ChartControlBase.ShowPrintPreview(FrameworkElement, PrintSizeMode) Method

Creates a print document from a chart with the specified print size mode and displays the document using the Print Preview window with the specified owner and title.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Charts

Declaration

C#

public void ShowPrintPreview(
    FrameworkElement owner,
    PrintSizeMode sizeMode
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowPrintPreview(
    owner As FrameworkElement,
    sizeMode As PrintSizeMode
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
owner	FrameworkElement	The Print Preview owner.
sizeMode	PrintSizeMode	The size mode which must be used when the chart is previewed before printing.

Remarks

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

To show the standard Print dialog, use the ChartControlBase.Print method. The dialog allows end-users to print the chart, select the printer (if required), specify the range of pages to print, the number of copies, etc.

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.

Methods that allow you to show Print Preview with other preview settings.

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