DataViewBase.ShowRibbonPrintPreview(FrameworkElement, String) Method

Creates the print document from the DataViewBase and displays the document’s Print Preview with the Ribbon UI.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v20.1.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.Grid.Core, DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public void ShowRibbonPrintPreview(
    FrameworkElement owner,
    string documentName
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowRibbonPrintPreview(
    owner As FrameworkElement,
    documentName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
owner	FrameworkElement	The owner of the Print Preview.
documentName	String	The name of the document displayed in 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.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-print-and-export-the-grid-e1669.

C#

void Print_Data(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ShowRibbonPrintPreview(this, "ExamplePrint");
}

VB.NET

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

Note

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

Refer to the Printing and Exporting section for more information on how to print and export the GridControl‘s data.