This example illustrates how to generate a document according to user input. To pass specific values to the document's detail section, assign these values to the e.Data parameter of the SimpleLink.CreateDetail event. As for the report page header (footer) sections, override their DataContext that is accessible through the corresponding Link properties. For instance, use the TemplatedLink.PageHeaderData property to set the data context of a PageHeader.
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MainWindow.xaml
XAML<dxc:DXWindow x:Class="PrintDocumentFromUIWpf.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:dxc="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/core"
xmlns:dxe="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/editors"
xmlns:dxp="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/printing"
Title="MainWindow" dxc:ThemeManager.ThemeName="Azure"
Height="330" Width="280" Loaded="DXWindow_Loaded">
<dxc:DXWindow.Resources>
<BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="booleanToVisibilityConverter" />
<DataTemplate x:Key="detailTemplate">
<dxe:TextEdit EditValue="{Binding Path=Content}" IsPrintingMode="True" Width="100" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="reportHeaderTemplate">
<dxe:TextEdit EditValue="{Binding Path=Content.EditValue}" FontSize="20.25pt" Width="584" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" IsPrintingMode="True" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="reportFooterTemplate">
<dxe:TextEdit Text="{Binding Path=Content.EditValue}" FontSize="20.25pt" Width="584" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" IsPrintingMode="True" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="pageHeaderTemplate">
<dxe:TextEdit Text="{Binding Path=Content.EditValue}" FontSize="15.25pt" Width="400" IsPrintingMode="True" />
</DataTemplate>
<DataTemplate x:Key="pageFooterTemplate">
<StackPanel>
<dxe:TextEdit Text="{Binding Path=Content.Title}" FontSize="15.25pt" Width="500" IsPrintingMode="True" />
<dxe:TextEdit Visibility="{Binding Path=Content.PrintPageInfo, Converter={StaticResource booleanToVisibilityConverter}}"
dxp:ExportSettings.TargetType="PageNumber"
dxp:PageNumberExportSettings.Kind="NumberOfTotal"
dxp:PageNumberExportSettings.Format="Page {0} of {1}"
IsPrintingMode="True" />
</StackPanel>
</DataTemplate>
</dxc:DXWindow.Resources>
<StackPanel>
<GroupBox Header="Document Elements">
<Grid>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
<RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="100" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Label Margin="5">Report Header:</Label>
<dxe:TextEdit Name="teReportHeader" Grid.Column="2" Margin="5" />
<Label Grid.Row="1" Margin="5">Page Header:</Label>
<dxe:TextEdit Name="tePageHeader" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5" />
<Label Grid.Row="2" Margin="5">Detail Content:</Label>
<dxe:TextEdit Name="teDetail" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="2" Margin="5" />
<Label Grid.Row="3" Margin="5">Page Footer:</Label>
<dxe:TextEdit Name="tePageFooter" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="3" Margin="5" />
<Label Grid.Row="4" Margin="5">Report Footer:</Label>
<dxe:TextEdit Name="teReportFooter" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="4" Margin="5" />
<Label Grid.Row="5" Margin="5">Detail Count:</Label>
<dxe:SpinEdit Name="seDetail" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="5" Margin="5" MinValue="0" IsFloatValue="False" IsTextEditable="False" />
<Label Grid.Row="6" Margin="5">Print Page Info:</Label>
<dxe:CheckEdit Name="cePageInfo" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="6" Margin="5" HorizontalAlignment="Center" />
</Grid>
</GroupBox>
<Button Width="100" Margin="5" Content="Print Preview" Click="btnPrint_Click" />
</StackPanel>
</dxc:DXWindow>
MainWindow.xaml.cs(vb)
C#using System;
using System.Windows;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Printing;
namespace PrintDocumentFromUIWpf {
public partial class MainWindow : DXWindow {
public MainWindow() {
InitializeComponent();
}
void DXWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
InitDefaultVlaues();
}
void btnPrint_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
CreateAndPreviewLink();
}
void InitDefaultVlaues() {
teReportHeader.EditValue = "Report Header";
tePageHeader.EditValue = "Page Header";
teDetail.EditValue = "Detail";
tePageFooter.EditValue = "Page Footer";
teReportFooter.EditValue = "Report Footer";
seDetail.EditValue = 400;
cePageInfo.EditValue = true;
}
void CreateAndPreviewLink() {
var link = new SimpleLink {
ReportHeaderTemplate = (DataTemplate)Resources["reportHeaderTemplate"],
PageHeaderTemplate = (DataTemplate)Resources["pageHeaderTemplate"],
DetailTemplate = (DataTemplate)Resources["detailTemplate"],
PageFooterTemplate = (DataTemplate)Resources["pageFooterTemplate"],
ReportFooterTemplate = (DataTemplate)Resources["reportFooterTemplate"],
ReportHeaderData = teReportHeader,
PageHeaderData = tePageHeader,
PageFooterData = new PageFooterDataContext {
Title = tePageFooter.EditValue.ToString(),
PrintPageInfo = (bool)cePageInfo.IsChecked
},
ReportFooterData = teReportFooter,
DetailCount = (int)seDetail.EditValue
};
link.CreateDetail += link_CreateDetail;
link.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(this);
}
void link_CreateDetail(object sender, CreateAreaEventArgs e) {
e.Data = string.Format("{0} (Row {1})", teDetail.EditValue, e.DetailIndex);
}
}
public class PageFooterDataContext {
public string Title { get; set; }
public bool PrintPageInfo { get; set; }
}
}