<Window x:Class="Printing.PrintVisual"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="PrintVisual" Height="259" Width="282">
<StackPanel>
<Canvas Name="canvas">
<TextBlock Canvas.Top="50" Canvas.Left="20" FontSize="25" FontWeight="Bold">Hello There</TextBlock>
<Path Fill="Yellow" Stroke="Blue" Margin="5" Canvas.Top="10" Canvas.Left="10" >
<Path.Data>
<GeometryGroup>
<RectangleGeometry Rect="0 0 100 100"></RectangleGeometry>
<EllipseGeometry Center="50 50" RadiusX="35" RadiusY="25"></EllipseGeometry>
</GeometryGroup>
</Path.Data>
</Path>
</Canvas>
<Button Grid.Row="3" Click="cmdPrint_Click">Print</Button>
</StackPanel>
</Window>
//File:Window.xaml.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
namespace Printing
{
public partial class PrintVisual : System.Windows.Window
{
public PrintVisual()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void cmdPrint_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
if (printDialog.ShowDialog() == true)
{
double zoom = 30;
canvas.Background = Brushes.LightSteelBlue;
canvas.LayoutTransform = new ScaleTransform(zoom / 100, zoom / 100);
Size pageSize = new Size(printDialog.PrintableAreaWidth - 20, printDialog.PrintableAreaHeight - 20);
canvas.Measure(pageSize);
canvas.Arrange(new Rect(10, 10, pageSize.Width, pageSize.Height));
printDialog.PrintVisual(canvas, "A Scaled Drawing");
canvas.Background = null;
canvas.LayoutTransform = null;
}
}
}
}
