Printer Class
Provides a Printer object for use by upgraded Visual Basic 6.0 printing code.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6.Printer
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Class Printer
public class Printer
public ref class Printer
type Printer = class end
public class Printer
The Printer type exposes the following members.
Constructors
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Printer | Initializes a new instance of the Printer class. |
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Properties
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ColorMode | Gets or sets a value specifying whether the output will print in color or in monochrome on a device that supports color. |
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Copies | Gets or sets a value that determines the number of copies to be printed. |
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CurrentX | Gets or sets the horizontal coordinates for the next printing or drawing method. |
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CurrentY | Gets or sets the vertical coordinates for the next printing or drawing method. |
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DeviceName | Gets the name of the current printer. |
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DocumentName | Gets or sets the document name to display (for example, in a print status dialog box or printer queue) while printing the document. |
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DrawStyle | Gets or sets a value that determines the line style for output from graphics methods. |
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DrawWidth | Gets or sets the line width for output from graphics methods. |
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Duplex | Gets or sets a value that determines whether a page is printed on both sides (if the printer supports this feature). |
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FillColor | Gets or sets the color that is used to fill in shapes created by using the Circle and Line graphics methods. |
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FillStyle | Gets or sets the pattern used to fill shapes created by using the Circle and Line graphics methods. |
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Font | Gets or sets a FontFamily by name. |
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FontBold | Gets or sets the bold font style. |
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FontCount | Returns the number of fonts available for the current display device or active printer. |
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FontItalic | Gets or sets the italic font style. |
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FontName | Gets or sets the name of the font in which text is displayed for a printing operation. |
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Fonts | Gets all font names that are available for the current printer. |
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FontSize | Gets or sets the size of the font that is used for text in a run-time printing operation. |
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FontStrikethru | Gets or sets the strikethrough font style. |
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FontTransparent | Gets or sets a value that determines whether background graphics on a Printer object are printed behind text characters. |
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FontUnderline | Gets or sets the underlined font style. |
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ForeColor | Gets or sets the color in which text and graphics are printed. |
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Height | Gets or sets the height of a page. |
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IsDefaultPrinter | Returns a value that determines whether the currently selected printer is defined as the default printer in Control Panel. |
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Orientation | Gets or sets a value indicating whether documents are printed in portrait or landscape mode. |
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Page | Returns the page number of the page that is currently being printed. |
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PaperBin | Gets or sets a value indicating the default paper bin on the printer from which paper is fed during print operations. |
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PaperSize | Gets or sets a value indicating the paper size for the current printer. |
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PrintAction | Gets or sets a value that determines whether the print output is directed to a printer, to a print preview window, or to a file. |
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PrintFileName | Gets or sets a value that specifies the file name of an Encapsulated PostScript file and the path to which the file will be saved when the PrintAction property is set to PrintToFile. |
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PrintQuality | Gets or sets a value that indicates the printer resolution. |
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RightToLeft | Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates the text display direction on a right-to-left system. |
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ScaleHeight | Gets or sets the number of units for the vertical measurement of the page when you use graphics methods. |
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ScaleLeft | Gets or sets the horizontal coordinates for the left edge of the page when you are using graphics methods. |
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ScaleMode | Gets or sets a value indicating the unit of measurement for the coordinates of an object when you are using graphics methods. |
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ScaleTop | Gets or sets the vertical coordinates for the top edge of the page when you are using graphics methods. |
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ScaleWidth | Gets or sets the number of units for the horizontal measurement of the page when you use graphics methods. |
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TwipsPerPixelX | Gets a value indicating the number of twips per pixel for an object measured horizontally. |
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TwipsPerPixelY | Gets a value indicating the number of twips per pixel for an object measured vertically. |
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Width | Gets or sets the width of a page. |
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Methods
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Circle(Single, Single, Single, Int32, Single, Single, Single) | Prints a circle, an ellipse, or an arc on a page. |
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Circle(Boolean, Single, Single, Single, Int32, Single, Single, Single) | Prints a circle, an ellipse, or an arc on a page, specifying whether the center point is relative to the current location. |
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EndDoc | Ends a print operation sent to the Printer object, releasing the document to the print device or spooler. |
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Equals | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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KillDoc | Immediately stops the current print job. |
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Line(Single, Single) | Prints lines on a page. |
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Line(Single, Single, Single, Single, Int32, Boolean, Boolean) | Prints lines, squares, or rectangles on a page. |
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Line(Boolean, Single, Single, Boolean, Single, Single, Int32, Boolean, Boolean) | Prints lines, squares, or rectangles on a page. |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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NewPage | Stops the printing on the current page and resumes printing on a new page. |
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PaintPicture | Prints the contents of an image file on a page. |
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Prints text to a page. | |
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PSet(Single, Single) | Prints a single point on a page. |
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PSet(Single, Single, Int32) | Prints a single point in a specified color on a page. |
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PSet(Boolean, Single, Single, Int32) | Prints a single point in a specified color on a page, optionally specifying a point relative to the current coordinates. |
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Scale() | Defines the coordinate system of the Printer object. |
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Scale(Single, Single, Single, Single) | Defines the coordinate system of the Printer object. |
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ScaleX | Converts the value for the width of a page from one of the units of measure of the ScaleMode property to another. |
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ScaleY | Converts the value for the height of a page from one of the units of measure of the ScaleMode property to another. |
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TextHeight | Returns the height of a text string as it would be printed in the current font. |
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TextWidth | Returns the width of a text string as it would be printed in the current font. |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Write | Prints text to a page without adding a carriage return. |
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Remarks
The Visual Basic 6.0 Printer object has no direct equivalent in Visual Basic 2010. The Printer object provides all the properties, methods, and events of the Visual Basic 6.0 Printer object. This enables Visual Basic 6.0 printing code to run after upgrade.
Note
Functions and objects in the Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6 namespace are provided for use by the tools for upgrading from Visual Basic 6.0 to Visual Basic 2010. In most cases, these functions and objects duplicate functionality that you can find in other namespaces in the .NET Framework. They are necessary only when the Visual Basic 6.0 code model differs significantly from the .NET Framework implementation.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6 Namespace
Other Resources
How to: Fix Upgrade Errors by Using the Printer Compatibility Library (Visual Basic)
Deploying Applications That Reference the Printer Compatibility Library