ChartControlBase.Print(PrintSizeMode) Method

Invokes the Print dialog and prints the current chart with the specified size mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public void Print(
    PrintSizeMode sizeMode
)

VB.NET

Public Sub Print(
    sizeMode As PrintSizeMode
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
sizeMode	PrintSizeMode	The value specifying which size mode the chart must use when the chart control is printed.

Remarks

This method displays the standard Print dialog, which allows an end-user to print the chart, as well as select the printer (if required), specify the range of pages to print, the number of copies, etc.

To print the document immediately without invoking any dialogs, use the ChartControlBase.PrintDirect method.

To display the DevExpress Document Preview, use one of the following methods.

Name	Description
ChartControlBase.ShowPrintPreview	Creates a print document and displays the Print Preview of the document.
ChartControlBase.ShowPrintPreviewDialog	Creates a print document and displays the Print Preview of the document as a modal window.
ChartControlBase.ShowRibbonPrintPreview	Creates a print document and displays the Print Preview with the Ribbon toolbar of the document.
ChartControlBase.ShowRibbonPrintPreviewDialog	Creates a print document and displays the Print Preview with the Ribbon toolbar of the document as a modal window.

To export the chart, use the appropriate ExportTo~ method (e.g., ChartControlBase.ExportToHtml, ChartControlBase.ExportToPdf, etc.)

Important

The chart can be previewed, printed and exported only if the DXPrinting Library is available. Make sure you add a reference to the DevExpress.Xpf.Printing.v24.1 assembly.