Printer Class

Article
09/30/2015

Provides a Printer object for use by upgraded Visual Basic 6.0 printing code.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Printing.Compatibility.VB6.Printer

Syntax

public class Printer

public ref class Printer

type Printer = class end

Public Class Printer

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Printer()	Initializes a new instance of the Printer class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ColorMode	Gets or sets a value specifying whether the output will print in color or in monochrome on a device that supports color.
	Copies	Gets or sets a value that determines the number of copies to be printed.
	CurrentX	Gets or sets the horizontal coordinates for the next printing or drawing method.
	CurrentY	Gets or sets the vertical coordinates for the next printing or drawing method.
	DeviceName	Gets the name of the current printer.
	DocumentName	Gets or sets the document name to display (for example, in a print status dialog box or printer queue) while printing the document.
	DrawStyle	Gets or sets a value that determines the line style for output from graphics methods.
	DrawWidth	Gets or sets the line width for output from graphics methods.
	Duplex	Gets or sets a value that determines whether a page is printed on both sides (if the printer supports this feature).
	FillColor	Gets or sets the color that is used to fill in shapes created by using the Circle and Line graphics methods.
	FillStyle	Gets or sets the pattern used to fill shapes created by using the Circle and Line graphics methods.
	Font	Gets or sets a FontFamily by name.
	FontBold	Gets or sets the bold font style.
	FontCount	Returns the number of fonts available for the current display device or active printer.
	FontItalic	Gets or sets the italic font style.
	FontName	Gets or sets the name of the font in which text is displayed for a printing operation.
	Fonts[Int32]	Gets all font names that are available for the current printer.
	FontSize	Gets or sets the size of the font that is used for text in a run-time printing operation.
	FontStrikethru	Gets or sets the strikethrough font style.
	FontTransparent	Gets or sets a value that determines whether background graphics on a Printer object are printed behind text characters.
	FontUnderline	Gets or sets the underlined font style.
	ForeColor	Gets or sets the color in which text and graphics are printed.
	Height	Gets or sets the height of a page.
	IsDefaultPrinter	Returns a value that determines whether the currently selected printer is defined as the default printer in Control Panel.
	Orientation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether documents are printed in portrait or landscape mode.
	Page	Returns the page number of the page that is currently being printed.
	PaperBin	Gets or sets a value indicating the default paper bin on the printer from which paper is fed during print operations.
	PaperSize	Gets or sets a value indicating the paper size for the current printer.
	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.
	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.
	PrintQuality	Gets or sets a value that indicates the printer resolution.
	RightToLeft	Gets or sets a Boolean value that indicates the text display direction on a right-to-left system.
	ScaleHeight	Gets or sets the number of units for the vertical measurement of the page when you use graphics methods.
	ScaleLeft	Gets or sets the horizontal coordinates for the left edge of the page when you are using graphics methods.
	ScaleMode	Gets or sets a value indicating the unit of measurement for the coordinates of an object when you are using graphics methods.
	ScaleTop	Gets or sets the vertical coordinates for the top edge of the page when you are using graphics methods.
	ScaleWidth	Gets or sets the number of units for the horizontal measurement of the page when you use graphics methods.
	TwipsPerPixelX	Gets a value indicating the number of twips per pixel for an object measured horizontally.
	TwipsPerPixelY	Gets a value indicating the number of twips per pixel for an object measured vertically.
	Width	Gets or sets the width of a page.

Methods

	Name	Description
	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.
	Circle(Single, Single, Single, Int32, Single, Single, Single)	Prints a circle, an ellipse, or an arc on a page.
	EndDoc()	Ends a print operation sent to the Printer object, releasing the document to the print device or spooler.
	Equals(Object)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	KillDoc()	Immediately stops the current print job.
	Line(Boolean, Single, Single, Boolean, Single, Single, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)	Prints lines, squares, or rectangles on a page.
	Line(Single, Single)	Prints lines on a page.
	Line(Single, Single, Single, Single, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)	Prints lines, squares, or rectangles on a page.
	MemberwiseClone()	(Inherited from Object.)
	NewPage()	Stops the printing on the current page and resumes printing on a new page.
	PaintPicture(Image, Single, Single, Single, Single, Single, Single, Single, Single)	Prints the contents of an image file on a page.
	Print(Object[])	Prints text to a page.
	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.
	PSet(Single, Single)	Prints a single point on a page.
	PSet(Single, Single, Int32)	Prints a single point in a specified color on a page.
	Scale()	Defines the coordinate system of the Printer object.
	Scale(Single, Single, Single, Single)	Defines the coordinate system of the Printer object.
	ScaleX(Single, Int16, Int16)	Converts the value for the width of a page from one of the units of measure of the ScaleMode property to another.
	ScaleY(Single, Int16, Int16)	Converts the value for the height of a page from one of the units of measure of the ScaleMode property to another.
	TextHeight(String)	Returns the height of a text string as it would be printed in the current font.
	TextWidth(String)	Returns the width of a text string as it would be printed in the current font.
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)
	Write(Object[])	Prints text to a page without adding a carriage return.

Remarks

The Visual Basic 6.0 Printer object has no direct equivalent in Visual Basic. 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. 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.