LayoutControl.IsPrintingAvailable Property

Indicates whether the LayoutControl can be printed.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraLayout

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraLayout.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public bool IsPrintingAvailable { get; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public ReadOnly Property IsPrintingAvailable As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the LayoutControl can be printed; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The LayoutControl can be printed if the XtraPrinting Library is available. To print the control, call the LayoutControl.Print method.

Note

With the XtraPrinting library you’re also able to export the control to various formats (PDF, HTML, etc.).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to print a LayoutControl and show its Print Preivew. The LayoutControl.Print and LayoutControl.ShowPrintPreview methods are called respectively.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraLayout;
// ...

private void ShowLayoutControlPreview(LayoutControl layout) {
    // Check whether the LayoutControl can be previewed.
    if (!layout.IsPrintingAvailable) {
        MessageBox.Show("The 'DevExpress.XtraPrinting' library is not found", "Error");
        return;
    }

    // Open the Preview window.
    layout.ShowPrintPreview();
}

private void PrintLayoutControl(LayoutControl layout) {
    // Check whether the LayoutControl can be printed.
    if (!layout.IsPrintingAvailable) {
        MessageBox.Show("The 'DevExpress.XtraPrinting' library is not found", "Error");
        return;
    }

    // Print.
    layout.Print();
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraLayout
' ...

Sub ShowLayoutControlPreview(ByVal layout As LayoutControl)
   ' Check whether the LayoutControl can be previewed.
   If Not layout.IsPrintingAvailable Then
      MessageBox.Show("The 'DevExpress.XtraPrinting' library is not found", "Error")
      Return
   End If

   ' Opens the Preview window.
   layout.ShowPrintPreview()
End Sub

Sub PrintLayoutControl(ByVal layout As LayoutControl
   ' Check whether the LayoutControl can be printed.
   If Not layout.IsPrintingAvailable Then
      MessageBox.Show("The 'DevExpress.XtraPrinting' library is not found", "Error")
      Return
   End If

   ' Print.
   layout.Print()
End Sub