How to view a PDF file using Xamarin Forms
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Android:
public void OpenPdf(string filePath)
{
Android.Net.Uri uri = Android.Net.Uri.Parse("file:///" + filePath);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ActionView);
intent.SetDataAndType(uri, "application/pdf");
intent.SetFlags(ActivityFlags.ClearWhenTaskReset | ActivityFlags.NewTask);
try
{
Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Context.StartActivity(intent);
}
catch (Exception)
{
Toast.MakeText(Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Context, "No Application Available to View PDF", ToastLength.Short).Show();
}
}
iOS is a little more complex and requires additional classes:
public void OpenPDF(string filePath)
{
FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(filePath);
QLPreviewController previewController = new QLPreviewController();
previewController.DataSource = new PDFPreviewControllerDataSource(fi.FullName, fi.Name);
UINavigationController controller = FindNavigationController();
if (controller != null)
controller.PresentViewController(previewController, true, null);
}
private UINavigationController FindNavigationController()
{
foreach (var window in UIApplication.SharedApplication.Windows)
{
if (window.RootViewController.NavigationController != null)
return window.RootViewController.NavigationController;
else
{
UINavigationController val = CheckSubs(window.RootViewController.ChildViewControllers);
if (val != null)
return val;
}
}
return null;
}
private UINavigationController CheckSubs(UIViewController[] controllers)
{
foreach (var controller in controllers)
{
if (controller.NavigationController != null)
return controller.NavigationController;
else
{
UINavigationController val = CheckSubs(controller.ChildViewControllers);
if (val != null)
return val;
}
}
return null;
}
public class PDFItem : QLPreviewItem
{
string title;
string uri;
public PDFItem(string title, string uri)
{
this.title = title;
this.uri = uri;
}
public override string ItemTitle
{
get { return title; }
}
public override NSUrl ItemUrl
{
get { return NSUrl.FromFilename(uri); }
}
}
public class PDFPreviewControllerDataSource : QLPreviewControllerDataSource
{
string url = "";
string filename = "";
public PDFPreviewControllerDataSource(string url, string filename)
{
this.url = url;
this.filename = filename;
}
public override QLPreviewItem GetPreviewItem(QLPreviewController controller, int index)
{
return new PDFItem(filename, url);
}
public override int PreviewItemCount(QLPreviewController controller)
{
return 1;
}
}
Use a dependency service to get them and call as needed, works great for me. The PDFItem and PDFPreviewControllerDataSource classes from the blog I can't live for, remember the name, but that's not my job. FindNavigationController might not be needed in your case, it might just be:
UISharedApplication.KeyWindow.PresentViewController
You can find information here: https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/25746/how-to-open-pdf-in-xamarin-forms
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There is now a recipe covering this: https://developer.xamarin.com/recipes/cross-platform/xamarin-forms/controls/display-pdf/
Edit: Unfortunately, the recipe uses custom renderers. This can be useful if you cannot get it to work without the Custom Renderer.
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