Method: TCPDF#Output

Defined in:

lib/tcpdf.rb

#Output(name = '', dest = '') ⇒ Object Also known as: output

Send the document to a given destination: string, local file or browser. In the last case, the plug-in may be used (if present) or a download (“Save as” dialog box) may be forced. The method first calls Close() if necessary to terminate the document.

@param string :name

The name of the file when saved. Note that special characters are removed and blanks characters are replaced with the underscore character.

@param string :dest

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

@access public

@since 1.0

@see

Close()

# File 'lib/tcpdf.rb', line 5117

def Output(name='', dest='')
  #Output PDF to some destination
  #Finish document if necessary
  lastPage()
  if (@state < 3)
    Close();
  end
  #Normalize parameters
  # Boolean no longer supported
  # if (dest.is_a?(Boolean))
  #   dest = dest ? 'D' : 'F';
  # end
  dest = dest.upcase
  if (dest=='')
    if (name=='')
      name='doc.pdf';
      dest='I';
    else
      dest='F';
    end
  end
  case (dest)
  when 'I'
      # This is PHP specific code
      ##Send to standard output
      # if (ob_get_contents())
      #   Error('Some data has already been output, can\'t send PDF file');
      # end
      # if (php_sapi_name()!='cli')
      #   #We send to a browser
      #   header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
      #   if (headers_sent())
      #     Error('Some data has already been output to browser, can\'t send PDF file');
      #   end
      #   header('Content-Length: ' + @buffer.length);
      #   header('Content-disposition: inline; filename="' + name + '"');
      # end
    return getBuffer
  when 'D'
      # PHP specific
      #Download file
      # if (ob_get_contents())
      #   Error('Some data has already been output, can\'t send PDF file');
      # end
      # if (!_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'].nil? && SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'].include?('MSIE'))
      #   header('Content-Type: application/force-download');
      # else
      #   header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
      # end
      # if (headers_sent())
      #   Error('Some data has already been output to browser, can\'t send PDF file');
      # end
      # header('Content-Length: '+ @buffer.length);
      # header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename="' + name + '"');
    return getBuffer
  when 'F', 'FI', 'FD'
    # Save PDF to a local file
    if @diskcache
      FileUtils.copy(@buffer.path, name)
    else
      open(name,'wb') do |f|
        f.write(@buffer)
      end
    end
    if dest == 'FI'
    # This is PHP specific code
    #  # send headers to browser
    #  header('Content-Type: application/pdf')
    #  header('Cache-Control: public, must-revalidate, max-age=0') # HTTP/1.1
    #  header('Pragma: public')
    #  header('Expires: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT') # Date in the past
    #  header('Last-Modified: ' + gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s') + ' GMT')
    #  header('Content-Length: ' + filesize(name))
    #  header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="' + File.basename(name) + '";')
      # send document to the browser
      data = ''
      open(name) do |f| data<< f.read ;end
      return data
    elsif dest == 'FD'
    # This is PHP specific code
    #  # send headers to browser
    #  if ob_get_contents()
    #    Error('Some data has already been output, can\'t send PDF file')
    #  end
    #  header('Content-Description: File Transfer')
    #  if headers_sent())
    #    Error('Some data has already been output to browser, can\'t send PDF file')
    #  end
    #  header('Cache-Control: public, must-revalidate, max-age=0') # HTTP/1.1
    #  header('Pragma: public')
    #  header('Expires: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT'); # Date in the past
    #  header('Last-Modified: ' + gmdate('D, d M Y H:i:s') + ' GMT')
    #  # force download dialog
    #  header('Content-Type: application/force-download')
    #  header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream', false)
    #  header('Content-Type: application/download', false)
    #  header('Content-Type: application/pdf', false)
    #  # use the Content-Disposition header to supply a recommended filename
    #  header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' + File.basename(name) + '";')
    #  header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary')
    #  header('Content-Length: ' + filesize(name))
      # send document to the browser
      data = ''
      open(name) do |f| data<< f.read ;end
      return data
    end
  when 'S'
    # Returns PDF as a string
    return getBuffer
  else
    Error('Incorrect output destination: ' + dest);
  end
  return '';
ensure
  destroy(true)
end