How to: Print with a WebBrowser Control
The following code example demonstrates how use the WebBrowser control to print a Web page without displaying it.
Example
Private Sub PrintHelpPage()
' Create a WebBrowser instance.
Dim webBrowserForPrinting As New WebBrowser()
' Add an event handler that prints the document after it loads.
AddHandler webBrowserForPrinting.DocumentCompleted, New _
WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventHandler(AddressOf PrintDocument)
' Set the Url property to load the document.
webBrowserForPrinting.Url = New Uri("\\myshare\help.html")
End Sub
Private Sub PrintDocument(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventArgs)
Dim webBrowserForPrinting As WebBrowser = CType(sender, WebBrowser)
' Print the document now that it is fully loaded.
webBrowserForPrinting.Print()
MessageBox.Show("print")
' Dispose the WebBrowser now that the task is complete.
webBrowserForPrinting.Dispose()
End Sub
private void PrintHelpPage()
{
// Create a WebBrowser instance.
WebBrowser webBrowserForPrinting = new WebBrowser();
// Add an event handler that prints the document after it loads.
webBrowserForPrinting.DocumentCompleted +=
new WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventHandler(PrintDocument);
// Set the Url property to load the document.
webBrowserForPrinting.Url = new Uri(@"\\myshare\help.html");
}
private void PrintDocument(object sender,
WebBrowserDocumentCompletedEventArgs e)
{
// Print the document now that it is fully loaded.
((WebBrowser)sender).Print();
// Dispose the WebBrowser now that the task is complete.
((WebBrowser)sender).Dispose();
}
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
- References to the System and System.Windows.Forms assemblies.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Navigate to a URL with the WebBrowser Control
How to: Add Web Browser Capabilities to a Windows Forms Application
How to: Create an HTML Document Viewer in a Windows Forms Application