BackstagePrintPreview Class

A control used to print documents in WPF applications and easily incorporated into a Backstage View-based menu.

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Printing.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Wpf.Printing, DevExpress.Wpf.Printing

Declaration

C#
VB.NET

public class BackstagePrintPreview :
    Control<BackstagePrintPreview>

Public Class BackstagePrintPreview
    Inherits Control(Of BackstagePrintPreview)

The following members return BackstagePrintPreview objects:

Remarks

The BackstagePrintPreview control replicates the Print screen available in Microsoft Office applications. This control displays its source document’s preview on the right side and allows you to customize various print options on the left side.

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The BackstagePrintPreview.DocumentSource property allows you to provide the required document source to the Backstage Print Preview. This control supports the following document source types:

An object implementing the ILink interface.
An object implementing the IReport interface.
Stream containing report document data.
A string containing a path to a file that stores report document data (a PRNX file).

See the Backstage Print Preview topic for more information.

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XAML

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<dxr:BackstageTabItem Content="Print">
    <dxp:BackstagePrintPreview  Margin="40,40,0,0" DocumentSource="{Binding Report}" CustomSettings="{Binding CustomSettings}" />
</dxr:BackstageTabItem>