using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Printing;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Xps;
using System.Windows.Xps.Packaging;
namespace Core;
public class Printer
{
///
/// Print a specific range of pages within an XPS document.
///
/// Path to source XPS file
/// Whether the document printed
public static bool PrintDocumentPageRange(string xpsFilePath)
{
// Create the print dialog object and set options.
PrintDialog printDialog = new()
{
UserPageRangeEnabled = true
};
// Display the dialog. This returns true if the user presses the Print button.
bool? isPrinted = printDialog.ShowDialog();
if (isPrinted != true)
return false;
// Print a specific page range within the document.
try
{
// Open the selected document.
XpsDocument xpsDocument = new(xpsFilePath, FileAccess.Read);
// Get a fixed document sequence for the selected document.
FixedDocumentSequence fixedDocSeq = xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence();
// Create a paginator for all pages in the selected document.
DocumentPaginator docPaginator = fixedDocSeq.DocumentPaginator;
// Check whether a page range was specified in the print dialog.
if (printDialog.PageRangeSelection == PageRangeSelection.UserPages)
{
// Create a document paginator for the specified range of pages.
docPaginator = new DocPaginator(fixedDocSeq.DocumentPaginator, printDialog.PageRange);
}
// Print to a new file.
printDialog.PrintDocument(docPaginator, $"Printing {Path.GetFileName(xpsFilePath)}");
return true;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
return false;
}
}
///
/// Returns a print ticket, which is a set of instructions telling a printer how
/// to set its various features, such as duplexing, collating, and stapling.
///
/// The print queue to print to.
/// A print ticket.
public static PrintTicket GetPrintTicket(PrintQueue printQueue)
{
PrintCapabilities printCapabilites = printQueue.GetPrintCapabilities();
// Get a default print ticket from printer.
PrintTicket printTicket = printQueue.DefaultPrintTicket;
// Modify the print ticket.
if (printCapabilites.CollationCapability.Contains(Collation.Collated))
printTicket.Collation = Collation.Collated;
if (printCapabilites.DuplexingCapability.Contains(Duplexing.TwoSidedLongEdge))
printTicket.Duplexing = Duplexing.TwoSidedLongEdge;
if (printCapabilites.StaplingCapability.Contains(Stapling.StapleDualLeft))
printTicket.Stapling = Stapling.StapleDualLeft;
// Returns a print ticket, which is a set of instructions telling a printer how
// to set its various features, such as duplexing, collating, and stapling.
return printTicket;
}
///
/// Return a collection of print queues, which individually hold the features or states
/// of a printer as well as common properties for all print queues.
///
/// A collection of print queues.
public static PrintQueueCollection GetPrintQueues()
{
// Create a LocalPrintServer instance, which represents
// the print server for the local computer.
LocalPrintServer localPrintServer = new();
// Get the default print queue on the local computer.
//PrintQueue printQueue = localPrintServer.DefaultPrintQueue;
// Get all print queues on the local computer.
PrintQueueCollection printQueueCollection = localPrintServer.GetPrintQueues();
// Return a collection of print queues, which individually hold the features or states
// of a printer as well as common properties for all print queues.
return printQueueCollection;
}
///
/// Asynchronously, add the XPS document together with a print ticket to the print queue.
///
/// Path to source XPS file.
/// The print queue to print to.
/// The print ticket for the selected print queue.
public static void PrintXpsDocumentAsync(string xpsFilePath, PrintQueue printQueue, PrintTicket printTicket)
{
// Create an XpsDocumentWriter object for the print queue.
XpsDocumentWriter xpsDocumentWriter = PrintQueue.CreateXpsDocumentWriter(printQueue);
// Open the selected document.
XpsDocument xpsDocument = new(xpsFilePath, FileAccess.Read);
// Get a fixed document sequence for the selected document.
FixedDocumentSequence fixedDocSeq = xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence();
// Asynchronously, add the XPS document together with a print ticket to the print queue.
xpsDocumentWriter.WriteAsync(fixedDocSeq, printTicket);
}
///
/// Synchronously, add the XPS document together with a print ticket to the print queue.
///
/// Path to source XPS file.
/// The print queue to print to.
/// The print ticket for the selected print queue.
public static void PrintXpsDocument(string xpsFilePath, PrintQueue printQueue, PrintTicket printTicket)
{
// Create an XpsDocumentWriter object for the print queue.
XpsDocumentWriter xpsDocumentWriter = PrintQueue.CreateXpsDocumentWriter(printQueue);
// Open the selected document.
XpsDocument xpsDocument = new(xpsFilePath, FileAccess.Read);
// Get a fixed document sequence for the selected document.
FixedDocumentSequence fixedDocSeq = xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence();
// Synchronously, add the XPS document together with a print ticket to the print queue.
xpsDocumentWriter.Write(fixedDocSeq, printTicket);
}
///
/// Asyncronously, add a batch of XPS documents to the print queue using a PrintQueue.AddJob method.
/// Handle the thread apartment state required by the PrintQueue.AddJob method.
///
/// A collection of XPS documents.
/// Whether to validate the XPS documents.
