The sample demonstrates how to work with action, javascript action, page destination action and action annotation in PDF document.

Download ActionChain.pdf

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Actions;
using Spire.Pdf.General;
using Spire.Pdf.Tables;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Data;

namespace ActionChain
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a pdf document.
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            //Draw pages
            PdfPageBase lastPage = DrawPages(doc);

            //script
            String script
                = "app.alert({"
                + "    cMsg: \"I'll lead; you must follow me.\","
                + "    nIcon: 3,"
                + "    cTitle: \"JavaScript Action\""
                + "});";
            PdfJavaScriptAction action1 = new PdfJavaScriptAction(script);
            doc.AfterOpenAction = action1;

            //script
            script
                = "app.alert({"
                + "    cMsg: \"The firt page!\","
                + "    nIcon: 3,"
                + "    cTitle: \"JavaScript Action\""
                + "});";
            PdfJavaScriptAction action2 = new PdfJavaScriptAction(script);
            action1.NextAction = action2;

            PdfDestination dest = new PdfDestination(lastPage);
            dest.Zoom = 1;
            PdfGoToAction action3 = new PdfGoToAction(dest);
            action2.NextAction = action3;

            //script
            script
                = "app.alert({"
                + "    cMsg: \"Oh sorry, it's the last page. I'm missing!\","
                + "    nIcon: 3,"
                + "    cTitle: \"JavaScript Action\""
                + "});";
            PdfJavaScriptAction action4 = new PdfJavaScriptAction(script);
            action3.NextAction = action4;

            //Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("ActionChain.pdf");
            doc.Close();

            //Launching the Pdf file.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("ActionChain.pdf");
        }

        private static PdfPageBase DrawPages(PdfDocument doc)
        {
            //margin
            PdfUnitConvertor unitCvtr = new PdfUnitConvertor();
            PdfMargins margin = new PdfMargins();
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top;
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Right = margin.Left;

            // Create one page
            PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin);

            float y = 10;

            //title
            PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold));
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Part List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2, y, format1);
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Part List", format1).Height;
            y = y + 5;

            //create data table
            PdfTable table = new PdfTable();
            table.Style.CellPadding = 2;
            table.Style.BorderPen = new PdfPen(brush1, 0.75f);
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue;
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            table.Style.AlternateStyle = new PdfCellStyle();
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow;
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions;
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue;
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 11f, FontStyle.Bold));
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            table.Style.ShowHeader = true;

            using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
            {
                conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=..\..\..\..\..\..\Data\demo.mdb";
                OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand();
                command.CommandText
                    = " select Description, OnHand, OnOrder, Cost, ListPrice from parts ";
                command.Connection = conn;
                using (OleDbDataAdapter dataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command))
                {
                    DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
                    dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable);
                    table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
                    table.DataSource = dataTable;
                }
            }
            float width
                = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width
                    - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width;
            for (int i = 0; i < table.Columns.Count; i++)
            {
                if (i == 0)
                {
                    table.Columns[i].Width = width * 0.40f * width;
                    table.Columns[i].StringFormat
                        = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
                }
                else
                {
                    table.Columns[i].Width = width * 0.15f * width;
                    table.Columns[i].StringFormat
                        = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
                }
            }

            PdfTableLayoutFormat tableLayout = new PdfTableLayoutFormat();
            tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement;
            tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;

            PdfLayoutResult result = table.Draw(page, new PointF(0, y), tableLayout);
            y = result.Bounds.Bottom + 3;

            PdfBrush brush2 = PdfBrushes.Gray;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
            result.Page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} parts in the list.", table.Rows.Count),
                font2, brush2, 5, y);

            return result.Page;
        }       
    }
}

Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Drawing
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Spire.Pdf.Actions
Imports Spire.Pdf.General
Imports Spire.Pdf.Tables

Namespace ActionChain
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            'Create a pdf document.
            Dim doc As New PdfDocument()

