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This online demo demonstrates the export to PDF feature of the RadTreeList.
The approach is very straightforward - to export the treelist content to PDF format, simply use the ExportToPdf() server-side method. You can configure the exporting settings for the treelist through the RadTreeList.ExportSettings section. Also, there is additional sub-category (Pdf) dedicated on various configuration settings for the exported .pdf document.

In this demo you could also see the new TreeList CommandItem for built in export buttons

  • DefaultVB.aspx
  • DefaultVB.aspx.vb
  • styles.css
<%@ Page Language="VB" CodeFile="~/TreeList/Examples/Export/BasicExport/DefaultVB.aspx.vb"Inherits="Telerik.Web.Examples.TreeList.Export.ExportOverview.DefaultVB"  %>

<%@ Register TagPrefix="telerik" Namespace="Telerik.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="qsf" Namespace="Telerik.QuickStart" %>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<head runat="server">
    <title>Telerik ASP.NET Example</title>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <telerik:RadScriptManager runat="server" ID="RadScriptManager1" />
    <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" runat="server" ShowChooser="true" />
<div class="demo-container no-bg">
    <telerik:RadAjaxManager ID="RadAjaxManager1" runat="server">
        <AjaxSettings>
            <telerik:AjaxSetting AjaxControlID="ConfiguratorPanel1">
                <UpdatedControls>
                    <telerik:AjaxUpdatedControl ControlID="RadTreeList1" />
                </UpdatedControls>
            </telerik:AjaxSetting>
            <telerik:AjaxSetting AjaxControlID="ConfiguratorPanel1">
                <UpdatedControls>
                    <telerik:AjaxUpdatedControl ControlID="ConfiguratorPanel1" />
                </UpdatedControls>
            </telerik:AjaxSetting>
        </AjaxSettings>
    </telerik:RadAjaxManager>

