Mega Code Archive
Using ActionScript to create a temporary container to print
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="vertical" backgroundColor="white">
<mx:Script>
import mx.containers.VBox;
import mx.printing.*;
public function printStuff():void
{
var printJob:FlexPrintJob = new FlexPrintJob();
var tmpVBox:VBox = new VBox();
printJob.start();
addChild(tmpVBox);
tmpVBox.addChild(text1);
tmpVBox.addChild(text2);
tmpVBox.addChild(text3);
tmpVBox.addChild(text4);
printJob.addObject(tmpVBox,FlexPrintJobScaleType.NONE);
printJob.send();
removeChild(tmpVBox);
}
</mx:Script>
<mx:HBox id="myHBox1" width="100%">
<mx:Text id="text1" text="this is a test" />
<mx:Text id="text2" text="this is another test" />
</mx:HBox>
<mx:HBox id="myHBox2" width="100%">
<mx:Text id="text3" text="this is the third test." />
<mx:Text id="text4" text="this is the fourth test." />
</mx:HBox>
<mx:Button click="printStuff()" label="Print Stuff" />
</mx:Application>
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