How to print values from a DataGridView control
I previously Test this class for Print data grid view content
Add this class to your project:
class ClsPrint
{
#region Variables
int iCellHeight = 0; //Used to get/set the datagridview cell height
int iTotalWidth = 0; //
int iRow = 0;//Used as counter
bool bFirstPage = false; //Used to check whether we are printing first page
bool bNewPage = false;// Used to check whether we are printing a new page
int iHeaderHeight = 0; //Used for the header height
StringFormat strFormat; //Used to format the grid rows.
ArrayList arrColumnLefts = new ArrayList();//Used to save left coordinates of columns
ArrayList arrColumnWidths = new ArrayList();//Used to save column widths
private PrintDocument _printDocument = new PrintDocument();
private DataGridView gw = new DataGridView();
private string _ReportHeader;
#endregion
public ClsPrint(DataGridView gridview, string ReportHeader)
{
_printDocument.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(_printDocument_PrintPage);
_printDocument.BeginPrint += new PrintEventHandler(_printDocument_BeginPrint);
gw = gridview;
_ReportHeader = ReportHeader;
}
public void PrintForm()
{
////Open the print dialog
//PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
//printDialog.Document = _printDocument;
//printDialog.UseEXDialog = true;
////Get the document
//if (DialogResult.OK == printDialog.ShowDialog())
//{
// _printDocument.DocumentName = "Test Page Print";
// _printDocument.Print();
//}
//Open the print preview dialog
PrintPreviewDialog objPPdialog = new PrintPreviewDialog();
objPPdialog.Document = _printDocument;
objPPdialog.ShowDialog();
}
private void _printDocument_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
//try
//{
//Set the left margin
int iLeftMargin = e.MarginBounds.Left;
//Set the top margin
int iTopMargin = e.MarginBounds.Top;
//Whether more pages have to print or not
bool bMorePagesToPrint = false;
int iTmpWidth = 0;
//For the first page to print set the cell width and header height
if (bFirstPage)
{
foreach (DataGridViewColumn GridCol in gw.Columns)
{
iTmpWidth = (int)(Math.Floor((double)((double)GridCol.Width /
(double)iTotalWidth * (double)iTotalWidth *
((double)e.MarginBounds.Width / (double)iTotalWidth))));
iHeaderHeight = (int)(e.Graphics.MeasureString(GridCol.HeaderText,
GridCol.InheritedStyle.Font, iTmpWidth).Height) + 11;
// Save width and height of headers
arrColumnLefts.Add(iLeftMargin);
arrColumnWidths.Add(iTmpWidth);
iLeftMargin += iTmpWidth;
}
}
//Loop till all the grid rows not get printed
while (iRow <= gw.Rows.Count - 1)
{
DataGridViewRow GridRow = gw.Rows[iRow];
//Set the cell height
iCellHeight = GridRow.Height + 5;
int iCount = 0;
//Check whether the current page settings allows more rows to print
if (iTopMargin + iCellHeight >= e.MarginBounds.Height + e.MarginBounds.Top)
{
bNewPage = true;
bFirstPage = false;
bMorePagesToPrint = true;
break;
}
else
{
if (bNewPage)
{
//Draw Header
e.Graphics.DrawString(_ReportHeader,
new Font(gw.Font, FontStyle.Bold),
Brushes.Black, e.MarginBounds.Left,
e.MarginBounds.Top - e.Graphics.MeasureString(_ReportHeader,
new Font(gw.Font, FontStyle.Bold),
e.MarginBounds.Width).Height - 13);
String strDate = "";
//Draw Date
e.Graphics.DrawString(strDate,
new Font(gw.Font, FontStyle.Bold), Brushes.Black,
e.MarginBounds.Left +
(e.MarginBounds.Width - e.Graphics.MeasureString(strDate,
new Font(gw.Font, FontStyle.Bold),
e.MarginBounds.Width).Width),
e.MarginBounds.Top - e.Graphics.MeasureString(_ReportHeader,
