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XtraReport.PrinterName Property

Specifies the name of the printer to use for printing the report.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

[DefaultValue("")]
[SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatPageSettings)]
public string PrinterName { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
String String.Empty

A String value, specifying the name of the printer to use.

Remarks

Use the PrinterName property to specify the printer you want to use for printing the report. The specified printer should be installed on the machine.

The PrinterName property should be specified before creating a document (which is performed using the XtraReport.CreateDocument method) as shown in the following code sample.

private string printerName = "<my printer name>";
private void PrintReport() {
    XtraReport report = new XtraReport1();

    //Specify the printer name.
    report.PrinterName = printerName;

    //Create the document.
    report.CreateDocument();

    ReportPrintTool pt = new ReportPrintTool(report);
    pt.PrintDialog();
}
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