Iron Software Products and Visual Studio 2026: A Complete Integration Guide

Enhanced IDE Experience with Fluent UI Design System

Visual Studio 2026 introduces a completely redesigned user experience with the refreshed interface aligned to Microsoft's Fluent UI design system. The new features include enhanced editor controls, improved visual clarity, and a more control over the overall IDE theme. Developers can now choose from 11 new tinted themes, allowing for greater customization of the coding environment to match personal preferences and reduce eye strain during extended development sessions.

The modern settings experience replaces the traditional Tools > Options dialog with a streamlined, user-friendly interface. This redesigned user experience makes it easier for net developers to configure their development environment quickly, whether they're working on web applications, command line interface tools, or enterprise edition projects.

As noted by Elanchezhiyan P on Medium, the IDE features a "Fluent UI redesign with cleaner layouts and icons," making the development experience more intuitive and visually appealing.

GitHub Copilot Integration and AI-Driven Development

One of the most significant advancements in Visual Studio 2026 is the deep copilot integration throughout the IDE. The profiler copilot agent can analyze CPU usage, memory allocations, and runtime behavior, providing better copilot responses and copilot insights to help developers optimize their code. The copilot assistance extends to various aspects of development, including the test explorer, where developers can leverage AI to generate and fix unit tests automatically.

The new context menu provides quick access to Copilot actions, and adaptive paste functionality automatically adjusts pasted code to fit your project's context. These features represent a fundamental shift toward AI driven development, where intelligent suggestions help developers code faster without sacrificing code quality.

Performance Improvements and Build Tools

Visual Studio 2026 delivers substantial improved performance across the board. Solutions with hundreds of existing projects now load 40% faster than in Visual Studio 2022. The debugger shows startup times up to 30% faster when using F5, and full rebuilds feel closer to incremental builds thanks to optimizations in both the IDE and .NET 10 runtime.

The build tools have been decoupled from the IDE itself, meaning developers can update Visual Studio with automatic monthly updates without affecting their .NET or C++ compilers. This separation ensures that continuous integration workflows remain stable while developers benefit from the latest features and bug fixes in the IDE.

Code Coverage and Testing Enhancements

A major breakthrough in Visual Studio 2026 is the availability of code coverage in the Visual Studio community and professional editions for the first time. Previously restricted to the enterprise edition, developers can now analyze code coverage results window to understand which parts of their code are exercised by unit tests. This democratization of testing tools helps more developers ensure their applications are well-tested before deployment.

The select analyze code coverage option allows developers to run code coverage for selected tests directly from the test menu, with results displayed in the code coverage window showing percentages for each assembly, class, and method. Visual Studio highlights tested lines directly in the code editor, making it easy to spot gaps in test coverage.

Getting Started with IronPDF

IronPDF is a comprehensive C# PDF library that allows developers to create, edit, and extract PDF content in .NET projects. With Visual Studio 2026's support for .NET 10 and enhanced debugging capabilities, working with IronPDF becomes even more efficient.

To install IronPDF in your Visual Studio 2026 project, open the NuGet Package Manager Console and run:

Install-Package IronPdf

Install-Package IronPdf

Or use the .NET CLI:

dotnet add package IronPdf

dotnet add package IronPdf

Learn more about IronPDF installation

HTML to PDF Conversion

using IronPdf;

// Create a new PDF from HTML string
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello from Visual Studio 2026!</h1><p>Generated with IronPDF</p>");

// Save the PDF
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

using IronPdf;

// Create a new PDF from HTML string
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello from Visual Studio 2026!</h1><p>Generated with IronPDF</p>");

// Save the PDF
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

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Working with Existing PDFs

using IronPdf;

// Open an existing PDF
var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("existing.pdf");

// Add watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>CONFIDENTIAL</h2>", 30, VerticalAlignment.Middle, HorizontalAlignment.Center);

// Extract text
string text = pdf.ExtractAllText();
Console.WriteLine(text);

