API

Html2Pdf Component

The component owns the export DOM, generation state, preview/download flow, cancellation state and exposed methods. Use it directly when you want a template-first Vue API.

<Html2Pdf>

The component owns the export DOM, generation state, preview/download flow, cancellation state and exposed methods. Use it directly when you want a template-first Vue API.

Core props

PropTypeDefaultDescription
renderMode`'canvas' \'text'`'canvas'
showLayoutbooleanfalseShow export layout.
floatLayoutbooleanfalseUse fixed/floating export layout.
enableDownloadbooleantrueDownload after generation.
previewModalbooleanfalseShow PDF preview modal.
filenamestringtimestamp fallbackPDF filename.
pdfQualitynumber2Default html2canvas scale; mainly relevant to canvas mode/images.
pdfFormatPDF format'a4'PDF format.
pdfOrientation`'portrait' \'landscape'`'portrait'
pdfContentWidthstring'800px'Export wrapper width.
htmlToPdfOptionsHtml2PdfOptionspackage defaultsAdvanced options.
metadataPdfMetadataOptionsundefinedPDF metadata.
compressbooleanundefinedjsPDF stream compression override.
securityPdfSecurityOptionsundefinedPassword/security configuration.
manualPaginationbooleanfalseManual pagination mode.
paginateElementsByHeightnumberrequired for auto modeAutomatic page height.
showLoaderbooleantrueShow loader.
loaderTextstring'Generating PDF...'Loader text.
watermarkWatermarkOptionsdisabledWatermark configuration.

Header and footer props are documented in their dedicated sections.

Exposed methods

interface Html2PdfInstance {
  generatePdf: () => Promise<Blob>
  print: () => Promise<void>
  closePreview: () => void
  resetPagination: () => void
  cancelGeneration: () => void
}

See Programmatic API for behavior and cancellation details.

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