RichEditControl.ShowPrintDialog() Method

Invokes the Print dialog.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public void ShowPrintDialog()

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowPrintDialog

Remarks

You can also use the RichEditControl.Print method to print the document directly to the default printer.

To invoke the Print dialog the PrintCommand can also be used.

Example

The following code checks the RichEditControl.IsPrintingAvailable property value and invokes the Print dialog window. The current RichEditControl instance is passed to the BarItem.ItemClick event handler using the BarItem.Tag property.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/winforms-the-richeditcontrols-common-api-t210437

RichEditControlActions.cs

static void buttonCustomAction_ItemClick_ShowPrintDialogMethod(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e) {
    RichEditControl richEdit = e.Item.Tag as RichEditControl;
    if(richEdit.IsPrintingAvailable) {
        richEdit.ShowPrintDialog();
    }
}

RichEditControlActions.vb

Private Shared Sub buttonCustomAction_ItemClick_ShowPrintDialogMethod(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ItemClickEventArgs)
    Dim richEdit As RichEditControl = TryCast(e.Item.Tag, RichEditControl)
    If richEdit.IsPrintingAvailable Then
        richEdit.ShowPrintDialog()
    End If
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-the-richeditcontrols-common-api-t210437/CS/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/RichEditControlActions.cs#L82

if(richEdit.IsPrintingAvailable) {
    richEdit.ShowPrintDialog();
}

VB.NET

winforms-the-richeditcontrols-common-api-t210437/VB/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/RichEditControlActions.vb#L87

If richEdit.IsPrintingAvailable Then
    richEdit.ShowPrintDialog()
End If