Printing in C# (wpf)
Printing in WPF is both simple and not so simple.
It starts with basically with one or two lines of code you are printing already.
private void PrintBtn_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
if (printDialog.ShowDialog() == true)
{
printDialog.PrintVisual(grid, "My First Print Job");
}
}
However, pagination in WPF is not done with a single line of code. Then you get into FlowDocuments and similar more advanced topics.
If you are making a non-commercial tool for yourself, consider iTextSharp which is very good too.
If you want to print all records from datagrid in WPF.In which I have create flow document using code you can understand logic and make it according to own requirement.After a lot of working.I have done code recently.It is tested code.It will print every datagrid with all records.It is easy and simple code.You would add a class.If you want to decorate a datagrid then go to PrintDG class then decorate it acording to own requirement.
Follow these steps.
Step1:Add these references on top.
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Media;
Step2: Add class PrintDG.cs.
public class PrintDG
{
public void printDG(DataGrid dataGrid, string title)
{
PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
if (printDialog.ShowDialog() == true)
{
FlowDocument fd = new FlowDocument();
Paragraph p = new Paragraph(new Run(title));
p.FontStyle = dataGrid.FontStyle;
p.FontFamily = dataGrid.FontFamily;
p.FontSize = 18;
fd.Blocks.Add(p);
Table table = new Table();
TableRowGroup tableRowGroup = new TableRowGroup();
TableRow r = new TableRow();
fd.PageWidth = printDialog.PrintableAreaWidth;
fd.PageHeight = printDialog.PrintableAreaHeight;
fd.BringIntoView();
fd.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center;
fd.ColumnWidth = 500;
table.CellSpacing = 0;
var headerList = dataGrid.Columns.Select(e => e.Header.ToString()).ToList();
for (int j = 0; j < headerList.Count; j++)
{
r.Cells.Add(new TableCell(new Paragraph(new Run(headerList[j]))));
r.Cells[j].ColumnSpan = 4;
r.Cells[j].Padding = new Thickness(4);
r.Cells[j].BorderBrush = Brushes.Black;
r.Cells[j].FontWeight = FontWeights.Bold;
r.Cells[j].Background = Brushes.DarkGray;
r.Cells[j].Foreground = Brushes.White;
r.Cells[j].BorderThickness = new Thickness(1, 1, 1, 1);
}
tableRowGroup.Rows.Add(r);
table.RowGroups.Add(tableRowGroup);
for (int i = 0; i < dataGrid.Items.Count; i++)
{
DataRowView row = (DataRowView)dataGrid.Items.GetItemAt(i);
table.BorderBrush = Brushes.Gray;
table.BorderThickness = new Thickness(1, 1, 0, 0);
table.FontStyle = dataGrid.FontStyle;
table.FontFamily = dataGrid.FontFamily;
table.FontSize = 13;
tableRowGroup = new TableRowGroup();
r = new TableRow();
for (int j = 0; j < row.Row.ItemArray.Count(); j++)
{
r.Cells.Add(new TableCell(new Paragraph(new Run(row.Row.ItemArray[j].ToString()))));
r.Cells[j].ColumnSpan = 4;
r.Cells[j].Padding = new Thickness(4);
r.Cells[j].BorderBrush = Brushes.DarkGray;
r.Cells[j].BorderThickness = new Thickness(0, 0, 1, 1);
}
tableRowGroup.Rows.Add(r);
table.RowGroups.Add(tableRowGroup);
}
fd.Blocks.Add(table);
printDialog.PrintDocument(((IDocumentPaginatorSource)fd).DocumentPaginator, "");
}
}
}
Step2: Then go to print button click event and create object of PrintDG class then call printDG pass to It two parameters datagridname and title.
Like :
private void print_button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
PrintDG print = new PrintDG();
print.printDG(datagridName, "Title");
}
If any erorr occure during execution tell me I will solve It.The is running code only you copy and past.
These links may help you in understanding how printing works and what exactly to use:
http://www.charlespetzold.com/blog/2006/02/201111.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms742418(v=vs.100).aspx
http://www.switchonthecode.com/tutorials/printing-in-wpf