HTML to PDF

Introduction

Convert html strings to PDF documents using React Native.

Installation

Run below commands

npm install react-native-html-to-pdf --save

Option 1: Automatic

react-native link

Option 2: Manual

iOS

2. Open your project in XCode, right click on Libraries and select Add Files to “Your Project Name.
3. Add libRNHTMLtoPDF.a to Build Phases -> Link Binary With Libraries (Screenshot).

Android

• Edit android/settings.gradle to 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.gradle file to include.

dependencies {
  compile project(':react-native-html-to-pdf')
}

• Edit MainApplication.java to include.

// import the package
import com.christopherdro.htmltopdf.RNHTMLtoPDFPackage;

// include package
new MainReactPackage(),
new RNHTMLtoPDFPackage()

• Add the following WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission to AndroidManifest.xml.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

Also starting from Android M, users need to be prompted for permission dynamically. Follow this link for more details on how to do that.

Usage

import React, { Component } from 'react';

import {
  Text,
  TouchableHighlight,
  View,
} from 'react-native';

import RNHTMLtoPDF from 'react-native-html-to-pdf';

export default class Example extends Component {
  async createPDF() {
    let options = {
      html: '<h1>PDF TEST</h1>',
      fileName: 'test',
      directory: 'Documents',
    };

    let file = await RNHTMLtoPDF.convert(options)
    // console.log(file.filePath);
    alert(file.filePath);
  }

  render() {
    return(
      <View>
        <TouchableHighlight onPress={this.createPDF}>
          <Text>Create PDF</Text>
        </TouchableHighlight>
      </View>
    )
  }
}

Options

iOS Only

Android Only