// Save modified PDF
pdf.SaveAs("modified.pdf");

using IronPdf;

// Open an existing PDF
var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("existing.pdf");

// Add watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>CONFIDENTIAL</h2>", 30, VerticalAlignment.Middle, HorizontalAlignment.Center);

// Extract text
string text = pdf.ExtractAllText();
Console.WriteLine(text);

// Save modified PDF
pdf.SaveAs("modified.pdf");

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PDF Forms and Digital Signatures

IronPDF supports working with PDF forms and digital signatures, essential for enterprise edition applications requiring document authentication:

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Signing;

// Open a PDF with form fields
var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("form.pdf");

// Fill form fields
pdf.Form.Fields["Name"].Value = "John Developer";
pdf.Form.Fields["Email"].Value = "john@example.com";

// Sign the PDF (using CSP-based certificates)
var signature = new PdfSignature("certificate.pfx", "password");
pdf.Sign(signature);

// Save the signed PDF
pdf.SaveAs("signed.pdf");

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Signing;

// Open a PDF with form fields
var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("form.pdf");

// Fill form fields
pdf.Form.Fields["Name"].Value = "John Developer";
pdf.Form.Fields["Email"].Value = "john@example.com";

// Sign the PDF (using CSP-based certificates)
var signature = new PdfSignature("certificate.pfx", "password");
pdf.Sign(signature);

// Save the signed PDF
pdf.SaveAs("signed.pdf");

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The code coverage features in Visual Studio 2026 help ensure that form-filling and signing logic is properly tested across different scenarios.

Setting Up IronOCR

IronOCR enables developers to perform OCR operations in .NET applications, supporting over 125 languages. Installing IronOCR in Visual Studio 2026 is straightforward:

Install-Package IronOcr

Install-Package IronOcr

Basic OCR Operations

using IronOcr;

// Initialize OCR engine
var ocr = new IronTesseract();

// Perform OCR on an image
using (var input = new OcrInput())
{
    input.AddImage("document.png");

    // Process the image
    var result = ocr.Read(input);

    // Extract text
    string text = result.Text;
    Console.WriteLine(text);

    // Get confidence level
    double confidence = result.Confidence;
    Console.WriteLine($"Confidence: {confidence}%");
}

using IronOcr;

// Initialize OCR engine
var ocr = new IronTesseract();

// Perform OCR on an image
using (var input = new OcrInput())
{
    input.AddImage("document.png");

    // Process the image
    var result = ocr.Read(input);

    // Extract text
    string text = result.Text;
    Console.WriteLine(text);

    // Get confidence level
    double confidence = result.Confidence;
    Console.WriteLine($"Confidence: {confidence}%");
}

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Multi-Language OCR Support

IronOCR's support for multiple languages works perfectly with Visual Studio 2026's enhanced language support:

using IronOcr;

// Initialize with specific language
var ocr = new IronTesseract();
ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.Spanish;

// Add additional languages
ocr.AddSecondaryLanguage(OcrLanguage.French);

using (var input = new OcrInput())
{
    input.AddImage("multilingual-document.png");
    var result = ocr.Read(input);

    // Process multilingual text
    foreach (var page in result.Pages)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Page {page.PageNumber}: {page.Text}");
    }
}

using IronOcr;

// Initialize with specific language
var ocr = new IronTesseract();
ocr.Language = OcrLanguage.Spanish;

// Add additional languages
ocr.AddSecondaryLanguage(OcrLanguage.French);

using (var input = new OcrInput())
{
    input.AddImage("multilingual-document.png");
    var result = ocr.Read(input);

    // Process multilingual text
    foreach (var page in result.Pages)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Page {page.PageNumber}: {page.Text}");
    }
}

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OCR with Image Enhancement

IronOCR includes image enhancement capabilities to improve OCR accuracy on low-quality scans:

using IronOcr;

var ocr = new IronTesseract();

using (var input = new OcrInput())
{
    // Add image with enhancement
    input.AddImage("poor-quality-scan.jpg");

