PrinterSettings.IsValid Property
Definition
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Gets a value indicating whether the PrinterName property designates a valid printer.
public:
property bool IsValid { bool get(); };
public bool IsValid { get; }
member this.IsValid : bool
Public ReadOnly Property IsValid As Boolean
Property Value
true
if the PrinterName property designates a valid printer; otherwise, false
.
Examples
The following code example specifies the target printer by setting the PrinterName property, and if the IsValid is true
, prints the document on the specified printer. The example has three prerequisites:
A variable named
filePath
has been set to the path of the file to print.A method named
pd_PrintPage
, which handles the PrintPage event, has been defined.A variable named
printer
has been set to the printer's name.
Use the System.Drawing, System.Drawing.Printing, and System.IO namespaces for this example.
public:
void Printing( String^ printer )
{
try
{
streamToPrint = gcnew StreamReader( filePath );
try
{
printFont = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Arial",10 );
PrintDocument^ pd = gcnew PrintDocument;
pd->PrintPage += gcnew PrintPageEventHandler(
this, &Form1::pd_PrintPage );
// Specify the printer to use.
pd->PrinterSettings->PrinterName = printer;
if ( pd->PrinterSettings->IsValid )
{
pd->Print();
}
else
{
MessageBox::Show( "Printer is invalid." );
}
}
finally
{
streamToPrint->Close();
}
}
catch ( Exception^ ex )
{
MessageBox::Show( ex->Message );
}
}
public void Printing(string printer) {
try {
streamToPrint = new StreamReader (filePath);
try {
printFont = new Font("Arial", 10);
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(pd_PrintPage);
// Specify the printer to use.
pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer;
if (pd.PrinterSettings.IsValid) {
pd.Print();
}
else {
MessageBox.Show("Printer is invalid.");
}
}
finally {
streamToPrint.Close();
}
}
catch(Exception ex) {
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
Public Sub Printing(printer As String)
Try
streamToPrint = New StreamReader(filePath)
Try
printFont = New Font("Arial", 10)
Dim pd As New PrintDocument()
AddHandler pd.PrintPage, AddressOf pd_PrintPage
' Specify the printer to use.
pd.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printer
If pd.PrinterSettings.IsValid then
pd.Print()
Else
MessageBox.Show("Printer is invalid.")
End If
Finally
streamToPrint.Close()
End Try
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
Remarks
When you get or set some properties, a valid printer is required or else an exception is raised. To avoid exceptions, use the IsValid property after setting the PrinterName to safely determine if the printer is valid.
Applies to
See also
.NET