System.Drawing.Printing

The System.Drawing.Printing namespace provides print-related services.

Typically, you create a new instance of the PrintDocument class, set the properties that describe what to print, and call the Print method to actually print the document.

Use the PrintPageEventArgs.Graphics property to specify the output to print. If you are printing a text file, use StreamReader in the following manner: read one line at a time from the stream and call the DrawString method to draw the line in the graphics object. For more information on this process, see the Graphics and StreamReader classes.

When implemented in a derived class, the PrintController controls how a PrintDocument is printed. The PrintDocument.Print method invokes the print controller's OnStartPrint, OnEndPrint, OnStartPage, and OnEndPage methods, which in turn tell the printer how to print the document. For more information on printing dialogs, see PrintDialog and PageSetupDialog.

The print-preview process uses a specialized print controller, dialog, and control. For an example of such a print controller and dialog, see PreviewPrintController, PrintPreviewDialog, and PrintPreviewControl.

Namespace hierarchy

Classes

Class	Description
InvalidPrinterException	Represents the exception that is thrown when trying to access a printer using invalid printer settings.
Margins	Specifies the margins of a printed page.
MarginsConverter	Provides a MarginsConverter for Margins.
PageSettings	Specifies settings that apply to a single, printed page.
PaperSize	Specifies the size of a piece of paper.
PaperSource	Specifies the paper tray from which the printer gets paper.
PreviewPageInfo	Specifies print preview information for a single page. This class cannot be inherited.
PreviewPrintController	Specifies a print controller that displays a document on a screen as a series of images.
PrintController	Controls how a document is printed.
PrintDocument	Defines a reusable object that sends output to a printer.
PrinterResolution	Represents the resolution supported by a printer.
PrinterSettings	Specifies information about how a document is printed, including the printer that prints it.
PrinterSettings.PaperSizeCollection	Contains a collection of PaperSize objects.
PrinterSettings. PaperSourceCollection	Contains a collection of PaperSource objects.
PrinterSettings. PrinterResolutionCollection	Contains a collection of PrinterResolution objects.
PrinterUnitConvert	Specifies a series of conversion methods that are useful when interoperating with the Win32 printing Application Program Interface (API). This class cannot be inherited.
PrintEventArgs	Provides data for the BeginPrint and EndPrint events.
PrintingPermission	Controls access to printers. This class cannot be inherited.
PrintingPermissionAttribute	Allows declarative printing permission checks.
PrintPageEventArgs	Provides data for the PrintPage event.
QueryPageSettingsEventArgs	Provides data for the QueryPageSettings event.
StandardPrintController	Specifies a print controller that sends information to a printer.

Delegates

Delegate	Description
PrintEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the BeginPrint or EndPrint event of a PrintDocument.
PrintPageEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the PrintPage event of a PrintDocument.
QueryPageSettingsEventHandler	Represents the method that handles the QueryPageSettings event of a PrintDocument.

Enumerations

Enumeration	Description
Duplex	Specifies the printer's duplex setting.
PaperKind	Specifies the standard paper sizes.
PaperSourceKind	Standard paper sources.
PrinterResolutionKind	Specifies a printer resolution.
PrinterUnit	Specifies several of the units of measure that the Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) uses for printing.
PrintingPermissionLevel	Specifies the type of printing that code is allowed to do.
PrintRange	Specifies the part of the document to print.

System.Drawing.Printing Namespace

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