React-pdf

Node API

renderToFile

Helper function to render a PDF into a file.

Usage

const MyDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page>
      <Text>React-pdf</Text>
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

await renderToFile(<MyDocument />, `${__dirname}/my-doc.pdf`);

Arguments

Prop name	Description	Default
document	Document's root element tp be rendered	undefined
path	File system path where the document will be created	undefined
callback	Function to be called after renderig is finished	undefined

renderToString

Helper function to render a PDF into a string.

Usage

const MyDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page>
      <Text>React-pdf</Text>
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

const value = await renderToString(<MyDocument />);

Arguments

Prop name	Description	Default
document	Document's root element tp be rendered	undefined

Returns

String representation of PDF document

renderToStream

Helper function to render a PDF into a Node Stream.

Usage

const MyDocument = () => (
  <Document>
    <Page>
      <Text>React-pdf</Text>
    </Page>
  </Document>
);

const stream = await renderToStream(<MyDocument />);

Arguments

Prop name	Description	Default
document	Document's root element to be rendered	undefined

Returns

PDF document Stream

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