/// Whether all documents were added to the print queue.
public static async Task BatchAddToPrintQueueAsync(IEnumerable xpsFilePaths, bool fastCopy = false)
{
bool allAdded = true;
// Queue some work to run on the ThreadPool.
// Wait for completion without blocking the calling thread.
await Task.Run(() =>
{
if (fastCopy)
allAdded = BatchAddToPrintQueue(xpsFilePaths, fastCopy);
else
{
// Create a thread to call the PrintQueue.AddJob method.
Thread newThread = new(() =>
{
allAdded = BatchAddToPrintQueue(xpsFilePaths, fastCopy);
});
// Set the thread to single-threaded apartment state.
newThread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
// Start the thread.
newThread.Start();
// Wait for thread completion. Blocks the calling thread,
// which is a ThreadPool thread.
newThread.Join();
}
});
return allAdded;
}
///
/// Add a batch of XPS documents to the print queue using a PrintQueue.AddJob method.
///
/// A collection of XPS documents.
/// Whether to validate the XPS documents.
/// Whether all documents were added to the print queue.
public static bool BatchAddToPrintQueue(IEnumerable xpsFilePaths, bool fastCopy)
{
bool allAdded = true;
// To print without getting the "Save Output File As" dialog, ensure
// that your default printer is not the Microsoft XPS Document Writer,
// Microsoft Print to PDF, or other print-to-file option.
// Get a reference to the default print queue.
PrintQueue defaultPrintQueue = LocalPrintServer.GetDefaultPrintQueue();
// Iterate through the document collection.
foreach (string xpsFilePath in xpsFilePaths)
{
// Get document name.
string xpsFileName = Path.GetFileName(xpsFilePath);
try
{
// The AddJob method adds a new print job for an XPS
// document into the print queue, and assigns a job name.
// Use fastCopy to skip XPS validation and progress notifications.
// If fastCopy is false, the thread that calls PrintQueue.AddJob
// must have a single-threaded apartment state.
PrintSystemJobInfo xpsPrintJob =
defaultPrintQueue.AddJob(jobName: xpsFileName, documentPath: xpsFilePath, fastCopy);
// If the queue is not paused and the printer is working, then jobs will automatically begin printing.
Debug.WriteLine($"Added {xpsFileName} to the print queue.");
}
catch (PrintJobException e)
{
allAdded = false;
Debug.WriteLine($"Failed to add {xpsFileName} to the print queue: {e.Message}\r\n{e.InnerException}");
}
}
return allAdded;
}
}
///
/// Extend the abstract DocumentPaginator class to support page range printing. This class is based on the following online resources:
///
/// https://www.thomasclaudiushuber.com/2009/11/24/wpf-printing-how-to-print-a-pagerange-with-wpfs-printdialog-that-means-the-user-can-select-specific-pages-and-only-these-pages-are-printed/
///
/// https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/9180e260-0791-4f2d-962d-abcb22ba8d09/how-to-print-multiple-page-ranges-with-wpf-printdialog
///
/// https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/841e804b-9130-4476-8709-0d2854c11582/exception-quotfixedpage-cannot-contain-another-fixedpagequot-when-printing-to-the-xps-document?forum=wpf
///
public class DocPaginator : DocumentPaginator
{
private readonly DocumentPaginator _documentPaginator;
private readonly int _startPageIndex;
private readonly int _endPageIndex;
private readonly int _pageCount;
public DocPaginator(DocumentPaginator documentPaginator, PageRange pageRange)
{
// Set document paginator.
_documentPaginator = documentPaginator;
// Set page indices.
_startPageIndex = pageRange.PageFrom - 1;
_endPageIndex = pageRange.PageTo - 1;
// Validate and set page count.
if (_startPageIndex >= 0 &&
_endPageIndex >= 0 &&
_startPageIndex <= _documentPaginator.PageCount - 1 &&
_endPageIndex <= _documentPaginator.PageCount - 1 &&
_startPageIndex <= _endPageIndex)
_pageCount = _endPageIndex - _startPageIndex + 1;
}
public override bool IsPageCountValid => true;
public override int PageCount => _pageCount;
public override IDocumentPaginatorSource Source => _documentPaginator.Source;
public override Size PageSize { get => _documentPaginator.PageSize; set => _documentPaginator.PageSize = value; }
public override DocumentPage GetPage(int pageNumber)
{
DocumentPage documentPage = _documentPaginator.GetPage(_startPageIndex + pageNumber);
// Workaround for "FixedPageInPage" exception.
if (documentPage.Visual is FixedPage fixedPage)
{
var containerVisual = new ContainerVisual();
foreach (object child in fixedPage.Children)
{
var childClone = (UIElement)child.GetType().GetMethod("MemberwiseClone", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Invoke(child, null);
FieldInfo parentField = childClone.GetType().GetField("_parent", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
if (parentField != null)
{
parentField.SetValue(childClone, null);
containerVisual.Children.Add(childClone);
}
}
return new DocumentPage(containerVisual, documentPage.Size, documentPage.BleedBox, documentPage.ContentBox);
}
return documentPage;
}
}