xtend_onfoffboarding/vendor/spipu/html2pdf/doc/output.md

Output

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The main method to use is output.

It takes two not required parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
$name	document.pdf	The name of the file when saved. Note that special characters are removed and blanks characters are replaced with the underscore character.
$dest	I	Destination where to send the document. It can take one of the following values: I: send the file inline to the browser (default). The plug-in is used if available. The name given by name is used when one selects the "Save as" option on the link generating the PDF. D: send to the browser and force a file download with the name given by name. F: save to a local server file with the name given by name. S: return the document as a string (name is ignored). FI: equivalent to F + I option FD: equivalent to F + D option E: return the document as base64 mime multi-part email attachment (RFC 2045)

Examples

Send PDF to browser without specifying a name

$html2pdf->output(); 

Send the PDF document in browser with a specific name

$html2pdf->output('my_doc.pdf'); 

Forcing the download of PDF via web browser, with a specific name

$html2pdf->output('my_doc.pdf', 'D'); 

Write the contents of a PDF file on the server

$html2pdf->output('/absolute/path/file_xxxx.pdf', 'F');

Retrieve the contents of the PDF and then do whatever you want

$pdfContent = $html2pdf->output('my_doc.pdf', 'S');

Then, you can send it by email, using a Bin Attachment document.

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