Examples Overview

Explore practical, copy-paste-ready examples that demonstrate how to use TCPDF-Next in real-world scenarios. Every example uses the fluent API pattern and targets PHP 8.5+.

Getting Started

Make sure TCPDF-Next is installed before running any example:

composer require tcpdf-next/tcpdf-next

All examples assume the following base import:

use TcpdfNext\Document;

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Basic Examples Beginner

Fundamental PDF operations -- perfect for your first TCPDF-Next project.

Example	Description
Hello World	Create your very first PDF with a single fluent chain
Text Formatting	Fonts, sizes, styles, colors, and alignment via the Alignment enum
Tables	Render HTML tables with writeHtml(), styled headers, colspan / rowspan
Images	Embed JPEG, PNG, and SVG images with positioning and scaling
Multi-Page Documents	Auto page breaks, manual pages, headers, footers, and page numbering

Intermediate Examples Intermediate

Build on the basics with headers, watermarks, HTML conversion, and barcodes.

Example	Description
Headers & Footers	Custom repeating headers and footers via callbacks
Watermarks	Text and image watermarks with transparency
Table of Contents	Auto-generated TOC with bookmarks
HTML to PDF	Convert rich HTML/CSS content to PDF
Barcodes & QR Codes	Generate 1D and 2D barcodes

Advanced Examples Advanced

Production-grade features: digital signatures, encryption, archival compliance, and interactive forms.

Example	Description
Digital Signature	PAdES B-B signing with PKCS#12 certificates
PAdES B-LTA Workflow	Long-term validation with timestamping
PDF/A-4 Archival	ISO 19005-4 compliant archival documents
AES-256 Encryption	Password-based AES-256 document encryption
Form Fields	Interactive text fields, checkboxes, and dropdowns

Laravel Examples Laravel

Integrate TCPDF-Next into your Laravel application with facades, responses, and queued jobs.

Example	Description
Invoice Generation	Professional invoice PDF via the Pdf facade
Report with Charts	Embed chart images into a multi-page report
Batch PDF Queue	Queue-based batch generation with GeneratePdfJob
Signed Contract	Generate and digitally sign a contract

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Fluent API

Every example on this site uses TCPDF-Next's fluent method-chaining API. All setter and action methods return static, so you can write expressive, readable PDF generation code:

Document::create()
    ->setTitle('My Document')
    ->addPage()
    ->setFont('helvetica', size: 14)
    ->cell(0, 10, 'Hello World')
    ->save('output.pdf');