PrintDialog.ShowDialog Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Invokes the PrintDialog as a modal dialog box.

C#

public bool? ShowDialog();

Returns

Nullable<Boolean>

true if a user clicks Print; false if a user clicks Cancel; or null if a user closes the dialog box without clicking Print or Cancel.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the ShowDialog method in code.

C#

private void InvokePrint(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    // Create the print dialog object and set options
    PrintDialog pDialog = new PrintDialog();
    pDialog.PageRangeSelection = PageRangeSelection.AllPages;
    pDialog.UserPageRangeEnabled = true;

    // Display the dialog. This returns true if the user presses the Print button.
    Nullable<Boolean> print = pDialog.ShowDialog();
    if (print.Value)
    {
        XpsDocument xpsDocument = new XpsDocument("C:\\FixedDocumentSequence.xps", FileAccess.ReadWrite);
        FixedDocumentSequence fixedDocSeq = xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence();
        pDialog.PrintDocument(fixedDocSeq.DocumentPaginator, "Test print job");
    }
}

Applies to