    // Apply filters
    input.Deskew();
    input.DeNoise();
    input.Dilate();

    // Perform OCR
    var result = ocr.Read(input);
    Console.WriteLine(result.Text);
}

using IronOcr;

var ocr = new IronTesseract();

using (var input = new OcrInput())
{
    // Add image with enhancement
    input.AddImage("poor-quality-scan.jpg");

    // Apply filters
    input.Deskew();
    input.DeNoise();
    input.Dilate();

    // Perform OCR
    var result = ocr.Read(input);
    Console.WriteLine(result.Text);
}

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Visual Studio 2026's inline if-statement debugging helps developers understand exactly which enhancement filters are applied and their impact on OCR results.

Installing IronBarcode

IronBarcode provides comprehensive barcode reading and writing capabilities for .NET applications:

Install-Package IronBarcode

Install-Package IronBarcode

Get started with IronBarcode

Reading Barcodes from Images

using IronBarCode;

// Read barcode from image file
var results = BarcodeReader.Read("barcode-image.png");

foreach (var result in results)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Barcode Type: {result.BarcodeType}");
    Console.WriteLine($"Value: {result.Value}");
}

using IronBarCode;

// Read barcode from image file
var results = BarcodeReader.Read("barcode-image.png");

foreach (var result in results)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Barcode Type: {result.BarcodeType}");
    Console.WriteLine($"Value: {result.Value}");
}

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Generating Barcodes

using IronBarCode;
using Iron Software.Drawing;

// Generate a QR code
var qrCode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com", BarcodeEncoding.QRCode);

// Customize appearance
qrCode.SetMargins(10);
qrCode.AddBarcodeValueTextBelowBarcode();
qrCode.ChangeBarCodeColor(Color.Blue);

// Save as image
qrCode.SaveAsImage("qr-code.png");

// Or save as PDF
qrCode.SaveAsPdf("qr-code.pdf");

using IronBarCode;
using Iron Software.Drawing;

// Generate a QR code
var qrCode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("https://ironsoftware.com", BarcodeEncoding.QRCode);

// Customize appearance
qrCode.SetMargins(10);
qrCode.AddBarcodeValueTextBelowBarcode();
qrCode.ChangeBarCodeColor(Color.Blue);

// Save as image
qrCode.SaveAsImage("qr-code.png");

// Or save as PDF
qrCode.SaveAsPdf("qr-code.pdf");

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Advanced Barcode Reading with ML Detection

IronBarcode supports machine learning-based detection for improved accuracy:

using IronBarCode;

// Configure barcode reader with ML detection
var options = new BarcodeReaderOptions
{
    ExpectMultipleBarcodes = true,
    ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.AllOneDimensional,
    CropArea = new System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, 500, 500),
    UseCode39ExtendedMode = true
};

// Read barcodes with options
var results = BarcodeReader.Read("multi-barcode-image.png", options);

foreach (var barcode in results)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Found: {barcode.BarcodeType} = {barcode.Value}");
}

using IronBarCode;

// Configure barcode reader with ML detection
var options = new BarcodeReaderOptions
{
    ExpectMultipleBarcodes = true,
    ExpectBarcodeTypes = BarcodeEncoding.AllOneDimensional,
    CropArea = new System.Drawing.Rectangle(0, 0, 500, 500),
    UseCode39ExtendedMode = true
};

// Read barcodes with options
var results = BarcodeReader.Read("multi-barcode-image.png", options);

foreach (var barcode in results)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Found: {barcode.BarcodeType} = {barcode.Value}");
}

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The net allocation tool in Visual Studio 2026 helps developers optimize memory usage when processing large batches of barcode images.

