Display ASP.NET generated pdf byte[] to web page without saving the file

I'm using iTextSharp for generating a pdf. I can save the PDF file from the PDF byte[].

byte[] outputPDF = cnt.CreateBreakPDF();
File.WriteAllBytes(pdfOutPutPath, outputPDF);

What is the best way to display the output byte[] to a web page?

I want to show the PDF inside a div in my page. Not the PDF as a full response.

I've seen answers for MVC, but I'm using ASP.NET Web Application.

Is there a better way than using HTTP handlers to do so? I don't want to send all the details for creating PDF as query string.

Solution

I tried this in jsFiddle, and it works well in Chrome & FF, need to check on other browsers as well.

Convert the byte[] to Base64 using,

string base64PDF = System.Convert.ToBase64String(outputPDF, 0, outputPDF.Length);

All I had to do is specify the MIME type as data:application/pdf;base64, in the source and give the Base64 version of the PDF.

<object data="data:application/pdf;base64, JVBERi0xLjQKJeLjz9MKMyA..." type="application/pdf" width="160px">
    <embed src="data:application/pdf;base64, JVBERi0xLjQKJeLjz9MKMyA..." type="application/pdf" />
</object>

I couldn't be able to hide the top toolbar which appears in FF by appending #toolbar=0&navpanes=0&statusbar=0.

IE8 needs a saved pdf file to be displayed.