PageWatermark.ImageAlign Property

Gets or sets the position of the PageWatermark‘s picture.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v22.1.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Printing.Core, DevExpress.Win.Dashboard.Design

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter)]
public ContentAlignment ImageAlign { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter)>
Public Property ImageAlign As ContentAlignment

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
ContentAlignment	MiddleCenter	A ContentAlignment enumeration value specifying how a picture is aligned on the document page.

Remarks

This member is only in effect for a picture watermark.

Example

This example demonstrates how to add a text watermark (the SetTextWatermark method) or an image watermark (the SetPictureWatermark method) to a printing system document.

C#

using System.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing;
// ...
public void SetTextWatermark(PrintingSystem ps) {
    // Create the text watermark.
    Watermark textWatermark = new Watermark();

    // Set watermark options.
    textWatermark.Text = "CUSTOM WATERMARK TEXT";
    textWatermark.TextDirection = DirectionMode.ForwardDiagonal;
    textWatermark.Font = new Font(textWatermark.Font.FontFamily, 40);
    textWatermark.ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue;
    textWatermark.TextTransparency = 150;
    textWatermark.ShowBehind = false;
    textWatermark.PageRange = "1,3-5";

    // Set the watermark to a document.
    ps.Watermark.CopyFrom(textWatermark);
}
public void SetPictureWatermark(PrintingSystem ps) {
    // Create the text watermark.
    Watermark pictureWatermark = new Watermark();

    // Set watermark options.
    pictureWatermark.ImageSource = ImageSource.FromFile("Watermark.png");
    pictureWatermark.ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.TopCenter;
    pictureWatermark.ImageTiling = false;
    pictureWatermark.ImageViewMode = ImageViewMode.Stretch;
    pictureWatermark.ImageTransparency = 150;
    pictureWatermark.ShowBehind = true;
    pictureWatermark.PageRange = "2,4";

    // Set the watermark to a document.
    ps.Watermark.CopyFrom(pictureWatermark);
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing
' ...
Public Sub SetTextWatermark(ByVal ps As PrintingSystem)
    ' Create the text watermark.
    Dim textWatermark As New Watermark()

    ' Set watermark options.
    textWatermark.Text = "CUSTOM WATERMARK TEXT"
    textWatermark.TextDirection = DirectionMode.ForwardDiagonal
    textWatermark.Font = New Font(textWatermark.Font.FontFamily, 40)
    textWatermark.ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue
    textWatermark.TextTransparency = 150
    textWatermark.ShowBehind = False
    textWatermark.PageRange = "1,3-5"

    ' Set the watermark to a document.
    ps.Watermark.CopyFrom(textWatermark)
End Sub
Public Sub SetPictureWatermark(ByVal ps As PrintingSystem)
    ' Create the text watermark.
    Dim pictureWatermark As New Watermark()

    ' Set watermark options.
    pictureWatermark.ImageSource = ImageSource.FromFile("Watermark.png")
    pictureWatermark.ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.TopCenter
    pictureWatermark.ImageTiling = False
    pictureWatermark.ImageViewMode = ImageViewMode.Stretch
    pictureWatermark.ImageTransparency = 150
    pictureWatermark.ShowBehind = True
    pictureWatermark.PageRange = "2,4"

    ' Set the watermark to a document.
    ps.Watermark.CopyFrom(pictureWatermark)
End Sub