PrintTool Class

The base class for the ReportPrintTool class.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Navigation, DevExpress.Win.Printing

Declaration

C#

public class PrintTool :
    PrintToolBase,
    IDisposable

VB.NET

Public Class PrintTool
    Inherits PrintToolBase
    Implements IDisposable

Remarks

The PrintTool class exposes the PrintToolBase.PrintingSystem property that allows you to access a Print Tool’s printing options, and the PrintTool.PreviewForm and PrintTool.PreviewRibbonForm properties that provide access to the options of its Print Preview form.

Example

This example shows how you can print a Windows Forms control (e.g. GridControl) using PrintTool.

Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
// ...
private void simpleButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    PrintableComponentLink componentLink = new PrintableComponentLink(new PrintingSystem());
    componentLink.Component = gridControl1;
    componentLink.CreateDocument();
    PrintTool pt = new PrintTool(componentLink.PrintingSystemBase);
    pt.ShowPreviewDialog();
}

Form1.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
' ...
Private Sub simpleButton1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles simpleButton1.Click
    Dim componentLink As New PrintableComponentLink(New PrintingSystem())
    componentLink.Component = gridControl1
    componentLink.CreateDocument()
    Dim pt As New PrintTool(componentLink.PrintingSystemBase)
    pt.ShowPreviewDialog()
End Sub

Inheritance

Object

PrintToolBase

PrintTool

LinkPrintTool

ReportPrintTool