    <asp:Button Text="Export to PDF" ID="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click"></asp:Button>
    <br />
    <br />
   <telerik:RadTreeList RenderMode="Lightweight" runat="server" ID="RadTreeList1" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" CommandItemDisplay="Top"
        AllowPaging="true" PageSize="5" DataKeyNames="id" ParentDataKeyNames="parentId"
        AutoGenerateColumns="false" OnItemCreated="RadTreeList1_ItemCreated">
        <ExportSettings>
            <Pdf PageLeftMargin="20" PageRightMargin="20"></Pdf>
        </ExportSettings>
        <CommandItemSettings ShowExportToPdfButton="true" />
        <Columns>
            <telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn UniqueName="TemplateColumn" HeaderText="Is Category?">
                <ItemTemplate>
                    <asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox1" runat="server" Enabled="false"></asp:CheckBox>
                </ItemTemplate>
                <HeaderStyle Width="40px" />
            </telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn>
            <telerik:TreeListBoundColumn DataField="Text" UniqueName="Text" HeaderText="Name">
                <ItemStyle Font-Size="Small" HorizontalAlign="Left" VerticalAlign="Middle" />
                <HeaderStyle Width="80px" />
            </telerik:TreeListBoundColumn>
            <telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn UniqueName="SearchGoogleColumn" HeaderText="Search Google">
                <ItemTemplate>
                    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink2" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%# String.Format("http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q={0}&amp;btnG=Google+Search", Eval("text") ) %>'>
                        <asp:Image ID="Image1" runat="server" AlternateText="Search in Google" ImageUrl="~/TreeList/Examples/Export/BasicExport/images/google.png"></asp:Image>
                    </asp:HyperLink>
                    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" Text="Google" NavigateUrl='<%# String.Format("http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q={0}&amp;btnG=Google+Search", Eval("text") ) %>'
                        runat="server"></asp:HyperLink>
                </ItemTemplate>
            </telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn>
            <telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn UniqueName="SearchWikipediaColumn" HeaderText="Search Wikipedia">
                <ItemTemplate>
                    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink4" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%# String.Format("http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search={0}", Eval("text") ) %>'>
                        <asp:Image ID="Image2" runat="server" AlternateText="Search in Wikipedia" ImageUrl="~/TreeList/Examples/Export/BasicExport/images/wikipedia.png"></asp:Image>
                    </asp:HyperLink>
                    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink3" Text="Wikipedia" NavigateUrl='<%# String.Format("http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search={0}", Eval("text") ) %>'
                        runat="server"></asp:HyperLink>
                </ItemTemplate>
            </telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn>
            <telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn UniqueName="SearchYouTubeColumn" HeaderText="Search YouTube">
                <ItemTemplate>
                    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink6" runat="server" NavigateUrl='<%# String.Format("http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query={0}", Eval("text") ) %>'>
                        <asp:Image ID="Image3" runat="server" AlternateText="Search in YouTube" ImageUrl="~/TreeList/Examples/Export/BasicExport/images/youtube.png"></asp:Image>
                    </asp:HyperLink>
                    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink5" Text="YouTube" NavigateUrl='<%# String.Format("http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query={0}", Eval("text") ) %>'
                        runat="server"></asp:HyperLink>
                </ItemTemplate>
            </telerik:TreeListTemplateColumn>
            <telerik:TreeListImageColumn HeaderText="Image" UniqueName="ImageColumn" DataType="System.String"
                ImageHeight="60px" ImageWidth="60px" DataImageUrlFields="Text" DataImageUrlFormatString="images/{0}.jpg"
                DataAlternateTextField="Text" DataAlternateTextFormatString="{0} image">
            </telerik:TreeListImageColumn>
        </Columns>
    </telerik:RadTreeList>
    <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:TelerikConnectionString %>"
        SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [Links]"></asp:SqlDataSource>
    </div>
    <qsf:ConfiguratorPanel runat="server" ID="ConfiguratorPanel1" Title="Demo Configurator">
        <Views>
            <qsf:View>
                <qsf:ConfiguratorColumn ID="ConfiguratorColumn1" runat="server" Size="Narrow">
                    <fieldset>
                        <legend>Export Options</legend>
                    </fieldset>
                    <label for="RadComboBox1">
                        Export mode:</label>
                    <qsf:DropDownList runat="server" Width="170px" ID="DropDownList1">
                    </qsf:DropDownList>
                    <br />
                    <br />
                    <span class="checkbox">
                        <asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox1" Text="Ignore paging" Checked="true" runat="server"></asp:CheckBox></span>
                    <span class="checkbox">
                        <asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox2" Checked="true" Text="Open in new window" runat="server"></asp:CheckBox></span>
                </qsf:ConfiguratorColumn>
                <qsf:ConfiguratorColumn ID="ConfiguratorColumn2" runat="server" Size="Medium">
                    <fieldset>
                        <legend>Document Options</legend>
                    </fieldset>
                    <span class="checkbox">
                        <asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox3" Checked="true" Text="Rotate paper" runat="server"></asp:CheckBox>
                    </span>
                    <br />
                    <br />
                    <label for="DropDownList2">
                        Paper size:</label><br />
                    <qsf:DropDownList runat="server" Width="170px" ID="DropDownList2" AutoPostBack="true" Height="300px" OnSelectedIndexChanged="DropDownList2_SelectedIndexChanged">
                    </qsf:DropDownList>
                    <br />
                    <br />
                    <asp:Panel ID="Panel1" runat="server" Visible="false">
                        <qsf:NumericTextBox runat="server" ID="NumericTextBox1" NumberFormat-DecimalDigits="0" Label="Height: (mm)" Width="90px" Value="297"></qsf:NumericTextBox>
                        <qsf:NumericTextBox runat="server" ID="NumericTextBox2" NumberFormat-DecimalDigits="0" Label="Height: (mm)" Width="90px" Value="210"></qsf:NumericTextBox>
                        <br />
                        <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="" Style='color: red' EnableViewState="false"></asp:Label>
                    </asp:Panel>
                </qsf:ConfiguratorColumn>
            </qsf:View>
        </Views>
    </qsf:ConfiguratorPanel>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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