DocumentBase.BeforePrint Event
Definition
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Occurs before the document is printed.
public:
event System::ComponentModel::CancelEventHandler ^ BeforePrint;public event System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler BeforePrint;member this.BeforePrint : System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler Public Custom Event BeforePrint As CancelEventHandler Event Type
Examples
The following code example displays a message before the document is printed that asks whether you want to print the document. To use this example, run it from the ThisDocument class in a document-level project.
private void DocumentBeforePrint()
{
this.BeforePrint += new System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler(ThisDocument_BeforePrint);
}
void ThisDocument_BeforePrint(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
if (MessageBox.Show("Do you want to print the document?", "BeforePrint",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.No)
{
e.Cancel = true;
}
}
Private Sub DocumentBeforePrint()
AddHandler Me.BeforePrint, AddressOf ThisDocument_BeforePrint
End Sub
Private Sub ThisDocument_BeforePrint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System. _
ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs)
If MessageBox.Show("Do you want to print the document?", "BeforePrint", _
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) = DialogResult.No Then
e.Cancel = True
End If
End Sub
Remarks
To prevent the document from printing, set the Cancel argument of the provided CancelEventArgs object to true.