Convert itextsharp PDF from portrait to Landscape mode

Question

I have a PDF generation code which was previously downloaded in Portait mode and the code behind is shown below.

Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4, 88f, 88f, 10f, 10f);

which was working properly.

Now I need the same PDF to be converted to Landscape mode, I googled it and found this code.

Document doc = new Document(new Rectangle(288f, 144f), 10, 10, 10, 10);
doc.SetPageSize(iTextSharp.text.PageSize.A4.Rotate());

But still its displaying in Portrait mode.Any help appreciated.

Solution 1

You use

Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4, 88f, 88f, 10f, 10f);

for portrait PDF. The PageSize.A4 is defined as

Rectangle A4 = new RectangleReadOnly(595,842);

Thus, one way to create a landscape PDF would be to use a RectangleReadOnly with switched width and height values:

Document doc = new Document(new RectangleReadOnly(842,595), 88f, 88f, 10f, 10f);

Alternatively a rotated version of the original rectangle should work, too:

Document doc = new Document(new RectangleReadOnly(595,842,90), 88f, 88f, 10f, 10f);

Solution 2

Change

Doc.SetPageSize(iTextSharp.text.PageSize.A4.Rotate());

Comments

[user3458227]

remove this Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4, 88f, 88f, 10f, 10f); and do Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 25, 25, 30, 30); try it

[Ricardo Appleton]

Haris' answer is simpler

[mkl]

@RicardoAppleton "Haris' answer is simpler" - that may be, but if you look at the question, you'll see that Haris' proposal is identical to one line the OP had tried and (for which reasons ever) was not happy with.