Yes, you can use html2canvas and jsPDF to export a React component as a PDF, including the content that's not visible on the screen due to scrolling. Below is a step-by-step guide to implement this.
Step 1: Install Required Libraries
You need to install html2canvas and jspdf:
npm install html2canvas jspdf
Step 2: Create a Component with Sticky Header/Footer and Scrollable Body
You can structure your table as you normally would. Here's a basic example:
Yes, you can use
html2canvas
andjsPDF
to export a React component as a PDF, including the content that's not visible on the screen due to scrolling. Below is a step-by-step guide to implement this.Step 1: Install Required Libraries
You need to install
html2canvas
andjspdf
:Step 2: Create a Component with Sticky Header/Footer and Scrollable Body
You can structure your table as you normally would. Here's a basic example:
Step 3: Explanation of Key Parts
Capturing the Component with
html2canvas
:html2canvas
library captures the content of a DOM element and converts it to a canvas.scrollX: 0
andscrollY: -window.scrollY
help ensure sticky/fixed elements are captured properly.useCORS: true
is helpful when you have external images that need to be rendered in the canvas.Generating the PDF with
jsPDF
:jsPDF
is used to convert the captured canvas image to a PDF.imgWidth
andpageHeight
correspond to the dimensions of an A4 page.Handling the Sticky Table:
Step 4: Save the PDF
The PDF will be saved as
exported-component.pdf
in the user's downloads folder when the button is clicked.This approach will export the entire content of your component, including the non-visible parts of your table, to a single PDF document.