TowerSoft.HtmlToExcel 2.4.0

TowerSoft HtmlToExcel

Small Nuget package that uses AngleSharp to read an HTML table and generate an Excel file using ClosedXML

Usage

Single sheet

string htmlString = "<table><tbody><tr><td>Cell contents</td></tr></tbody></table>";

byte[] fileData = new WorkbookGenerator().FromHtmlString(htmlString);

Multiple sheets

string htmlString1 = "<table><tbody><tr><td>Cell contents</td></tr></tbody></table>";
string htmlString2 = "<table><tbody><tr><td>Cell contents</td></tr></tbody></table>";

byte[] fileData;
using (WorkbookBuilder workbookBuilder = new WorkbookBuilder()) {
    workbookBuilder.AddSheet("sheet1", htmlString1);
    workbookBuilder.AddSheet("sheet2", htmlString2);

    fileData = workbookBuilder.GetAsByteArray();
}

Settings

Some settings do not work if there are any colspans in the table. This is because Excel does not allow tables with merged cells and those settings only work in tables.

You can change the settings using HtmlToExcellSettings and passing it in the constructor of htmlToEzxel

HtmlToExcelSettings settings = HtmlToExcelSettings.Defaults;
settings.AutofitColumns = false;
settings.ShowFilter = false;
settings.ShowRowStripes = false;

// Using custom settings with a single sheet
byte[] fileData new WorkbookGenerator(settings).FromHtmlString(htmlString);

// Using custom settings with multiple sheets
using (WorkbookBuilder workbookBuilder = new WorkbookBuilder(settings) {
    // Settings can also be used in the AddSheet method which overrides the setting on the WorkbookBuilder
    workbookBuilder.AddSheet("sheetName", htmlString, settings)
}

Individual Cell Options

ASP Core Example

Add the following code to your project to render a view to a string: CustomController.cs

Use this example to return the file to the client. Make sure you change the inherited class to your custom controller class.

public class HomeController : CustomController {
    public IActionResult ExcelFile() {
        var model = //Get model data

        string htmlString = RenderViewAsync("viewName", model, true);
        byte[] fileData = new WorkbookGenerator().FromHtmlString(htmlString);

        return File(fileData, MimeType.xlsx, "filename.xlsx");
    }
}

MVC 5 Example

Add the following code to your project to render a view to a string: ViewExtensions.cs

public ActionResult GetExcelFile() {
    var model = //Get model data

    string htmlString = PartialView("ViewName", model).RenderToString();
    byte[] fileData = new WorkbookGenerator().FromHtmlString(htmlString);

    return File(fileData, MimeType.xlsx, "filename.xlsx");
}