dxPrintDevice Method
Provides access to the global printer manager.
Declaration
function dxPrintDevice: TdxPrintDevice;
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
TdxPrintDevice | The global printer device manager. |
Remarks
Call the dxPrintDevice
function to access and manage printer devices in your application. For example, you can use dxPrintDevice
.PrinterCount and dxPrintDevice
.PrinterIndex properties to obtain the number of available printer devices and switch between them.
Refer to the TdxPrintDevice class description for detailed information on all available options.
Code Example
The following code example sets Microsoft XPS Document Writer as the active printer device for TdxComponentPrinter:
uses
dxPrnDev; // This unit 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;
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