PageMediaType Enum
Definition
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Specifies types of printing paper or other media.
public enum class PageMediaType
public enum PageMediaType
type PageMediaType =
Public Enum PageMediaType
- Inheritance
Fields
Name | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 0 | The feature (whose options are represented by this enumeration) is set to an option not defined in the Print Schema. |
AutoSelect | 1 | The print device selects the media. |
Archival | 2 | Archive-quality media. |
BackPrintFilm | 3 | Specialty back-printing film. |
Bond | 4 | Standard bond media. |
CardStock | 5 | Standard card stock. |
Continuous | 6 | Continuous-feed media. |
EnvelopePlain | 7 | Standard envelope. |
EnvelopeWindow | 8 | Window envelope. |
Fabric | 9 | Fabric media. |
HighResolution | 10 | Specialty high-resolution media. |
Label | 11 | Label media. |
MultiLayerForm | 12 | Attached multipart forms. |
MultiPartForm | 13 | Individual multipart forms. |
Photographic | 14 | Standard photographic media. |
PhotographicFilm | 15 | Film photographic media. |
PhotographicGlossy | 16 | Glossy photographic media. |
PhotographicHighGloss | 17 | High-gloss photographic media. |
PhotographicMatte | 18 | Matte photographic media. |
PhotographicSatin | 19 | Satin photographic media. |
PhotographicSemiGloss | 20 | Semi-gloss photographic media. |
Plain | 21 | Plain paper. |
Screen | 22 | Output to a display in continuous form. |
ScreenPaged | 23 | Output to a display in paged form. |
Stationery | 24 | Specialty stationary. |
TabStockFull | 25 | Tab stock, not precut (single tabs). |
TabStockPreCut | 26 | Tab stock, precut (multiple tabs). |
Transparency | 27 | Transparent sheet. |
TShirtTransfer | 28 | Media that is used to transfer an image to a T-shirt. |
None | 29 | Unknown or unlisted media. |
Examples
The following example shows how to determine the printer capabilities and configure the print job to take advantage of them.
// ---------------------- GetPrintTicketFromPrinter -----------------------
/// <summary>
/// Returns a PrintTicket based on the current default printer.</summary>
/// <returns>
/// A PrintTicket for the current local default printer.</returns>
PrintTicket^ GetPrintTicketFromPrinter ()
{
PrintQueue^ printQueue = nullptr;
LocalPrintServer^ localPrintServer = gcnew LocalPrintServer();
// Retrieving collection of local printer on user machine
PrintQueueCollection^ localPrinterCollection = localPrintServer->GetPrintQueues();
System::Collections::IEnumerator^ localPrinterEnumerator = localPrinterCollection->GetEnumerator();
if (localPrinterEnumerator->MoveNext())
{
// Get PrintQueue from first available printer
printQueue = ((PrintQueue^)localPrinterEnumerator->Current);
} else
{
return nullptr;
}
// Get default PrintTicket from printer
PrintTicket^ printTicket = printQueue->DefaultPrintTicket;
PrintCapabilities^ printCapabilities = printQueue->GetPrintCapabilities();
// Modify PrintTicket
if (printCapabilities->CollationCapability->Contains(Collation::Collated))
{
printTicket->Collation = Collation::Collated;
}
if (printCapabilities->DuplexingCapability->Contains(Duplexing::TwoSidedLongEdge))
{
printTicket->Duplexing = Duplexing::TwoSidedLongEdge;
}
if (printCapabilities->StaplingCapability->Contains(Stapling::StapleDualLeft))
{
printTicket->Stapling = Stapling::StapleDualLeft;
}
return printTicket;
};// end:GetPrintTicketFromPrinter()
// ---------------------- GetPrintTicketFromPrinter -----------------------
/// <summary>
/// Returns a PrintTicket based on the current default printer.</summary>
/// <returns>
/// A PrintTicket for the current local default printer.</returns>
private PrintTicket GetPrintTicketFromPrinter()
{
PrintQueue printQueue = null;