            'Draw pages
            Dim lastPage As PdfPageBase = DrawPages(doc)

            'script
            Dim script As String _
                = "app.alert({" _
                & "    cMsg: ""I'll lead; you must follow me.""," _
                & "    nIcon: 3," _
                & "    cTitle: ""JavaScript Action""" _
                & "});"
            Dim action1 As New PdfJavaScriptAction(script)
            doc.AfterOpenAction = action1

            'script
            script _
                = "app.alert({" _
                & "    cMsg: ""The firt page!""," _
                & "    nIcon: 3," _
                & "    cTitle: ""JavaScript Action""" _
                & "});"
            Dim action2 As New PdfJavaScriptAction(script)
            action1.NextAction = action2

            Dim dest As New PdfDestination(lastPage)
            dest.Zoom = 1
            Dim action3 As New PdfGoToAction(dest)
            action2.NextAction = action3

            'script
            script _
                = "app.alert({" _
                & "    cMsg: ""Oh sorry, it's the last page. I'm missing!""," _
                & "    nIcon: 3," _
                & "    cTitle: ""JavaScript Action""" _
                & "});"
            Dim action4 As New PdfJavaScriptAction(script)
            action3.NextAction = action4

            'Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("ActionChain.pdf")
            doc.Close()

            'Launching the Pdf file.
            Process.Start("ActionChain.pdf")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Function DrawPages(ByVal doc As PdfDocument) As PdfPageBase
            'margin
            Dim unitCvtr As New PdfUnitConvertor()
            Dim margin As New PdfMargins()
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Right = margin.Left

            ' Create one page
            Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin)

            Dim y As Single = 10

            'title
            Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
            Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Part List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width \ 2, y, format1)
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Part List", format1).Height
            y = y + 5

            'create data table
            Dim table As New PdfTable()
            table.Style.CellPadding = 2
            table.Style.BorderPen = New PdfPen(brush1, 0.75F)
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            table.Style.AlternateStyle = New PdfCellStyle()
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 11.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            table.Style.ShowHeader = True

            Using conn As New OleDbConnection()
                conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb"
                Dim command As New OleDbCommand()
                command.CommandText = " select Description, OnHand, OnOrder, Cost, ListPrice from parts "
                command.Connection = conn
                Using dataAdapter As New OleDbDataAdapter(command)
                    Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
                    dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable)
                    table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect
                    table.DataSource = dataTable
                End Using
            End Using
            Dim width As Single _
                = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width
            For i As Integer = 0 To table.Columns.Count - 1
                If i = 0 Then
                    table.Columns(i).Width = width * 0.4F * width
                    table.Columns(i).StringFormat _
                        = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
                Else
                    table.Columns(i).Width = width * 0.15F * width
                    table.Columns(i).StringFormat _
                        = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
                End If
            Next i

            Dim tableLayout As New PdfTableLayoutFormat()
            tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement
            tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate

            Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = table.Draw(page, New PointF(0, y), tableLayout)
            y = result.Bounds.Bottom + 3

            Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Gray
            Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F))
            result.Page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} parts in the list.", table.Rows.Count), _
                                          font2, brush2, 5, y)

            Return result.Page
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

The sample demonstrates how to work with action, javascript action, page destination action and action annotation in PDF document.

Download Action.pdf

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Actions;
using Spire.Pdf.Annotations;
using Spire.Pdf.General;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Tables;

namespace Action
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a pdf document.
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            //margin
            PdfUnitConvertor unitCvtr = new PdfUnitConvertor();
            PdfMargins margin = new PdfMargins();
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top;
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Right = margin.Left;

            // Create one page
            PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin);

            float y = 10;

            //title
            PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold));
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Part List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2, y, format1);
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Part List", format1).Height;
            y = y + 2;

            //table top
            PdfDestination tableTopDest = new PdfDestination(page);
            tableTopDest.Location = new PointF(0, y);
            tableTopDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location;
            tableTopDest.Zoom = 1f;

