TdxPrintDevice.PrinterIndex Property

Specifies the index of the active printer device.

Declaration

property PrinterIndex: Integer read; write;

Property Value

Type	Description
Integer	The index of the active printer device. Use the PrinterCount property to identify the number of available printer devices.

Remarks

Use the PrinterIndex property to switch between available printers in your application.

Code Example: Change the Active Printer

The following code example sets Microsoft XPS Document Writer as the active printer device for TdxComponentPrinter:

Delphi

uses
  dxPrnDev;  // Declares the dxPrintDevice function

// ...
var
  APrinterIndex: Integer;
begin
  APrinterIndex := dxPrintDevice.FindPrintDevice('Microsoft XPS Document Writer', '');
  if APrinterIndex <> -1 then  // If the specified printer device is available
    dxPrintDevice.PrinterIndex := APrinterIndex;  // Changes the active printer device
end;

C++

#include "dxPrnDev.hpp"  // Declares the dxPrintDevice function

// ...
  int APrinterIndex = dxPrintDevice()->FindPrintDevice("Microsoft XPS Document Writer", "");
  if (APrinterIndex != -1)  // If the specified printer device is available
    dxPrintDevice()->PrinterIndex = APrinterIndex;  // Changes the active printer device