How to Print in an ASP.NET Web Application Framework

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Home Page";
}

<main>
    <section class="row" aria-labelledby="aspnetTitle">
        <h1 id="title">ASP.NET</h1>
        <p>
            <!-- Button that triggers the PrintPdf ActionResult -->
            <a class="btn btn-primary btn-md" onclick="location.href='@Url.Action("PrintPdf", "Home")'">Print PDF</a>
        </p>
    </section>
</main>

using IronPrint;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace WebApplication4.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        public ActionResult About()
        {
            ViewBag.Message = "Your application description page.";
            return View();
        }

        public ActionResult Contact()
        {
            return View();
        }

        // Action method to handle the printing operation
        // This makes use of the PrintAsync method to avoid blocking the main thread
        public ActionResult PrintPdf()
        {
            // Wait for the asynchronous print operation to complete
            Printer.PrintAsync("Basic.pdf").Wait();

            // Return some view, for example, a confirmation page or the index page
            return View(); // Replace with an appropriate view
        }
    }
}

Imports IronPrint
Imports System.Threading.Tasks
Imports System.Web.Mvc

Namespace WebApplication4.Controllers
	Public Class HomeController
		Inherits Controller

		Public Function Index() As ActionResult
			Return View()
		End Function

		Public Function About() As ActionResult
			ViewBag.Message = "Your application description page."
			Return View()
		End Function

		Public Function Contact() As ActionResult
			Return View()
		End Function

		' Action method to handle the printing operation
		' This makes use of the PrintAsync method to avoid blocking the main thread
		Public Function PrintPdf() As ActionResult
			' Wait for the asynchronous print operation to complete
			Printer.PrintAsync("Basic.pdf").Wait()

			' Return some view, for example, a confirmation page or the index page
			Return View() ' Replace with an appropriate view
		End Function
	End Class
End Namespace