PrintTool.PreviewForm Property

Provides access to a Print Preview form of the PrintTool.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public PrintPreviewFormEx PreviewForm { get; }

VB.NET

Public ReadOnly Property PreviewForm As PrintPreviewFormEx

Property Value

Type	Description
PrintPreviewFormEx	A PrintPreviewFormEx object.

Example

The example below illustrates how to define a document scale factor in the Print Preview.

C#

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Preview;
// ...

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    ReportPrintTool printTool = new ReportPrintTool(new XtraReport1());
    printTool.PreviewForm.Load += new EventHandler(PreviewForm_Load);
    printTool.ShowPreviewDialog();
}

void PreviewForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    PrintPreviewFormEx frm = (PrintPreviewFormEx)sender;
    frm.PrintingSystem.ExecCommand(PrintingSystemCommand.Scale, new object[] { 0.7f });
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Preview
' ...

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
    Dim printTool As New ReportPrintTool(New XtraReport1())
    AddHandler printTool.PreviewForm.Load, AddressOf PreviewForm_Load
    printTool.ShowPreviewDialog()
End Sub

Private Sub PreviewForm_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim frm As PrintPreviewFormEx = CType(sender, PrintPreviewFormEx)
    frm.PrintingSystem.ExecCommand(PrintingSystemCommand.Scale, New Object() { 0.7f })
End Sub