C#/VB.NET: Convert XML to PDF

An Extensible Markup Language (XML) file is a standard text file that utilizes customized tags to describe the structure and other features of a document. By converting XML to PDF, you make it easier to share with others since PDF is a more common and ease-to-access file format. This article will demonstrate how to convert XML to PDF in C# and VB.NET using Spire.Doc for .NET.

Install Spire.Doc for .NET

To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.Doc for .NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.

PM> Install-Package Spire.Doc

Convert XML to PDF

The following are steps to convert XML to PDF using Spire.Doc for .NET.

• Create a Document instance.
• Load an XML sample document using Document.LoadFromFile() method.
• Save the document as a PDF file using Document.SaveToFile() method.

using Spire.Doc;

namespace XMLToPDF
{
   class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Document instance
            Document mydoc = new Document();
            //Load an XML sample document
            mydoc.LoadFromFile(@"XML Sample.xml", FileFormat.Xml);
            //Save it to PDF
            mydoc.SaveToFile("XMLToPDF.pdf", FileFormat.PDF);
            
        }
    }
}

Imports Spire.Doc
Namespace XMLToPDF
    Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            'Create a Document instance
            Dim mydoc As Document = New Document()
            'Load an XML sample document
            mydoc.LoadFromFile("XML Sample.xml", FileFormat.Xml)
            'Save it to PDF
            mydoc.SaveToFile("XMLToPDF.pdf", FileFormat.PDF)

        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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