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Genere archivos PDF mediante programación en C# .NET

Marzo 11, 2025
Aproveche Document Solutions for PDF en su aplicación para crear nuevos documentos PDF, incluidos títulos, párrafos, texto e imágenes.

Document Solutions for PDF by MESCIUS is a high-speed, feature-rich, server-side PDF API Library for .NET with no dependencies on Adobe Acrobat. DsPdf allows developers to programmatically create, manipulate, import/export, and deploy PDF documents, including AcroForms, across desktop and web applications at scale. With full .NET support, you can generate, load, modify, and convert PDFs in your app for .NET, Mono, Xamarin.iOS, and Xamarin.Android. Apps using this .NET PDF API can be deployed to the cloud, Windows, Mac, or Linux. It also includes a fast JavaScript-based client-side viewer/editor that allows users to view/optionally edit PDF documents in desktop/web applications.

In this blog post, MESCIUS Senior Software Engineer Manpreet Kaur shows you how to use Document Solutions for PDF to add PDF creation capability to any application that targets .NET Standard 2.0 or higher - including .NET Core, .NET Framework, Mono, and Xamarin. Steps include:

  • Setting up your project
  • Creating a new PDF Document
  • Adding Titles for the PDF Document
  • Adding a Paragraph
  • Adding Widow and Orphan control
  • Rendering the text and images
  • Saving to PDF

Detailed code is included and there is a downloadable project - with an accompanying YouTube video - so that you can follow along in real time.

Read the complete blog and get started creating rich PDF documents from your .NET apps now!

Document Solutions for PDF is licensed per developer and is available in several license options for differing distribution needs. Team licenses are also available for multiple developers within the same organization. See our Document Solutions for PDF licensing page for full details.

Document Solutions for PDF is available to buy individually or as part of Document Solutions .NET Bundle.

Simplifique las entradas booleanas con interruptores

Marzo 10, 2025
Los interruptores proporcionan una forma clara e intuitiva de gestionar valores verdaderos/falsos, lo que mejora la usabilidad en formularios de entrada de datos y reduce los errores de entrada.

Toggle switches in data editor components provide a user-friendly way to manage boolean values, offering a clear on/off representation that enhances usability. These switches replace traditional checkboxes with a more modern and intuitive interface, making them particularly useful for mobile and web applications where quick interactions are essential. By improving clarity and reducing user errors, toggle switches contribute to a smoother and more efficient data entry experience.

Several Vue.js data editor collections offer toggle switch controls including:

  • DevExtreme Complete Data Editors by DevExpress offers highly customizable toggle switches with various styling options and accessibility support.
  • Kendo UI for Vue Data Editors by Telerik provides a responsive toggle switch component designed for seamless integration with Vue applications and supporting validation.
  • jQWidgets Data Editors includes toggle switches with theming capabilities and support for multiple frameworks, ensuring compatibility across environments.
  • SmartClient Data Editors by Isomorphic Software delivers flexible toggle switches with advanced event handling and real-time data binding.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Vue.js data editors comparison.

Compare Vue.js Data Editors

Mejore el análisis de informes con resúmenes de datos

Marzo 10, 2025
Ayude a los lectores a interpretar y analizar datos incorporando resúmenes y agregados al generar informes en aplicaciones React.

The ability to summarize and aggregate information in a report provides a means of condensing extensive data sets to form part of a concise and meaningful overview of the report's contents. This feature highlights key insights, eliminating the need for readers to sift through raw data. Aggregation processes the data mathematically through calculations such as totals, averages, percentages, means, or medians to identify patterns and trends. By highlighting and summarizing the report's findings in this way, this feature consolidates complex information in a way that aides the reader in identifying patterns and interpreting the data.

The following React reporting components support summaries and aggregates:

  • DevExpress Reporting gives users the ability to efficiently summarize and aggregate data to draw attention to key insights when generating reports in React applications.
  • ActiveReportsJS by MESCIUS includes React reporting tools that can equip web applications with data aggregation and summarization features for precise data analysis.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.JS also works with React and lets you create structured reports with advanced summary functions and aggregation tools for data-driven insights.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of React reporting components.

Compare React Report Components

Estandarice protocolos para lograr una comunicación fiable

Marzo 10, 2025
Los protocolos de mensajería y comunicación son vitales para el intercambio de información moderno, ya que permiten el correo electrónico, la distribución de noticias y la mensajería en tiempo real.

Messaging and communication protocols are essential components in modern communication systems, enabling the exchange of information between applications, services, and users. These protocols define how messages are formatted, transmitted, and processed across networks, ensuring interoperability between different platforms. Whether facilitating real-time messaging, email communication, or content syndication, these protocols provide the backbone for efficient and reliable data exchange. By standardizing communication, they allow diverse systems to interact seamlessly, supporting a wide range of use cases from email services to news aggregation and online discussions.

Common protocols include:

  • IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) enables email clients to access and manage messages stored on a remote mail server, maintaining synchronization across devices.
  • MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) extends email functionality by supporting attachments, multimedia content, and different character encodings within messages.
  • NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) facilitates the distribution, retrieval, and posting of messages on Usenet newsgroups, for online community discussion systems.
  • POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) allows users to download emails from a server to a local device, typically removing them from the server after retrieval.
  • RSS (Really Simple Syndication) provides a standardized way to distribute and update web content, enabling users to subscribe to news feeds and receive automatic updates.
  • SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is responsible for sending and forwarding email messages between servers, ensuring reliable message delivery across networks.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our .NET Comms & Messaging components comparison.

Explore .NET Messaging and Communication Protocols

Escriba pruebas unitarias más claras y legibles

Marzo 10, 2025
Xceed Fluent Assertions hace que las pruebas de .NET sean más intuitivas, ya que permite a los desarrolladores expresar las expectativas de las pruebas en un formato natural.

Xceed Fluent Assertions, developed by Xceed Software, is a new .NET library designed to enhance the readability and maintainability of unit tests. It provides a fluent interface for expressing assertions, allowing developers to write more natural and expressive test code. Instead of relying on traditional, often convoluted assertion syntax, Xceed Fluent Assertions enables developers to chain together methods that clearly articulate the expected outcomes of their tests. This promotes a more declarative style of testing, making it easier to understand the intent and logic behind each test case.

By leveraging its fluent API, developers can write concise and self-documenting tests, reducing the time and effort required for debugging and maintenance. Use cases range from simple value comparisons to complex object graph validations, including collections, exceptions, and event assertions. This library is particularly valuable in projects where test clarity and robustness are paramount, such as enterprise applications, libraries, and frameworks. Its ability to generate informative error messages further aids in quickly identifying and resolving issues, ultimately leading to more reliable and maintainable software.

Xceed Fluent Assertions is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year of updates and support. See our Xceed Fluent Assertions licensing page for full details.

Xceed Fluent Assertions is available individually or as part of Xceed Ultimate Suite.