Getting Started with IronXL

IronXL allows developers to read, generate, and edit Excel files without requiring Microsoft Office or Excel Interop:

Install-Package IronXL.Excel

Install-Package IronXL.Excel

Get started with IronXL

Creating Excel Workbooks

using IronXL;

// Create a new Excel workbook
WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Create(ExcelFileFormat.XLSX);
WorkSheet sheet = workbook.DefaultWorkSheet;

// Add data
sheet["A1"].Value = "Product";
sheet["B1"].Value = "Quantity";
sheet["C1"].Value = "Price";

// Add rows of data
sheet["A2"].Value = "IronPDF License";
sheet["B2"].Value = 1;
sheet["C2"].Value = 599;

sheet["A3"].Value = "IronOCR License";
sheet["B3"].Value = 1;
sheet["C3"].Value = 499;

// Add formula
sheet["C4"].Formula = "=SUM(C2:C3)";

// Save the workbook
workbook.SaveAs("products.xlsx");

using IronXL;

// Create a new Excel workbook
WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Create(ExcelFileFormat.XLSX);
WorkSheet sheet = workbook.DefaultWorkSheet;

// Add data
sheet["A1"].Value = "Product";
sheet["B1"].Value = "Quantity";
sheet["C1"].Value = "Price";

// Add rows of data
sheet["A2"].Value = "IronPDF License";
sheet["B2"].Value = 1;
sheet["C2"].Value = 599;

sheet["A3"].Value = "IronOCR License";
sheet["B3"].Value = 1;
sheet["C3"].Value = 499;

// Add formula
sheet["C4"].Formula = "=SUM(C2:C3)";

// Save the workbook
workbook.SaveAs("products.xlsx");

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Reading Existing Excel Files

using IronXL;

// Load existing Excel file
WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Load("sales-data.xlsx");
WorkSheet sheet = workbook.GetWorkSheet("Sales");

// Read cells
foreach (var row in sheet.Rows)
{
    foreach (var cell in row)
    {
        Console.Write($"{cell.Value}\t");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}

// Access specific cell
var totalSales = sheet["D10"].DoubleValue;
Console.WriteLine($"Total Sales: ${totalSales:F2}");

using IronXL;

// Load existing Excel file
WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Load("sales-data.xlsx");
WorkSheet sheet = workbook.GetWorkSheet("Sales");

// Read cells
foreach (var row in sheet.Rows)
{
    foreach (var cell in row)
    {
        Console.Write($"{cell.Value}\t");
    }
    Console.WriteLine();
}

// Access specific cell
var totalSales = sheet["D10"].DoubleValue;
Console.WriteLine($"Total Sales: ${totalSales:F2}");

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Working with Excel Ranges and Formatting

using IronXL;

WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Load(@"C:\Users\kyess\Desktop\Desktop\Code-Projects\Assets\financial_report.xlsx");
WorkSheet sheet = workbook.DefaultWorkSheet;

// Select a range
var range = sheet["A1:D1"];

range.Style.Font.Bold = true;
range.Style.Font.Height = 12; 
range.Style.SetBackgroundColor("#0066CC");
range.Style.Font.SetColor("#FFFFFF");

for (int i = 0; i <= 3; i++)
{
    sheet.AutoSizeColumn(i);
}

// Save changes
workbook.SaveAs("formatted-report.xlsx");

using IronXL;

WorkBook workbook = WorkBook.Load(@"C:\Users\kyess\Desktop\Desktop\Code-Projects\Assets\financial_report.xlsx");
WorkSheet sheet = workbook.DefaultWorkSheet;

// Select a range
var range = sheet["A1:D1"];

range.Style.Font.Bold = true;
range.Style.Font.Height = 12; 
range.Style.SetBackgroundColor("#0066CC");
range.Style.Font.SetColor("#FFFFFF");

for (int i = 0; i <= 3; i++)
{
    sheet.AutoSizeColumn(i);
}

// Save changes
workbook.SaveAs("formatted-report.xlsx");

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Leveraging GitHub Copilot with Iron Software Libraries

The deep GitHub Copilot integration in Visual Studio 2026 provides intelligent code suggestions when working with Iron Software products. Copilot can:

• Generate complete IronPDF rendering code from natural language descriptions

• Suggest optimal OCR settings based on image quality

• Recommend barcode types and encoding parameters

• Create Excel formulas and data manipulation logic

Simply describe what you want to accomplish, and Copilot will generate relevant code using Iron Software libraries. The markdown editor support also makes it easy to document your code with examples.

