PrintDialog Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Invokes a standard Microsoft Windows print dialog box that configures a PrintTicket and PrintQueue according to user input and then prints a document.

public ref class PrintDialog

public class PrintDialog

type PrintDialog = class

Public Class PrintDialog

Inheritance

Object

PrintDialog

Examples

The following example shows how to create an instance of and display a simple PrintDialog by using Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) markup and code.

<Button Width="200" Click="InvokePrint">Invoke PrintDialog</Button>

...

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 == true)
        {
            XpsDocument xpsDocument = new XpsDocument("C:\\FixedDocumentSequence.xps", FileAccess.ReadWrite);
            FixedDocumentSequence fixedDocSeq = xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence();
            pDialog.PrintDocument(fixedDocSeq.DocumentPaginator, "Test print job");
        }
    }

Private Sub InvokePrint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
        ' Create the print dialog object and set options
        Dim pDialog As New PrintDialog()
        pDialog.PageRangeSelection = PageRangeSelection.AllPages
        pDialog.UserPageRangeEnabled = True

        ' Display the dialog. This returns true if the user presses the Print button.
        Dim print? As Boolean = pDialog.ShowDialog()
        If print = True Then
            Dim xpsDocument As New XpsDocument("C:\FixedDocumentSequence.xps", FileAccess.ReadWrite)
            Dim fixedDocSeq As FixedDocumentSequence = xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence()
            pDialog.PrintDocument(fixedDocSeq.DocumentPaginator, "Test print job")
        End If
End Sub

Remarks

A user can use the Print dialog box to select a printer, configure it, and perform a print job.

Strictly speaking, you can use the PrintDocument method without ever opening the dialog. In that sense, the control can be used as an unseen printing component. But for performance reasons, it would be better to use either the AddJob method or one of the many Write and WriteAsync methods of the XpsDocumentWriter. For more about this, see How to: Programmatically Print XPS Files.

Do not confuse this class, System.Windows.Controls.PrintDialog, with System.Windows.Forms.PrintDialog. The latter is used with Windows Forms applications. System.Windows.Controls.PrintDialog is used with Windows Presentation Foundation applications.

Constructors

PrintDialog()

Initializes a new instance of the PrintDialog class.

Properties

CurrentPageEnabled	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the option to print the current page is enabled.
MaxPage	Gets or sets the highest page number that is allowed in page ranges.
MinPage	Gets or sets the lowest page number that is allowed in page ranges.
PageRange	Gets or sets the range of pages to print when PageRangeSelection is set to UserPages.
PageRangeSelection	Gets or sets the PageRangeSelection for this instance of PrintDialog.
PrintableAreaHeight	Gets the height of the printable area of the page.
PrintableAreaWidth	Gets the width of the printable area of the page.
PrintQueue	Gets or sets a PrintQueue that represents the printer that is selected.
PrintTicket	Gets or sets the PrintTicket that is used by the PrintDialog when the user clicks Print for the current print job.
SelectedPagesEnabled	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the option to print the selected pages is enabled.
UserPageRangeEnabled	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether users of the Print dialog box have the option to specify ranges of pages to print.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
PrintDocument(DocumentPaginator, String)	Prints a DocumentPaginator object to the PrintQueue that is currently selected.
PrintVisual(Visual, String)	Prints a visual (non-text) object, which is derived from the Visual class, to the PrintQueue that is currently selected.
ShowDialog()	Invokes the PrintDialog as a modal dialog box.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)