Procedura: stampare un file di testo con più pagine in Windows Form

Articolo
08/11/2011

La stampa di testo è un'operazione molto comune nelle applicazioni per Windows. La classe Graphics fornisce metodi per visualizzare oggetti (grafica o testo) su una periferica, ad esempio un monitor o una stampante.

Nota

I metodi DrawText di TextRenderer non sono supportati. È consigliabile utilizzare sempre i metodi DrawString di Graphics, come illustrato nell'esempio di codice seguente, per visualizzare il testo a scopo di stampa.

Per stampare il testo

Aggiungere un componente PrintDocument e una stringa al form.

Private printDocument1 As New PrintDocument()
Private stringToPrint As String

private PrintDocument printDocument1 = new PrintDocument();
private string stringToPrint;

Se si stampa un documento, impostare la proprietà DocumentName sul documento da stampare, quindi aprire e leggere il contenuto del documento fino alla stringa aggiunta in precedenza.

Dim docName As String = "testPage.txt"
Dim docPath As String = "c:\"
printDocument1.DocumentName = docName
Dim stream As New FileStream(docPath + docName, FileMode.Open)
Try
    Dim reader As New StreamReader(stream)
    Try
        stringToPrint = reader.ReadToEnd()
    Finally
        reader.Dispose()
    End Try
Finally
    stream.Dispose()
End Try

string docName = "testPage.txt";
string docPath = @"c:\";
printDocument1.DocumentName = docName;
using (FileStream stream = new FileStream(docPath + docName, FileMode.Open))
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
    stringToPrint = reader.ReadToEnd();
}

Nel gestore eventi PrintPage utilizzare la proprietà Graphics della classe PrintPageEventArgs e il contenuto del documento per calcolare la lunghezza delle righe e le righe per pagina. Dopo la generazione di ogni pagina, controllare se si tratta dell'ultima pagina e impostare la proprietà HasMorePages della classe PrintPageEventArgs di conseguenza. L'evento PrintPage viene generato finché HasMorePages non diventa false. Assicurarsi inoltre che l'evento PrintPage sia associato al relativo metodo di gestione degli eventi.

Nell'esempio di codice seguente il gestore eventi viene utilizzato per stampare il contenuto del file "testPage.txt" con lo stesso tipo di carattere utilizzato nel form.

Private Sub printDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As PrintPageEventArgs)

    Dim charactersOnPage As Integer = 0
    Dim linesPerPage As Integer = 0

    ' Sets the value of charactersOnPage to the number of characters 
    ' of stringToPrint that will fit within the bounds of the page.
    e.Graphics.MeasureString(stringToPrint, Me.Font, e.MarginBounds.Size, _
        StringFormat.GenericTypographic, charactersOnPage, linesPerPage)

    ' Draws the string within the bounds of the page
    e.Graphics.DrawString(stringToPrint, Me.Font, Brushes.Black, _
        e.MarginBounds, StringFormat.GenericTypographic)

    ' Remove the portion of the string that has been printed.
    stringToPrint = stringToPrint.Substring(charactersOnPage)

    ' Check to see if more pages are to be printed.
    e.HasMorePages = stringToPrint.Length > 0

End Sub

private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
    int charactersOnPage = 0;
    int linesPerPage = 0;

    // Sets the value of charactersOnPage to the number of characters 
    // of stringToPrint that will fit within the bounds of the page.
    e.Graphics.MeasureString(stringToPrint, this.Font,
        e.MarginBounds.Size, StringFormat.GenericTypographic,
        out charactersOnPage, out linesPerPage);

    // Draws the string within the bounds of the page
    e.Graphics.DrawString(stringToPrint, this.Font, Brushes.Black,
        e.MarginBounds, StringFormat.GenericTypographic);

    // Remove the portion of the string that has been printed.
    stringToPrint = stringToPrint.Substring(charactersOnPage);

    // Check to see if more pages are to be printed.
    e.HasMorePages = (stringToPrint.Length > 0);
}