            //Draw table            
            PdfTrueTypeFont buttonFont = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f, FontStyle.Bold));
            float buttonWidth = 70;
            float buttonHeight = buttonFont.Height * 1.5f;
            float tableTop = y;
            PdfLayoutResult tableLayoutResult = DrawTable(page, y + buttonHeight + 5);

            //table bottom
            PdfDestination tableBottomDest = new PdfDestination(tableLayoutResult.Page);
            tableBottomDest.Location = new PointF(0, tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom);
            tableBottomDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location;
            tableBottomDest.Zoom = 1f;

            //go to table bottom
            float x = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - buttonWidth;
            PdfStringFormat format2 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
            RectangleF buttonBounds = new RectangleF(x, tableTop, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
            page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("To Bottom", buttonFont, PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2);
            PdfGoToAction action1 = new PdfGoToAction(tableBottomDest);
            PdfActionAnnotation annotation1
                = new PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action1);
            annotation1.Border = new PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75f);
            annotation1.Color = Color.LightGray;
            (page as PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation1);

            //go to table top
            float tableBottom = tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom + 5;
            buttonBounds = new RectangleF(x, tableBottom, buttonWidth, buttonHeight);
            tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds);
            tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawString("To Top", buttonFont, PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2);
            PdfGoToAction action2 = new PdfGoToAction(tableTopDest);
            PdfActionAnnotation annotation2
                = new PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action2);
            annotation2.Border = new PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75f);
            annotation2.Color = Color.LightGray;
            (tableLayoutResult.Page as PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation2);

            //goto last page
            PdfNamedAction action3 = new PdfNamedAction(PdfActionDestination.LastPage);
            doc.AfterOpenAction = action3;

            //script
            String script
                = "app.alert({"
                + "    cMsg: \"Oh no, you want to leave me.\","
                + "    nIcon: 3,"
                + "    cTitle: \"JavaScript Action\""
                + "});";
            PdfJavaScriptAction action4 = new PdfJavaScriptAction(script);
            doc.BeforeCloseAction = action4;

            //Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("Action.pdf");
            doc.Close();

            //Launching the Pdf file.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Action.pdf");
        }

        private static PdfLayoutResult DrawTable(PdfPageBase page, float y)
        {
            PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;

            //create data table
            PdfTable table = new PdfTable();
            table.Style.CellPadding = 2;
            table.Style.BorderPen = new PdfPen(brush1, 0.75f);
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue;
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            table.Style.AlternateStyle = new PdfCellStyle();
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow;
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
            table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions;
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue;
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 11f, FontStyle.Bold));
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            table.Style.ShowHeader = true;

            using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
            {
                conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb";
                OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand();
                command.CommandText
                    = " select Description, OnHand, OnOrder, Cost, ListPrice from parts ";
                command.Connection = conn;
                using (OleDbDataAdapter dataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command))
                {
                    DataTable dataTable = new DataTable();
                    dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable);
                    table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect;
                    table.DataSource = dataTable;
                }
            }
            float width
                = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width
                    - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width;
            for (int i = 0; i < table.Columns.Count; i++)
            {
                if (i == 0)
                {
                    table.Columns[i].Width = width * 0.40f * width;
                    table.Columns[i].StringFormat
                        = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
                }
                else
                {
                    table.Columns[i].Width = width * 0.15f * width;
                    table.Columns[i].StringFormat
                        = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);
                }
            }

            PdfTableLayoutFormat tableLayout = new PdfTableLayoutFormat();
            tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement;
            tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;

            PdfLayoutResult result = table.Draw(page, new PointF(0, y), tableLayout);
            y = result.Bounds.Bottom + 3;

            PdfBrush brush2 = PdfBrushes.Gray;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
            result.Page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} parts in the list.", table.Rows.Count),
                font2, brush2, 5, y);

            return result;
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Drawing
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Actions
Imports Spire.Pdf.Annotations
Imports Spire.Pdf.General
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Spire.Pdf.Tables