Debugging Iron Software Applications

Visual Studio 2026's enhanced debugging features significantly improve the development experience when working with document processing:

using IronPdf;
using System.Diagnostics;

public class PdfProcessor
{
    public void ProcessDocument(string htmlContent, string outputPath)
    {
        // Visual Studio 2026 shows inline values here
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Inline if-statement debugging shows evaluation results
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(htmlContent))
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("HTML content cannot be empty");
        }

        // Inline post-return values show the PDF object immediately
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(htmlContent);

        // Copilot can analyze unexpected results
        var pageCount = pdf.PageCount;
        Debug.WriteLine($"Generated PDF with {pageCount} pages");

        pdf.SaveAs(outputPath);
    }
}

using IronPdf;
using System.Diagnostics;

public class PdfProcessor
{
    public void ProcessDocument(string htmlContent, string outputPath)
    {
        // Visual Studio 2026 shows inline values here
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Inline if-statement debugging shows evaluation results
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(htmlContent))
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("HTML content cannot be empty");
        }

        // Inline post-return values show the PDF object immediately
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(htmlContent);

        // Copilot can analyze unexpected results
        var pageCount = pdf.PageCount;
        Debug.WriteLine($"Generated PDF with {pageCount} pages");

        pdf.SaveAs(outputPath);
    }
}

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The inline debugging features, combined with Copilot analysis, make it easy to understand document processing workflows and identify issues quickly.

Performance Profiling with Iron Software

The profiler copilot agent in Visual Studio 2026 can analyze performance when working with Iron Software libraries:

using IronPdf;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;

[MemoryDiagnoser]
public class PdfBenchmarks
{
    private const string SampleHtml = "<html><body><h1>Test Document</h1></body></html>";

    [Benchmark]
    public void RenderSimplePdf()
    {
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(SampleHtml);
    }

    [Benchmark]
    public void RenderComplexPdf()
    {
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var complexHtml = GenerateComplexHtml();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(complexHtml);
    }

    private string GenerateComplexHtml()
    {
        // Generate HTML with tables, images, etc.
        return "<html><body><table>...</table></body></html>";
    }
}

partial class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<PdfBenchmarks>();
    }
}

using IronPdf;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;

[MemoryDiagnoser]
public class PdfBenchmarks
{
    private const string SampleHtml = "<html><body><h1>Test Document</h1></body></html>";

    [Benchmark]
    public void RenderSimplePdf()
    {
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(SampleHtml);
    }

    [Benchmark]
    public void RenderComplexPdf()
    {
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var complexHtml = GenerateComplexHtml();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(complexHtml);
    }

    private string GenerateComplexHtml()
    {
        // Generate HTML with tables, images, etc.
        return "<html><body><table>...</table></body></html>";
    }
}

partial class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<PdfBenchmarks>();
    }
}

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Use the benchmarkdotnet project template in Visual Studio 2026 to create performance tests, and leverage the profiler to identify optimization opportunities.

Cloud Services Integration

Iron Software products work seamlessly with cloud services deployed from Visual Studio 2026:

using Microsoft.Azure.Functions;
using IronPdf;
using IronOcr;

public class DocumentProcessor
{
    [FunctionName("ConvertHtmlToPdf")]
    public async Task<IActionResult> ConvertToPdf(
        [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Function, "post")] HttpRequest req)
    {
        string html = await new StreamReader(req.Body).ReadToEndAsync();

        // Configure IronPDF for Azure
        License.LicenseKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("IRONPDF_LICENSE");

        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        return new FileContentResult(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf")
        {
            FileDownloadName = "document.pdf"
        };
    }

    [FunctionName("ExtractTextFromImage")]
    public async Task<IActionResult> ExtractText(
        [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Function, "post")] HttpRequest req)
    {
        var imageBytes = await ReadImageBytes(req);

        License.LicenseKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("IRONOCR_LICENSE");

        var ocr = new IronTesseract();
        using (var input = new OcrInput())
        {
            input.AddImage(imageBytes);
            var result = ocr.Read(input);

            return new OkObjectResult(new { text = result.Text });
        }
    }
}

using Microsoft.Azure.Functions;
using IronPdf;
using IronOcr;

public class DocumentProcessor
{
    [FunctionName("ConvertHtmlToPdf")]
    public async Task<IActionResult> ConvertToPdf(
        [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Function, "post")] HttpRequest req)
    {
        string html = await new StreamReader(req.Body).ReadToEndAsync();

        // Configure IronPDF for Azure
        License.LicenseKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("IRONPDF_LICENSE");

        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        return new FileContentResult(pdf.BinaryData, "application/pdf")
        {
            FileDownloadName = "document.pdf"
        };
    }

    [FunctionName("ExtractTextFromImage")]
    public async Task<IActionResult> ExtractText(
        [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Function, "post")] HttpRequest req)
    {
        var imageBytes = await ReadImageBytes(req);

        License.LicenseKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("IRONOCR_LICENSE");

        var ocr = new IronTesseract();
        using (var input = new OcrInput())
        {
            input.AddImage(imageBytes);
            var result = ocr.Read(input);

            return new OkObjectResult(new { text = result.Text });
        }
    }
}

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The extended support for cloud services in Visual Studio 2026 makes deploying Iron Software-powered applications to Azure straightforward.

Unit Testing with Code Coverage

Visual Studio 2026's code coverage features in community and professional editions allow thorough testing of Iron Software integrations:

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using IronPdf;
using System.IO;

[TestClass]
public class PdfGenerationTests
{
    [TestMethod]
    public void TestSimpleHtmlToPdf()
    {
        // Arrange
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var html = "<h1>Test</h1>";

        // Act
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Assert
        Assert.IsNotNull(pdf);
        Assert.IsTrue(pdf.PageCount > 0);
        Assert.IsTrue(pdf.BinaryData.Length > 0);
    }

    [TestMethod]
    public void TestPdfExtraction()
    {
        // Arrange
        var html = "<html><body><p>Sample text for extraction</p></body></html>";
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Act
        var extractedText = pdf.ExtractAllText();

        // Assert
        Assert.IsTrue(extractedText.Contains("Sample text"));
    }

    [TestMethod]
    [DataRow("document1.html")]
    [DataRow("document2.html")]
    [DataRow("document3.html")]
    public void TestBatchPdfGeneration(string filename)
    {
        // Arrange
        var html = File.ReadAllText(filename);
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Act
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Assert
        Assert.IsNotNull(pdf);
        Assert.IsTrue(pdf.PageCount > 0);
    }
}

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using IronPdf;
using System.IO;

[TestClass]
public class PdfGenerationTests
{
    [TestMethod]
    public void TestSimpleHtmlToPdf()
    {
        // Arrange
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var html = "<h1>Test</h1>";

        // Act
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Assert
        Assert.IsNotNull(pdf);
        Assert.IsTrue(pdf.PageCount > 0);
        Assert.IsTrue(pdf.BinaryData.Length > 0);
    }

    [TestMethod]
    public void TestPdfExtraction()
    {
        // Arrange
        var html = "<html><body><p>Sample text for extraction</p></body></html>";
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Act
        var extractedText = pdf.ExtractAllText();

        // Assert
        Assert.IsTrue(extractedText.Contains("Sample text"));
    }

    [TestMethod]
    [DataRow("document1.html")]
    [DataRow("document2.html")]
    [DataRow("document3.html")]
    public void TestBatchPdfGeneration(string filename)
    {
        // Arrange
        var html = File.ReadAllText(filename);
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Act
        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Assert
        Assert.IsNotNull(pdf);
        Assert.IsTrue(pdf.PageCount > 0);
    }
}

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Run these tests using the test explorer and analyze the results with the code coverage results window to ensure comprehensive test coverage of your document processing logic.

