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Margins Constructors

Definition

Initializes a new instance of the Margins class.

Overloads

Margins()

Initializes a new instance of the Margins class with 1-inch wide margins.

Margins(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Initializes a new instance of the Margins class with the specified left, right, top, and bottom margins.

Margins()

Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Margins class with 1-inch wide margins.

public:
 Margins();
public Margins ();
Public Sub New ()

Applies to

Margins(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs
Source:
Margins.cs

Initializes a new instance of the Margins class with the specified left, right, top, and bottom margins.

public:
 Margins(int left, int right, int top, int bottom);
public Margins (int left, int right, int top, int bottom);
new System.Drawing.Printing.Margins : int * int * int * int -> System.Drawing.Printing.Margins
Public Sub New (left As Integer, right As Integer, top As Integer, bottom As Integer)

Parameters

left
Int32

The left margin, in hundredths of an inch.

right
Int32

The right margin, in hundredths of an inch.

top
Int32

The top margin, in hundredths of an inch.

bottom
Int32

The bottom margin, in hundredths of an inch.

Exceptions

The left parameter value is less than 0.

-or-

The right parameter value is less than 0.

-or-

The top parameter value is less than 0.

-or-

The bottom parameter value is less than 0.

Examples

Use the System.Drawing, System.Drawing.Printing, and System.IO namespaces for this example.

The following code example sets the default page settings for a document to margins of 1 inch width on each side.

void Printing()
{
   try
   {
      
      /* This assumes that a variable of type string, named filePath,
              has been set to the path of the file to print. */
      streamToPrint = gcnew StreamReader( filePath );
      try
      {
         printFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",10 );
         PrintDocument^ pd = gcnew PrintDocument;
         
         /* This assumes that a method, named pd_PrintPage, has been
                   defined. pd_PrintPage handles the PrintPage event. */
         pd->PrintPage += gcnew PrintPageEventHandler( this, &Sample::pd_PrintPage );
         
         /* This assumes that a variable of type string, named 
                   printer, has been set to the printer's name. */
         pd->PrinterSettings->PrinterName = printer;
         
         // Create a new instance of Margins with one inch margins.
         Margins^ margins = gcnew Margins( 100,100,100,100 );
         pd->DefaultPageSettings->Margins = margins;
         pd->Print();
      }
      finally
      {
         streamToPrint->Close();
      }

   }
   catch ( Exception^ ex ) 
   {
      MessageBox::Show( String::Concat( "An error occurred printing the file - ", ex->Message ) );
   }

}
public void Printing()
{
  try 
  {
    /* This assumes that a variable of type string, named filePath,
       has been set to the path of the file to print. */
    streamToPrint = new StreamReader (filePath);
    try 
    {
      printFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
      PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument(); 
      /* This assumes that a method, named pd_PrintPage, has been
         defined. pd_PrintPage handles the PrintPage event. */
      pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(pd_PrintPage);
      /* This assumes that a variable of type string, named 
         printer, has been set to the printer's name. */
      pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer;
      // Create a new instance of Margins with one inch margins.
      Margins margins = new Margins(100,100,100,100);
      pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = margins;
      pd.Print();
    } 
    finally 
    {
      streamToPrint.Close() ;
    }
  } 
  catch(Exception ex) 
  { 
    MessageBox.Show("An error occurred printing the file - " + ex.Message);
  }
}
Public Sub Printing()
    Try
        ' This assumes that a variable of type string, named filePath,
        ' has been set to the path of the file to print. 
        streamToPrint = New StreamReader(filePath)
        Try
            printFont = New Font("Arial", 10)
            Dim pd As New PrintDocument()
            ' This assumes that a method, named pd_PrintPage, has been
            ' defined. pd_PrintPage handles the PrintPage event. 
            AddHandler pd.PrintPage, AddressOf pd_PrintPage
            ' This assumes that a variable of type string, named
            ' printer, has been set to the printer's name. 
            pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer
            ' Create a new instance of Margins with one inch margins.
            Dim margins As New Margins(100, 100, 100, 100)
            pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = margins
            pd.Print()
        Finally
            streamToPrint.Close()
        End Try
    Catch ex As Exception
        MessageBox.Show("An error occurred printing the file - " & ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub

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