Namespace Action
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            'Create a pdf document.
            Dim doc As New PdfDocument()

            'margin
            Dim unitCvtr As New PdfUnitConvertor()
            Dim margin As New PdfMargins()
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Right = margin.Left

            ' Create one page
            Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin)

            Dim y As Single = 10

            'title
            Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
            Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Part List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width \ 2, y, format1)
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Part List", format1).Height
            y = y + 2

            'table top
            Dim tableTopDest As New PdfDestination(page)
            tableTopDest.Location = New PointF(0, y)
            tableTopDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location
            tableTopDest.Zoom = 1.0F

            'Draw table            
            Dim buttonFont As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            Dim buttonWidth As Single = 70
            Dim buttonHeight As Single = buttonFont.Height * 1.5F
            Dim tableTop As Single = y
            Dim tableLayoutResult As PdfLayoutResult = DrawTable(page, y + buttonHeight + 5)

            'table bottom
            Dim tableBottomDest As New PdfDestination(tableLayoutResult.Page)
            tableBottomDest.Location = New PointF(0, tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom)
            tableBottomDest.Mode = PdfDestinationMode.Location
            tableBottomDest.Zoom = 1.0F

            'go to table bottom
            Dim x As Single = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - buttonWidth
            Dim format2 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
            Dim buttonBounds As New RectangleF(x, tableTop, buttonWidth, buttonHeight)
            page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds)
            page.Canvas.DrawString("To Bottom", buttonFont, PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2)
            Dim action1 As New PdfGoToAction(tableBottomDest)
            Dim annotation1 As New PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action1)
            annotation1.Border = New PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75F)
            annotation1.Color = Color.LightGray
            TryCast(page, PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation1)

            'go to table top
            Dim tableBottom As Single = tableLayoutResult.Bounds.Bottom + 5
            buttonBounds = New RectangleF(x, tableBottom, buttonWidth, buttonHeight)
            tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawRectangle(PdfBrushes.DarkGray, buttonBounds)
            tableLayoutResult.Page.Canvas.DrawString("To Top", buttonFont, _
                                                     PdfBrushes.CadetBlue, buttonBounds, format2)
            Dim action2 As New PdfGoToAction(tableTopDest)
            Dim annotation2 As New PdfActionAnnotation(buttonBounds, action2)
            annotation2.Border = New PdfAnnotationBorder(0.75F)
            annotation2.Color = Color.LightGray
            TryCast(tableLayoutResult.Page, PdfNewPage).Annotations.Add(annotation2)

            'goto last page
            Dim action3 As New PdfNamedAction(PdfActionDestination.LastPage)
            doc.AfterOpenAction = action3

            'script
            Dim script As String _
                = "app.alert({" & "    cMsg: ""Oh no, you want to leave me.""," _
                & "    nIcon: 3," & "    cTitle: ""JavaScript Action""" & "});"
            Dim action4 As New PdfJavaScriptAction(script)
            doc.BeforeCloseAction = action4

            'Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("Action.pdf")
            doc.Close()

            'Launching the Pdf file.
            Process.Start("Action.pdf")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Function DrawTable(ByVal page As PdfPageBase, ByVal y As Single) As PdfLayoutResult
            Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black

            'create data table
            Dim table As New PdfTable()
            table.Style.CellPadding = 2
            table.Style.BorderPen = New PdfPen(brush1, 0.75F)
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.SkyBlue
            table.Style.DefaultStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            table.Style.AlternateStyle = New PdfCellStyle()
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.LightYellow
            table.Style.AlternateStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F))
            table.Style.HeaderSource = PdfHeaderSource.ColumnCaptions
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.BackgroundBrush = PdfBrushes.CadetBlue
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.Font = New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 11.0F, FontStyle.Bold))
            table.Style.HeaderStyle.StringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            table.Style.ShowHeader = True