Integration Testing

For integration tests involving multiple Iron Software products:

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using IronPdf;
using IronOcr;
using IronBarCode;

[TestClass]
public class DocumentWorkflowTests
{
    [TestMethod]
    public void TestCompleteDocumentWorkflow()
    {
        // Step 1: Generate PDF with barcode
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var barcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("DOC-12345", BarcodeEncoding.QRCode);

        var html = $@"
            <html>
            <body>
                <h1>Document #DOC-12345</h1>
                <img src='{barcode.ToDataUrl()}' />
                <p>This is a test document with a QR code.</p>
            </body>
            </html>";

        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);
        pdf.SaveAs("test-document.pdf");

        // Step 2: Convert PDF to image
        pdf.RasterizeToImageFiles("test-page-*.png");

        // Step 3: Read barcode from image
        var barcodeResults = BarcodeReader.Read("test-page-1.png");

        // Step 4: Verify barcode content
        Assert.IsTrue(barcodeResults.Any());
        Assert.AreEqual("DOC-12345", barcodeResults.First().Value);

        // Step 5: OCR the document
        var ocr = new IronTesseract();
        using (var input = new OcrInput())
        {
            input.AddImage("test-page-1.png");
            var ocrResult = ocr.Read(input);

            Assert.IsTrue(ocrResult.Text.Contains("Document"));
        }
    }
}

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using IronPdf;
using IronOcr;
using IronBarCode;

[TestClass]
public class DocumentWorkflowTests
{
    [TestMethod]
    public void TestCompleteDocumentWorkflow()
    {
        // Step 1: Generate PDF with barcode
        var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
        var barcode = BarcodeWriter.CreateBarcode("DOC-12345", BarcodeEncoding.QRCode);

        var html = $@"
            <html>
            <body>
                <h1>Document #DOC-12345</h1>
                <img src='{barcode.ToDataUrl()}' />
                <p>This is a test document with a QR code.</p>
            </body>
            </html>";

        var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);
        pdf.SaveAs("test-document.pdf");

        // Step 2: Convert PDF to image
        pdf.RasterizeToImageFiles("test-page-*.png");

        // Step 3: Read barcode from image
        var barcodeResults = BarcodeReader.Read("test-page-1.png");

        // Step 4: Verify barcode content
        Assert.IsTrue(barcodeResults.Any());
        Assert.AreEqual("DOC-12345", barcodeResults.First().Value);

        // Step 5: OCR the document
        var ocr = new IronTesseract();
        using (var input = new OcrInput())
        {
            input.AddImage("test-page-1.png");
            var ocrResult = ocr.Read(input);

            Assert.IsTrue(ocrResult.Text.Contains("Document"));
        }
    }
}

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The custom arguments feature in Visual Studio 2026 allows you to pass different test configurations when running integration tests.

Project Templates and Structure

When starting a new project in Visual Studio 2026 that uses Iron Software products:

1. Create a project using the appropriate .NET 10 project template

   

2. Install required Iron Software NuGet packages

   

3. Configure license keys in application settings

4. Set up dependency injection for Iron Software services

5. Implement proper error handling and logging

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using IronPdf;
using IronOcr;

public class Startup
{
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        // Configure IronPDF
        services.AddSingleton<ChromePdfRenderer>();

        // Configure IronOCR
        services.AddSingleton<IronTesseract>();

        // Add other services
        services.AddLogging();
    }
}

using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using IronPdf;
using IronOcr;

public class Startup
{
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        // Configure IronPDF
        services.AddSingleton<ChromePdfRenderer>();

        // Configure IronOCR
        services.AddSingleton<IronTesseract>();

        // Add other services
        services.AddLogging();
    }
}

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Exclude Files from Search

Use Visual Studio 2026's exclude files feature to prevent searching through generated PDFs or large document files:

1. Go to Tools → Options → Environment → Search

2. Add patterns like .pdf, .xlsx, or output/**/* to exclude these files from search results

3. This improves search performance and reduces noise when looking for code

Continuous Integration Workflows

Leverage Visual Studio 2026's improved continuous integration workflows when deploying Iron Software applications:

name: Build and Test

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: windows-latest

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2

    - name: Setup .NET 10
      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
      with:
        dotnet-version: '10.0.x'

    - name: Restore dependencies
      run: dotnet restore

    - name: Build
      run: dotnet build --configuration Release

    - name: Run unit tests
      run: dotnet test --configuration Release --logger trunit

    - name: Run code coverage
      run: dotnet test --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage"

name: Build and Test

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: windows-latest

    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2

    - name: Setup .NET 10
      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
      with:
        dotnet-version: '10.0.x'

    - name: Restore dependencies
      run: dotnet restore

    - name: Build
      run: dotnet build --configuration Release

    - name: Run unit tests
      run: dotnet test --configuration Release --logger trunit

    - name: Run code coverage
      run: dotnet test --collect:"XPlat Code Coverage"

The native support for GitHub Actions in Visual Studio 2026 makes setting up CI/CD pipelines for Iron Software projects straightforward.

Memory Management

When working with large documents, consider these optimization strategies:

using IronPdf;
using System;

public class OptimizedPdfProcessor
{
    public void ProcessLargeDocument(string htmlPath)
    {
        // Use using statements for proper disposal
        using var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Configure for memory efficiency
        renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = PdfCssMediaType.Print;
        renderer.RenderingOptions.PaperSize = PdfPaperSize.A4;

        // Process in chunks if possible
        var html = File.ReadAllText(htmlPath);
        using var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Save immediately to free memory
        pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

        // PDF is disposed automatically
    }
}

using IronPdf;
using System;

public class OptimizedPdfProcessor
{
    public void ProcessLargeDocument(string htmlPath)
    {
        // Use using statements for proper disposal
        using var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Configure for memory efficiency
        renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = PdfCssMediaType.Print;
        renderer.RenderingOptions.PaperSize = PdfPaperSize.A4;

        // Process in chunks if possible
        var html = File.ReadAllText(htmlPath);
        using var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

        // Save immediately to free memory
        pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

        // PDF is disposed automatically
    }
}

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Batch Processing

For processing multiple documents, implement batch processing with proper resource management:

using IronPdf;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class BatchProcessor
{
    public async Task ProcessDocumentsBatch(IEnumerable<string> filePaths)
    {
        var options = new ParallelOptions
        {
            MaxDegreeOfParallelism = Environment.ProcessorCount
        };

        await Parallel.ForEachAsync(filePaths, options, async (path, ct) =>
        {
            using var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
            var html = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(path, ct);
            var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

            var outputPath = Path.ChangeExtension(path, ".pdf");
            pdf.SaveAs(outputPath);
        });
    }
}

using IronPdf;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class BatchProcessor
{
    public async Task ProcessDocumentsBatch(IEnumerable<string> filePaths)
    {
        var options = new ParallelOptions
        {
            MaxDegreeOfParallelism = Environment.ProcessorCount
        };

        await Parallel.ForEachAsync(filePaths, options, async (path, ct) =>
        {
            using var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
            var html = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(path, ct);
            var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(html);

            var outputPath = Path.ChangeExtension(path, ".pdf");
            pdf.SaveAs(outputPath);
        });
    }
}

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