< pre>tag problem when exporting PDF

albert_fred

Hi there, when I export the dataTable to pdf, the < pre> tags that are inside the cells are not working. I put the pre tags in the render of the column.
Hope you have a solution,
Thanks!

colin

We're happy to take a look, but as per the forum rules, please link to a test case - a test case that replicates the issue will ensure you'll get a quick and accurate response. Information on how to create a test case (if you aren't able to link to the page you are working on) is available here.

Cheers,

Colin

albert_fred

Hi colin, thanks a lot for the quick answer.

Sorry, I can not provide a test case, but I can be more detailed:

I have a huge datable that two of it columns use a < pre > tag (in the tbody), in order to show the full sentence in one line. This are two full columns, so the idea I think it would have to. change the content of these columns...

I use the pdf export option:
buttons: [
{
extend: 'pdfHtml5',
orientation: 'landscape',
pageSize: 'A3',
extension : '.pdf',
text: '<i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o" aria-hidden="true"></i> PDF',
className: 'btn-a3',
header: true,
footer: true,

                    pageMargins: [ 20, 60, 20, 60 ],
                    exportOptions: {
                        columns: ':visible',
                     }
               },

and in the customize function I give a little bit of style. Hope that with this info you can understand the problem.

colin

Yep, we would need to see this. If you could create a very simple test case on http://live.datatables.net/ we'll take a look.

Colin

albert_fred

This is a short example

http://live.datatables.net/pimofite/1/edit?html,css,js,output

Wait for your answer! Thanks!

colin

Thanks for that test case. You can do something like this: http://live.datatables.net/pimofite/2/edit

Here the code is fiddling with those <pre> tags, and replacing them with a \n,

Colin

albert_fred

Thanks!