            Using conn As New OleDbConnection()
                conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb"
                Dim command As New OleDbCommand()
                command.CommandText = " select Description, OnHand, OnOrder, Cost, ListPrice from parts "
                command.Connection = conn
                Using dataAdapter As New OleDbDataAdapter(command)
                    Dim dataTable As New DataTable()
                    dataAdapter.Fill(dataTable)
                    table.DataSourceType = PdfTableDataSourceType.TableDirect
                    table.DataSource = dataTable
                End Using
            End Using
            Dim width As Single _
                = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width - (table.Columns.Count + 1) * table.Style.BorderPen.Width
            For i As Integer = 0 To table.Columns.Count - 1
                If i = 0 Then
                    table.Columns(i).Width = width * 0.4F * width
                    table.Columns(i).StringFormat _
                        = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Left, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
                Else
                    table.Columns(i).Width = width * 0.15F * width
                    table.Columns(i).StringFormat _
                        = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)
                End If
            Next i

            Dim tableLayout As New PdfTableLayoutFormat()
            tableLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitElement
            tableLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate

            Dim result As PdfLayoutResult = table.Draw(page, New PointF(0, y), tableLayout)
            y = result.Bounds.Bottom + 3

            Dim brush2 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Gray
            Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 9.0F))
            result.Page.Canvas.DrawString(String.Format("* {0} parts in the list.", _
                                                        table.Rows.Count), font2, brush2, 5, y)

            Return result
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

The sample demonstrates how to work with ordered list, multiple levels list and set list style.

Download List.pdf

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Lists;
using System.Data.OleDb;

namespace List
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a pdf document.
            PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument();

            //margin
            PdfUnitConvertor unitCvtr = new PdfUnitConvertor();
            PdfMargins margin = new PdfMargins();
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top;
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17f, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point);
            margin.Right = margin.Left;

            // Create one page
            PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin);

            float y = 10;

            //title
            PdfBrush brush1 = PdfBrushes.Black;
            PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold), true);
            PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Categories List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width / 2, y, format1);
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Categories List", format1).Height;
            y = y + 5;

            RectangleF rctg = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), page.Canvas.ClientSize);
            PdfLinearGradientBrush brush2
                = new PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.Navy, Color.OrangeRed, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical);
            PdfLinearGradientBrush brush3
                = new PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.OrangeRed, Color.Navy, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f), true);
            PdfTrueTypeFont font3 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 8f), true);

            PdfOrderedMarker marker1
                = new PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.LowerRoman, new PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10f));
            PdfOrderedMarker marker2
                = new PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.Numeric, new PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8f));

            PdfSortedList vendorList = new PdfSortedList(font2);
            vendorList.Indent = 0;
            vendorList.TextIndent = 5;
            vendorList.Brush = brush2;
            vendorList.Marker = marker1;
            using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
            {
                conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb";
                OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand();
                command.CommandText
                    = " select VendorNo, VendorName from vendors ";
                command.Connection = conn;

                OleDbCommand command2 = new OleDbCommand();
                command2.CommandText
                    = " select Description from parts where VendorNo = @VendorNo";
                command2.Connection = conn;
                OleDbParameter param = new OleDbParameter("@VendorNo", OleDbType.Double);
                command2.Parameters.Add(param);

                conn.Open();

                OleDbDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
                while (reader.Read())
                {
                    double id = reader.GetDouble(0);
                    PdfListItem item = vendorList.Items.Add(reader.GetString(1));
                    PdfSortedList subList = new PdfSortedList(font3);
                    subList.Marker = marker2;
                    subList.Brush = brush3;
                    item.SubList = subList;
                    subList.TextIndent = 20;
                    command2.Parameters[0].Value = id;
                    using (OleDbDataReader reader2 = command2.ExecuteReader())
                    {
                        while (reader2.Read())
                        {
                            subList.Items.Add(reader2.GetString(0));
                        }
                    }
                    String maxNumberLabel = Convert.ToString(subList.Items.Count);
                    subList.Indent = 30 - font3.MeasureString(maxNumberLabel).Width;
                }
            }

