# OnPdfExporting Event

Fired when RadGrid is exported to Pdf before the resulting document is rendered on the client. Appropriate for customizing the grid table appearance in the .pdf document.

### Event Parameters

* `(object)` **sender**

  * The control that fires the event

* `(GridPdfExportingArgs)` **e**

  * Event arguments

    * `(string)` **e.RawHTML**

      Contains the RadGrid\`s HTML which will be transformed to PDF

## Attaching the event

In the Markup

```ASP.NET
<telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" runat="server" OnPdfExporting="RadGrid1_PdfExporting">
</telerik:RadGrid>
```

In the Code behind

```C#
protected void Page_Init(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RadGrid1.PdfExporting += RadGrid1_PdfExporting;
}
```

```VB
Protected Sub Page_Init(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Init
    AddHandler RadGrid1.PdfExporting, AddressOf RadGrid1_PdfExporting
End Sub
```

The event handler

```C#
protected void RadGrid1_PdfExporting(object sender, GridPdfExportingArgs e)
{
    string rawHtml = e.RawHTML;
}
```

```VB
Protected Sub RadGrid1_PdfExporting(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridPdfExportingArgs)
    Dim rawHtml As String = e.RawHTML
End Sub
```

## See Also

* [Telerik RadGrid Event Sequence](https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/controls/grid/control-lifecycle/event-sequence)