LocalPrintServer localPrintServer = new LocalPrintServer();
// Retrieving collection of local printer on user machine
PrintQueueCollection localPrinterCollection =
localPrintServer.GetPrintQueues();
System.Collections.IEnumerator localPrinterEnumerator =
localPrinterCollection.GetEnumerator();
if (localPrinterEnumerator.MoveNext())
{
// Get PrintQueue from first available printer
printQueue = (PrintQueue)localPrinterEnumerator.Current;
}
else
{
// No printer exist, return null PrintTicket
return null;
}
// Get default PrintTicket from printer
PrintTicket printTicket = printQueue.DefaultPrintTicket;
PrintCapabilities printCapabilities = printQueue.GetPrintCapabilities();
// Modify PrintTicket
if (printCapabilities.CollationCapability.Contains(Collation.Collated))
{
printTicket.Collation = Collation.Collated;
}
if ( printCapabilities.DuplexingCapability.Contains(
Duplexing.TwoSidedLongEdge) )
{
printTicket.Duplexing = Duplexing.TwoSidedLongEdge;
}
if (printCapabilities.StaplingCapability.Contains(Stapling.StapleDualLeft))
{
printTicket.Stapling = Stapling.StapleDualLeft;
}
return printTicket;
}// end:GetPrintTicketFromPrinter()
' ---------------------- GetPrintTicketFromPrinter -----------------------
''' <summary>
''' Returns a PrintTicket based on the current default printer.</summary>
''' <returns>
''' A PrintTicket for the current local default printer.</returns>
Private Function GetPrintTicketFromPrinter() As PrintTicket
Dim printQueue As PrintQueue = Nothing
Dim localPrintServer As New LocalPrintServer()
' Retrieving collection of local printer on user machine
Dim localPrinterCollection As PrintQueueCollection = localPrintServer.GetPrintQueues()
Dim localPrinterEnumerator As System.Collections.IEnumerator = localPrinterCollection.GetEnumerator()
If localPrinterEnumerator.MoveNext() Then
' Get PrintQueue from first available printer
printQueue = CType(localPrinterEnumerator.Current, PrintQueue)
Else
' No printer exist, return null PrintTicket
Return Nothing
End If
' Get default PrintTicket from printer
Dim printTicket As PrintTicket = printQueue.DefaultPrintTicket
Dim printCapabilities As PrintCapabilities = printQueue.GetPrintCapabilities()
' Modify PrintTicket
If printCapabilities.CollationCapability.Contains(Collation.Collated) Then
printTicket.Collation = Collation.Collated
End If
If printCapabilities.DuplexingCapability.Contains(Duplexing.TwoSidedLongEdge) Then
printTicket.Duplexing = Duplexing.TwoSidedLongEdge
End If
If printCapabilities.StaplingCapability.Contains(Stapling.StapleDualLeft) Then
printTicket.Stapling = Stapling.StapleDualLeft
End If
Return printTicket
End Function ' end:GetPrintTicketFromPrinter()
Remarks
The values of this type are used primarily for these purposes:
As members of the PageMediaTypeCapability collection, a property of PrintCapabilities, they indicate the types of media that the printer supports.
As the value of the PageMediaType property of a PrintTicket, they instruct the printer to use a specific type of media.
The Unknownvalue is never used in properties of PrintCapabilities objects.
You should never set a PrintTicket property to Unknown. If some other PrintTicket producing application has created a PrintTicket document that sets the page media type feature to an unrecognized option (that is, an option that is not defined in the Print Schema), then a PrintTicket object in your application that is constructed with that document will have Unknown as the value of the PageMediaType property.
Although the PrintTicket and PrintCapabilities classes cannot be inherited, you can extend the Print Schema to recognize print device features that are not accounted for in the PageMediaType or PrintCapabilities classes. For more information, see How to: Extend the Print Schema and Create New Print System Classes.