ChartControlBase.ShowPrintPreview(FrameworkElement, String, PrintSizeMode) Method
Creates a print document with the specified name from a chart with the specified print size mode and displays the document using the Print Preview window with the specified owner.
Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts
Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Charts.v19.1.dll
Declaration
public void ShowPrintPreview(
FrameworkElement owner,
string documentName,
PrintSizeMode sizeMode
)Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| owner | FrameworkElement | The Print Preview owner. |
| documentName | String | The name which should be used for the document to be displayed in the Print Preview. |
| sizeMode | PrintSizeMode | The size mode which the chart must use when the chart control is printed. |
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.v19.1 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. |