            PdfTextLayout textLayout = new PdfTextLayout();
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
            vendorList.Draw(page, new PointF(0, y), textLayout);

            //Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("List.pdf");
            doc.Close();

            //Launching the Pdf file.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("List.pdf");
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Drawing
Imports Spire.Pdf
Imports Spire.Pdf.Graphics
Imports Spire.Pdf.Lists

Namespace List
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            'Create a pdf document.
            Dim doc As New PdfDocument()

            'margin
            Dim unitCvtr As New PdfUnitConvertor()
            Dim margin As New PdfMargins()
            margin.Top = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(2.54F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Bottom = margin.Top
            margin.Left = unitCvtr.ConvertUnits(3.17F, PdfGraphicsUnit.Centimeter, PdfGraphicsUnit.Point)
            margin.Right = margin.Left

            ' Create one page
            Dim page As PdfPageBase = doc.Pages.Add(PdfPageSize.A4, margin)

            Dim y As Single = 10

            'title
            Dim brush1 As PdfBrush = PdfBrushes.Black
            Dim font1 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 16.0F, FontStyle.Bold), True)
            Dim format1 As New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)
            page.Canvas.DrawString("Categories List", font1, brush1, page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width \ 2, y, format1)
            y = y + font1.MeasureString("Categories List", format1).Height
            y = y + 5

            Dim rctg As New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), page.Canvas.ClientSize)
            Dim brush2 As New PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.Navy, Color.OrangeRed, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical)
            Dim brush3 As New PdfLinearGradientBrush(rctg, Color.OrangeRed, Color.Navy, PdfLinearGradientMode.Vertical)
            Dim font2 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 10.0F), True)
            Dim font3 As New PdfTrueTypeFont(New Font("Arial", 8.0F), True)

            Dim marker1 As New PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.LowerRoman, New PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10.0F))
            Dim marker2 As New PdfOrderedMarker(PdfNumberStyle.Numeric, New PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 8.0F))

            Dim vendorList As New PdfSortedList(font2)
            vendorList.Indent = 0
            vendorList.TextIndent = 5
            vendorList.Brush = brush2
            vendorList.Marker = marker1
            Using conn As New OleDbConnection()
                conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=demo.mdb"
                Dim command As New OleDbCommand()
                command.CommandText = " select VendorNo, VendorName from vendors "
                command.Connection = conn

                Dim command2 As New OleDbCommand()
                command2.CommandText = " select Description from parts where VendorNo = @VendorNo"
                command2.Connection = conn
                Dim param As New OleDbParameter("@VendorNo", OleDbType.Double)
                command2.Parameters.Add(param)

                conn.Open()

                Dim reader As OleDbDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
                Do While reader.Read()
                    Dim id As Double = reader.GetDouble(0)
                    Dim item As PdfListItem = vendorList.Items.Add(reader.GetString(1))
                    Dim subList As New PdfSortedList(font3)
                    subList.Marker = marker2
                    subList.Brush = brush3
                    item.SubList = subList
                    subList.TextIndent = 20
                    command2.Parameters(0).Value = id
                    Using reader2 As OleDbDataReader = command2.ExecuteReader()
                        Do While reader2.Read()
                            subList.Items.Add(reader2.GetString(0))
                        Loop
                    End Using
                    Dim maxNumberLabel As String = Convert.ToString(subList.Items.Count)
                    subList.Indent = 30 - font3.MeasureString(maxNumberLabel).Width
                Loop
            End Using

            Dim textLayout As New PdfTextLayout()
            textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage
            textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate
            vendorList.Draw(page, New PointF(0, y), textLayout)

            'Save pdf file.
            doc.SaveToFile("List.pdf")
            doc.Close()

            'Launching the Pdf file.
            Process.Start("List.pdf")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace