Overview
The DynamicPDF API Designer has the following layout elements to make creating PDF reports a breeze.The DynamicPDF Designer has the following layout elements that you use to graphically create PDF reports. Navigate to the documentation on any layout element for more information.
| Layout Element | Documentation |
|---|---|
| AztecBarcode | AztecBarcode |
| ContentGroup | ContentGroup |
| DataMatrixBarcode | DataMatrixBarcode |
| FormattedRecordArea | FormattedRecordArea |
| Image | Image |
| Label | Label |
| Line | Line |
| LinearBarcode | LinearBarcode |
| Link | Link |
| NoSplitZone | NoSplitZone |
| PageBreak | PageBreak |
| PageNumberingLabel | PageNumberingLabel |
| RecordArea | RecordArea |
| RecordBox | RecordBox |
| Rectangle | Rectangle |
| SoftBreak | SoftBreak |
| Subreport | Subreport |
| Symbol | Symbol |
Github
All Designer layout elements include a simple example in Github in the designer-usersguide-examples project. Refer to the designer folder in this project for all Designer examples.
After downloading the DLEX file and the JSON data, add it to your cloud storage space using the File Manager.
| Project Name | Folder | Location |
|---|---|---|
designer-usersguide-examples | designer | https://github.com/dynamicpdf-api/designer-usersguide-examples/tree/main |
Layout Elements
| Layout Element | File Names | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AztecBarcode | aztec.json, aztec.dlex | Illustrates using an AztecBarcode layout element. |
| ContentGroup | grouping.dlex, grouping.json | Illustrates using a ContentGroup layout element. |
| DataMatrixBarcode | datamatrix.json, datamatrix.dlex | Illustrates using a DataMatrixBarcode layout element. |
| FormattedRecordArea | layoutelements.dlex, layoutelements.json | Illustrates using a FormattedRecordArea layout element. |
| Image | image_example.dlex, image_example.json | Illustrates using an Image layout element in a report and on a page. |
| Label | layoutelements.dlex, layoutelements.json | Illustrates using a Label on a page. |
| Line | layoutelements.dlex, layoutelements.json | Illustrates using a Line on a page. |
| LinearBarcode | linearbarcode-example.dlex, linearbarcode-example.json | Illustrates using a LinearBarcode layout element with a UPC. |
| Link | simpleurl.dlex, simpleurl.json | Illustrates using a Link layout element in a report to create clickable URLs in a PDF. |
| NoSplitZone | softbreaksubreport.dlex, softbreaksubreport.json | Illustrates using a NoSplitZone layout element to format a report. |
| PageBreak | pagebreak.dlex, pagebreak.json | Illustrates adding a PageBreak layout element to a DLEX. |
| PageNumberingLabel | softbreaksubreport.dlex, softbreaksubreport.json | Illustrates using a PageNumberingLabel layout element on a report's footer. |
| RecordArea | layoutelements.dlex, layoutelements.json | Illustrates using a RecordArea layout element. |
| RecordBox | layoutelements.dlex, layoutelements.json | Illustrates using RecordBox layout element on a page and in a report. |
| Rectangle | layoutelements.dlex, layoutelements.json | Illustrates using Rectangle layout element by putting rectangles around other layout elements. |
| SoftBreak | softbreaksubreport.dlex, softbreaksubreport.json | Illustrates using a SoftBreak in a report containing a subreport. The soft break is between the top-level report's name and description. |
| Subreport | softbreaksubreport.dlex, softbreaksubreport.json | Illustrates using a Subreport in a report containing subreports. |
| Symbol | layoutelements.dlex, layoutelements.json | Illustrates using Symbol on a page and in a report's details. |