Create PDF from any XML Layout/View in Android Studio - Step by Step Tutorial

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In the video we will create PDF from XML Layout View using PdfDocument in Android Studio. By leveraging the power of PDFDocument, we can easily transform our XML layout into a professional-looking PDF file with just a few lines of code.
I will guide you through the entire process of converting an XML layout to a PDF document using the PDFDocument library in Android Studio. I'll start by setting up the project and adding the necessary dependencies. Then, I'll design an XML layout that we want to convert to a PDF.
Next, I'll initialize the PDFDocument object and use it to convert the XML layout to PDF format.
Once the PDF is ready, I'll demonstrate how to save it to the device's storage for future use or further distribution.
Tags: XML layout to PDF in Android Studio, PDFDocument, convert XML to PDF, PDF generation in Android, Android PDF library, PDF creation in Android, PDF conversion tutorial, Generate PDF from View in Android, Create PDF from View in Android Studio.
By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a solid understanding of how to convert an XML layout to a PDF document in Android Studio. Whether you need to generate reports, invoices, or any other PDF-based content, after this tutorial, you will be able to convert any XML Layout or view to PDF.

[@TheCodeCity]

Github Project: github.com/Vysh01/xml-to-pdf
First Part: th-cam.com/video/dfXyqW4vof8/w-d-xo.html

[@Khalid_Se]

This is the most clear explanation I had saw on this topek so clear helpful big thumbs up, I have note instead of using View and inflate it, I used ( ActivityMainBinding ) which is the new way of finding the ( rootView ) and components on the layout, Thank you so much.

[@TheCodeCity]

You're welcome! glad it helped

[@user-ro1zw8fn6r]

you saved my day brother. Thank you so much for this lovely video. love u

[@shinto2822]

I loved your Video! It was immensely helpful and I really appreciate how you troubleshooted the problem of getting height as 0 because of setting it to minimumheight. It was very methodical and sufficiently explained. I'd like a detailed explanation of the stuff you skipped (such as things like view.layout(0, 0, displaymetrics...), etc. Please provide a link in the description where I can read more about this stuff.
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[@immax321]

Great video! How do i create a multi page PDF based on the size of my XML?

[@cub3608]

really good . thanks. it would be helpful if u do tutorial on jetpack compose pdf

[@TheCodeCity]

ok

[@juancamilonaranjo4063]

Thank u so much, you are awesome

[@TheCodeCity]

You're welcome

[@gujaratfortunegiants8263]

I have retrieved the details from my firebase realtime database to the layout, and have edited it as well... and also i have kept scroll view at lower end ... when i download it must create in pages if my content in scroll view isnt visible.. i can share pictures and idea to you, if u allow... how can i achieve it?

[@sanketbeladiya2062]

xml layout ki height jyada he yani xml layout me scroll view add karna pada to pdf me ak hipage me aa raha he usme page break kase kare or jab ham print karte he tab jo height badi hogi to ak kone me chala ja raha he view chota ho ja rahah he use kese overcome kare please guide

[@IndianTemples-bb8gx]

hii, It works, but text view is not showing

[@DeepakJain-m2y]

Using this method, Recycler view items are not getting shown in the PDF. How can i solve this?

[@himanishah983]

Did you get any solution?

[@janmatuscin2204]

Hi. Thx for video. Does this works with scrolling wiev?

[@TheCodeCity]

Hi, I haven't personally tried with scrollingView, but it should work the same way as it is also a view component. You might have to more pages to the pdf though.

[@person1745]

Hi, I followed your code and was able to create the pdf in the files, but I can't open it. Do you have any idea what went wrong? Thanks

[@TheCodeCity]

Are you able to open other pdf files? Maybe you don't have an app that can open PDF files

[@person1745]

@@TheCodeCity nope.. so you need a pdf reader to open the pdf file even when using the android studio emulator?

[@TheCodeCity]

@@person1745 Yes, you need an app that can open PDF files, it should open in browser too though.

[@person1745]

@@TheCodeCity okay, it worked.
I am trying to convert an activity into pdf, do you know if it's possbile to update the xml with the inputs so the inputs get passed into the pdf?

[@meet_mistry880]

what if i don't need to print button from layout to pdf ?

[@TheCodeCity]

You'll have to hide the button dynamically before printing