Eseguire una chiamata al metodo Print per generare l'evento PrintPage.
```
printDocument1.Print()
```
```
printDocument1.Print();
```

Esempio

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public Class Form1
    Inherits Form
    Private printButton As Button

    Private printDocument1 As New PrintDocument()
    Private stringToPrint As String

    Public Sub New() 
        Me.printButton = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.printButton.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(12, 51)
        Me.printButton.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(75, 23)
        Me.printButton.Text = "Print"
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
    End Sub

    Private Sub ReadFile() 
        Dim docName As String = "testPage.txt"
        Dim docPath As String = "c:\"
        printDocument1.DocumentName = docName
        Dim stream As New FileStream(docPath + docName, FileMode.Open)
        Try
            Dim reader As New StreamReader(stream)
            Try
                stringToPrint = reader.ReadToEnd()
            Finally
                reader.Dispose()
            End Try
        Finally
            stream.Dispose()
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Sub printDocument1_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As PrintPageEventArgs)

        Dim charactersOnPage As Integer = 0
        Dim linesPerPage As Integer = 0

        ' Sets the value of charactersOnPage to the number of characters 
        ' of stringToPrint that will fit within the bounds of the page.
        e.Graphics.MeasureString(stringToPrint, Me.Font, e.MarginBounds.Size, _
            StringFormat.GenericTypographic, charactersOnPage, linesPerPage)

        ' Draws the string within the bounds of the page
        e.Graphics.DrawString(stringToPrint, Me.Font, Brushes.Black, _
            e.MarginBounds, StringFormat.GenericTypographic)

        ' Remove the portion of the string that has been printed.
        stringToPrint = stringToPrint.Substring(charactersOnPage)

        ' Check to see if more pages are to be printed.
        e.HasMorePages = stringToPrint.Length > 0

    End Sub

    Private Sub printButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) 
        ReadFile()
        printDocument1.Print()
    End Sub


    <STAThread()>  _
    Shared Sub Main() 
        Application.EnableVisualStyles()
        Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(False)
        Application.Run(New Form1())
    End Sub
End Class

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace PrintApp
{
    public class Form1 : Form
    {
        private Button printButton;
        private PrintDocument printDocument1 = new PrintDocument();
        private string stringToPrint;
        public Form1()
        {
            this.printButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.printButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 51);
            this.printButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
            this.printButton.Text = "Print";
            this.printButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.printButton_Click);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
            this.Controls.Add(this.printButton);

            // Associate the PrintPage event handler with the PrintPage event.
            printDocument1.PrintPage +=
                new PrintPageEventHandler(printDocument1_PrintPage);
        }

        private void ReadFile()
        {
            string docName = "testPage.txt";
            string docPath = @"c:\";
            printDocument1.DocumentName = docName;
            using (FileStream stream = new FileStream(docPath + docName, FileMode.Open))
            using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
            {
                stringToPrint = reader.ReadToEnd();
            }
        }

        private void printDocument1_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
        {
            int charactersOnPage = 0;
            int linesPerPage = 0;

            // Sets the value of charactersOnPage to the number of characters 
            // of stringToPrint that will fit within the bounds of the page.
            e.Graphics.MeasureString(stringToPrint, this.Font,
                e.MarginBounds.Size, StringFormat.GenericTypographic,
                out charactersOnPage, out linesPerPage);

            // Draws the string within the bounds of the page
            e.Graphics.DrawString(stringToPrint, this.Font, Brushes.Black,
                e.MarginBounds, StringFormat.GenericTypographic);

            // Remove the portion of the string that has been printed.
            stringToPrint = stringToPrint.Substring(charactersOnPage);

            // Check to see if more pages are to be printed.
            e.HasMorePages = (stringToPrint.Length > 0);
        }

        private void printButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ReadFile();
            printDocument1.Print();
        }

        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.Run(new Form1());
        }
    }
}