Lesson 4 - Draw Formatted/Colored Text

• Dec 17, 2023
• 2 minutes to read

The link created in this lesson generates a document that contains colored text.

Tip

A complete sample project is available in the DevExpress Code Examples database at https://supportcenter.devexpress.com/ticket/details/e161/reporting-get-started-with-printing-library.

To change the font face and font color of document text created via a printing link, do the following.

1. To create a new printing link, declare a new class (Lesson4) derived from the Lesson3 class defined in the previous lesson. The new class sets a new font face and font size.

   C#

   using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
   // ...
   
   public class Lesson4 : Lesson3 {
       public Lesson4(PrintingSystem ps) : base(ps) {}
   
       // Change the brick font name to 'Tahoma', change the size to '16', and set bold and italic attributes.
       protected override void CreateDetail(BrickGraphics graph) {
           graph.Font = new Font("Tahoma", 16, FontStyle.Bold | FontStyle.Italic);
           base.CreateDetail(graph);
       }
   }
   

   VB.NET

   Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
   ' ...
   
   Public Class Lesson4
       Inherits Lesson3
       Public Sub New(ByVal ps As PrintingSystem)
           MyBase.New(ps)
       End Sub
   
       ' Change the brick font name to 'Tahoma', change the size to '16', and set bold and italic attributes.
       Protected Overrides Sub CreateDetail(ByVal graph As BrickGraphics)
           graph.Font = New Font("Tahoma", 16, FontStyle.Bold Or FontStyle.Italic)
           MyBase.CreateDetail(graph)
       End Sub
   End Class
   

2. Next, modify the main form’s Load event handler to pass the Printing System of the Document Viewer to the new link.

   C#

   using System;
   using System.Windows.Forms;
   using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
   // ...
   
   private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
       Lesson4 lesson = new Lesson4(printingSystem1);
   }
   

   VB.NET

   Imports System
   Imports System.Windows.Forms
   Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
   ' ... 
   
   Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
       Dim lesson As New Lesson4(printingSystem1)
   End Sub
   

Launch the application and view the result.