SurveyPDF save options

SurveyPDF exposes the following two methods - save() and raw() - that allow you to save a survey's generated PDF document to different formats, such as a downloadable PDF file, a JavaScript String or Blob object, etc.

• save(fileName: string = 'survey_result.pdf'): Promise<any>
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  Downloads a PDF document as a file.
  The fileName parameter specifies the name of the result PDF file. If omitted, defaults to "survey_result.pdf".

• raw(type?: string): Promise<string>
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  Returns a PDF document in different formats depending upon the value passed trough the type parameter. If the type parameter is undefined, the raw method's output is a raw body of the resulting PDF returned as a string.
  The type parameter accepts the following values:

  • undefined
    Allows you to obtain the PDF document as a JavaScript String object.

  • "dataurlstring"
    Allows you to get the PDF document as a data URL string encoded into base64 format.

  • "blob"
    Allows you to obtain the PDF document as a JavaScript Blob object.

  • "bloburl"
    Allows you to get the PDF document as a URL to a Blob object.

    Note that the raw method wraps the jsPDF library's output method, so the raw method might accept additional output types available for output.

The sections below describe the available save options in more detail.

• Download a file
• Get a string object
• Get a data URL to a base64-encoded string
  • Use a data URL string to download a PDF
  • Use a data URL string to preview a PDF
• Get a Blob object
• Get a URL to a Blob object

Call the save method with an optional filename parameter to download a PDF file within a browser.

Syntax:
save(fileName: string = 'survey_result.pdf'): Promise<any>

Usage:
surveyPDF.save("mySurveyAsPDFFile");

This is asynchronous method.

If you do not specify the fileName parameter's value explicitly, the method uses the default "survey_result.pdf" file name.

const surveyPDF = new SurveyPDF.SurveyPDF(json);
surveyPDF.save("myPdfDocument.pdf");

See a Plunker sample:
SurveyPDF - How to save the result PDF as a file

Call the raw method without a parameter to get a PDF document as a String object. Note that JavaScript strings cannot represent all possible byte combinations of PDF documents, so the final PDF might be corrupted (e.g. it might miss a bold font or there might take place a font mismatch).

Syntax:
raw(type?: string): Promise<string>

Usage:
surveyPDF.raw();

This is asynchronous method.

Example:
Obtains a PDF document as a string, creates a Blob object from the string, creates a URL for the Blob object and downloads the Blob through a dynamically created a element with href set to the Blob URL.

Note: use only with default jspdf fonts.

var surveyPDF = new SurveyPDF.SurveyPDF(json, { fontName: "helvetica" });
surveyPDF.data = survey.data;
surveyPDF
    .raw()
    .then(function (text) {
        var file = new Blob([text], {type: "application/pdf"});
        var a = document.createElement("a");
        a.href = URL.createObjectURL(file);
        a.download = "surveyThroughString.pdf";
        a.click();
        URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href);
});

See a Plunker sample:
SurveyPDF - How to save the result PDF as a string

Call the raw method with the "dataurlstring" value passed as the type parameter to get a base64-encoded data URL string for the PDF document.

Syntax:
raw(type?: string): Promise<string>

Usage:
surveyPDF.raw('dataurlstring');

This is asynchronous method.

You can use the "dataurlstring" value in the raw method's type parameter to download the generated PDF document.

Example:
Obtains a PDF document as a data URL string and assigns this URL to a dynamically created a element's href to download the PDF.

var surveyPDF = new SurveyPDF.SurveyPDF(json);
surveyPDF.data = survey.data;
surveyPDF
    .raw('dataurlstring')
    .then(function (text) {
        var a = document.createElement("a");
        a.href = text;
        a.download = "surveyThroughDataUrlString.pdf";
        a.click();
});

See a Plunker sample:
SurveyPDF - How to use a base64-encoded data URL string to save the result PDF

You can use the "dataurlstring" value in the raw method's type parameter to preview a PDF document within a web page (in the embed html tag).

Example:
Obtains a PDF document as a data URL string, creates an embed element, and assigns the data URL to the embed element's scr to preview the PDF.

var surveyPDF = new SurveyPDF.SurveyPDF(json);
surveyPDF
    .raw("dataurlstring")
    .then(function (dataurl) {
        var pdfEmbed = document.createElement("embed");
        pdfEmbed.setAttribute("type", "application/pdf");
        pdfEmbed.setAttribute("style", "width:100%");
        pdfEmbed.setAttribute("height", 600);
        pdfEmbed.setAttribute("src", dataurl);
        var previewDiv = document.getElementById("pdf-preview");
        previewDiv.appendChild(pdfEmbed);
});

See a Plunker sample:
SurveyPDF - How to use a base64-encoded data URL string to preview the result PDF

Call the raw method with the "blob" value passed as the type parameter to get a Blob object for the PDF document.

Example:
Obtains a PDF document as a Blob object, creates a URL for the Blob object, and downloads the PDF through a dynamically created a element with href set to the Blob URL.

var surveyPDF = new SurveyPDF.SurveyPDF(json);
surveyPDF
    .raw("blob")
    .then(function (blob) {
        var a = document.createElement("a");
        a.download = "surveyThroughBlob.pdf";
        a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
        a.click();
        URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href);
});

See a Plunker sample:
SurveyPDF - How to save the result PDF as a Blob

Call the raw method with the "bloburl" value passed as the type parameter to get a URL to a Blob object that represents the generated PDF document.

Example:
Obtains a PDF document as a URL to a Blob object and downloads the PDF through a dynamically created a element with href set to the Blob URL.

var surveyPDF = new SurveyPDF.SurveyPDF(json);
surveyPDF
    .raw("bloburl")
    .then(function (bloburl) {
        var a = document.createElement("a");
        a.href = bloburl;
        a.download = "surveyThroughBlobUrl.pdf";
        a.click();
});

See a Plunker sample:
SurveyPDF - How to save the result PDF through a Blob URL