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Print Custom Page
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<Window x: Class="Printing.PrintCustomPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="PrintCustomPage" Height="300" Width="300">
<StackPanel>
<TextBox Name="txtContent" Margin="3" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible">
this is a test
</TextBox>
<Button Grid.Row="1" Margin="3" Padding="5" Click="cmdPrint_Click" VerticalAlignment="Top">Print</Button>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Imports System.Globalization
Namespace Printing
Public Partial Class PrintCustomPage
Inherits System.Windows.Window
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub cmdPrint_Click(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
Dim printDialog As New PrintDialog()
If printDialog.ShowDialog() = True Then
Dim visual As New DrawingVisual()
Using dc As DrawingContext = visual.RenderOpen()
Dim text As New FormattedText(txtContent.Text, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FlowDirection.LeftToRight, New Typeface("Calibri"), 20, Brushes.Black)
text.MaxTextWidth = printDialog.PrintableAreaWidth / 2
Dim point As New Point(100, 100)
dc.DrawText(text, point)
dc.DrawRectangle(Nothing, New Pen(Brushes.Black, 1), New Rect(200, 200, 50, 50))
End Using
printDialog.PrintVisual(visual, "A Custom-Printed Page")
End If
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
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