new Font(new Font(gw.Font, FontStyle.Bold),
FontStyle.Bold), e.MarginBounds.Width).Height - 13);
//Draw Columns
iTopMargin = e.MarginBounds.Top;
DataGridViewColumn[] _GridCol = new DataGridViewColumn[gw.Columns.Count];
int colcount = 0;
//Convert ltr to rtl
foreach (DataGridViewColumn GridCol in gw.Columns)
{
_GridCol[colcount++] = GridCol;
}
for (int i = (_GridCol.Count() - 1); i >= 0; i--)
{
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.LightGray),
new Rectangle((int)arrColumnLefts[iCount], iTopMargin,
(int)arrColumnWidths[iCount], iHeaderHeight));
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black,
new Rectangle((int)arrColumnLefts[iCount], iTopMargin,
(int)arrColumnWidths[iCount], iHeaderHeight));
e.Graphics.DrawString(_GridCol[i].HeaderText,
_GridCol[i].InheritedStyle.Font,
new SolidBrush(_GridCol[i].InheritedStyle.ForeColor),
new RectangleF((int)arrColumnLefts[iCount], iTopMargin,
(int)arrColumnWidths[iCount], iHeaderHeight), strFormat);
iCount++;
}
bNewPage = false;
iTopMargin += iHeaderHeight;
}
iCount = 0;
DataGridViewCell[] _GridCell = new DataGridViewCell[GridRow.Cells.Count];
int cellcount = 0;
//Convert ltr to rtl
foreach (DataGridViewCell Cel in GridRow.Cells)
{
_GridCell[cellcount++] = Cel;
}
//Draw Columns Contents
for (int i = (_GridCell.Count() - 1); i >= 0; i--)
{
if (_GridCell[i].Value != null)
{
e.Graphics.DrawString(_GridCell[i].FormattedValue.ToString(),
_GridCell[i].InheritedStyle.Font,
new SolidBrush(_GridCell[i].InheritedStyle.ForeColor),
new RectangleF((int)arrColumnLefts[iCount],
(float)iTopMargin,
(int)arrColumnWidths[iCount], (float)iCellHeight),
strFormat);
}
//Drawing Cells Borders
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black,
new Rectangle((int)arrColumnLefts[iCount], iTopMargin,
(int)arrColumnWidths[iCount], iCellHeight));
iCount++;
}
}
iRow++;
iTopMargin += iCellHeight;
}
//If more lines exist, print another page.
if (bMorePagesToPrint)
e.HasMorePages = true;
else
e.HasMorePages = false;
//}
//catch (Exception exc)
//{
// MessageBox.Show(exc.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK,
// MessageBoxIcon.Error);
//}
}
private void _printDocument_BeginPrint(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventArgs e)
{
try
{
strFormat = new StringFormat();
strFormat.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
strFormat.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
strFormat.Trimming = StringTrimming.EllipsisCharacter;
arrColumnLefts.Clear();
arrColumnWidths.Clear();
iCellHeight = 0;
iRow = 0;
bFirstPage = true;
bNewPage = true;
// Calculating Total Widths
iTotalWidth = 0;
foreach (DataGridViewColumn dgvGridCol in gw.Columns)
{
iTotalWidth += dgvGridCol.Width;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}
}
For using: this will show print dialog with grid view result
ClsPrint _ClsPrint = new ClsPrint(dataGridView1, "header doc text");
_ClsPrint.PrintForm();
Result
Further information and full example proejct
EDIT
To get columns in right order (rather than having them in reversed order), do this:
int colcount = gw.Columns.Count - 1;
//Convert ltr to rtl
foreach (DataGridViewColumn GridCol in gw.Columns)
{
_GridCol[colcount--] = GridCol;
}
and
int cellcount = GridRow.Cells.Count - 1;
//Convert ltr to rtl
foreach (DataGridViewCell Cel in GridRow.Cells)
{
_GridCell[cellcount--] = Cel;
}
When using IRSOG's code, change the direction of the loops below Convert ltr to rtl for regular results. Otherwise the whole dgv would be flipped.