggests its content is "+
            "not particularly interesting, but it still reaches its goal of being long "+
            "enough to take up more than one line.";

  // Define document layouts
   page = new PageLayout(PaperSize.Landscape(PaperSize.A5));
   page.Add(new Frame("Main",36,36,-36,-36));  // Half-inch margin all around invisible frame
   layout = new DocumentLayout(page);

  // Define paragraph styles
   body = new ParagraphStyle();
   body.IndentFirst = 36;
   body.SpaceAfter = -1;  // Equivalent of one empty line of text after each paragraph
   title = body.Clone();  // take a deep copy
   title.Font = new FontType("Garamond",15,FontStyle.Bold,Color.Navy);
   title.SpaceBefore = -2;  // Leave room before a title - unless at top of frame
   title.BookmarkLevel = 1;  // Automatically bookmark titles at top level

  // Start flowing
   lf = new SharpLeaf(layout);
   lf.AddParagraphs("First title",title);
   lf.AddParagraphs(new string[]{para,para},body);
   lf.AddParagraphs("Second title",title);
   lf.AddParagraphs(new string[]{para,para,para},body);

  // Render
   lf.SavePdf("myreport.pdf",PdfMode.ShowOutlines);

Have a look at the SharpLeaf tutorials for more examples.

Constructors

• public SharpLeaf();
• public SharpLeaf(DocumentLayout layout);
• public SharpLeaf(DocumentLayout layout,string[] arglist);

SharpLeaf Instance Properties

SharpLeaf Methods

See also

SharpLeaf Tutorials | Text Flow Tutorials

Requirements

Namespace: Causeway

Assembly: SharpPlot (in sharpplot.dll)

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