DataViewBase.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(Window) Method

Creates the print document from the DataViewBase (or its inheritor) and displays a Print Preview of the document as a modal window.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public void ShowPrintPreviewDialog(
    Window owner
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowPrintPreviewDialog(
    owner As Window
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
owner	Window	The owner of the Print Preview.

Remarks

The Print Preview displays the printed document’s appearance. The Print Preview window allows end users to print the document and export it to a file in the required format.

View Example

C#

void Print_Data(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(this);
}

VB.NET

Private Sub Print_Data(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    view.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(Me)
End Sub

Note

You can preview, print, and export the control’s data only if the DXPrinting Library is available.

Refer to the following topics for more information on how to print data:

• GridControl - Printing and Exporting
• GanttControl - Print and Export