Version: 3.0.3
wxPrintPreview Class Reference

#include <wx/print.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for wxPrintPreview:

Detailed Description

Objects of this class manage the print preview process.

The object is passed a wxPrintout object, and the wxPrintPreview object itself is passed to a wxPreviewFrame object. Previewing is started by initializing and showing the preview frame. Unlike wxPrinter::Print(), flow of control returns to the application immediately after the frame is shown.

Note
The preview shown is only exact on Windows. On other platforms, the wxDC used for preview is different from what is used for printing and the results may be significantly different, depending on how is the output created. In particular, printing code relying on wxDC::GetTextExtent() heavily (for example, wxHtmlEasyPrinting and other wxHTML classes do) is affected. It is recommended to use native preview functionality on platforms that offer it (OS X, GTK+).

Library:  wxCore
Category:  Printing Framework
See also
Printing Framework Overview, wxPrinterDC, wxPrintDialog, wxPrintout, wxPrinter, wxPreviewCanvas, wxPreviewControlBar, wxPreviewFrame

Public Member Functions

 wxPrintPreview (wxPrintout *printout, wxPrintout *printoutForPrinting=NULL, wxPrintDialogData *data=NULL)
 Constructor. More...
 
 wxPrintPreview (wxPrintout *printout, wxPrintout *printoutForPrinting, wxPrintData *data)
 
 ~wxPrintPreview ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual wxPreviewCanvasGetCanvas () const
 Gets the preview window used for displaying the print preview image. More...
 
virtual int GetCurrentPage () const
 Gets the page currently being previewed. More...
 
virtual wxFrameGetFrame () const
 Gets the frame used for displaying the print preview canvas and control bar. More...
 
virtual int GetMaxPage () const
 Returns the maximum page number. More...
 
virtual int GetMinPage () const
 Returns the minimum page number. More...
 
virtual wxPrintoutGetPrintout () const
 Gets the preview printout object associated with the wxPrintPreview object. More...
 
virtual wxPrintoutGetPrintoutForPrinting () const
 Gets the printout object to be used for printing from within the preview interface, or NULL if none exists. More...
 
virtual bool IsOk () const
 Returns true if the wxPrintPreview is valid, false otherwise. More...
 
virtual bool PaintPage (wxPreviewCanvas *canvas, wxDC &dc)
 This refreshes the preview window with the preview image. More...
 
virtual bool Print (bool prompt)
 Invokes the print process using the second wxPrintout object supplied in the wxPrintPreview constructor. More...
 
virtual bool RenderPage (int pageNum)
 Renders a page into a wxMemoryDC. More...
 
virtual void SetCanvas (wxPreviewCanvas *window)
 Sets the window to be used for displaying the print preview image. More...
 
virtual bool SetCurrentPage (int pageNum)
 Sets the current page to be previewed. More...
 
virtual void SetFrame (wxFrame *frame)
 Sets the frame to be used for displaying the print preview canvas and control bar. More...
 
virtual void SetPrintout (wxPrintout *printout)
 Associates a printout object with the wxPrintPreview object. More...
 
virtual void SetZoom (int percent)
 Sets the percentage preview zoom, and refreshes the preview canvas accordingly. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from wxObject
 wxObject ()
 Default ctor; initializes to NULL the internal reference data. More...
 
 wxObject (const wxObject &other)
 Copy ctor. More...
 
virtual ~wxObject ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual wxClassInfoGetClassInfo () const
 This virtual function is redefined for every class that requires run-time type information, when using the wxDECLARE_CLASS macro (or similar). More...
 
wxObjectRefDataGetRefData () const
 Returns the wxObject::m_refData pointer, i.e. the data referenced by this object. More...
 
bool IsKindOf (const wxClassInfo *info) const
 Determines whether this class is a subclass of (or the same class as) the given class. More...
 
bool IsSameAs (const wxObject &obj) const
 Returns true if this object has the same data pointer as obj. More...
 
void Ref (const wxObject &clone)
 Makes this object refer to the data in clone. More...
 
void SetRefData (wxObjectRefData *data)
 Sets the wxObject::m_refData pointer. More...
 
void UnRef ()
 Decrements the reference count in the associated data, and if it is zero, deletes the data. More...
 
void UnShare ()
 This is the same of AllocExclusive() but this method is public. More...
 
void operator delete (void *buf)
 The delete operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only, when the identifier WXDEBUG is defined. More...
 
void * operator new (size_t size, const wxString &filename=NULL, int lineNum=0)
 The new operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only, when the identifier WXDEBUG is defined. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Member Functions inherited from wxObject
void AllocExclusive ()
 Ensure that this object's data is not shared with any other object. More...
 
virtual wxObjectRefDataCreateRefData () const
 Creates a new instance of the wxObjectRefData-derived class specific to this object and returns it. More...
 
virtual wxObjectRefDataCloneRefData (const wxObjectRefData *data) const
 Creates a new instance of the wxObjectRefData-derived class specific to this object and initializes it copying data. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from wxObject
wxObjectRefDatam_refData
 Pointer to an object which is the object's reference-counted data. More...
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

wxPrintPreview::wxPrintPreview ( wxPrintout printout,
wxPrintout printoutForPrinting = NULL,
wxPrintDialogData data = NULL 
)

Constructor.

Pass a printout object, an optional printout object to be used for actual printing, and the address of an optional block of printer data, which will be copied to the print preview object's print data.

If printoutForPrinting is non-NULL, a "Print..." button will be placed on the preview frame so that the user can print directly from the preview interface.

Remarks
Do not explicitly delete the printout objects once this constructor has been called, since they will be deleted in the wxPrintPreview destructor. The same does not apply to the data argument.

Use IsOk() to check whether the wxPrintPreview object was created correctly.

wxPrintPreview::wxPrintPreview ( wxPrintout printout,
wxPrintout printoutForPrinting,
wxPrintData data 
)
wxPrintPreview::~wxPrintPreview ( )

Destructor.

Deletes both print preview objects, so do not destroy these objects in your application.

Member Function Documentation

virtual wxPreviewCanvas* wxPrintPreview::GetCanvas ( ) const
virtual

Gets the preview window used for displaying the print preview image.

virtual int wxPrintPreview::GetCurrentPage ( ) const
virtual

Gets the page currently being previewed.

virtual wxFrame* wxPrintPreview::GetFrame ( ) const
virtual

Gets the frame used for displaying the print preview canvas and control bar.

virtual int wxPrintPreview::GetMaxPage ( ) const
virtual

Returns the maximum page number.

virtual int wxPrintPreview::GetMinPage ( ) const
virtual

Returns the minimum page number.

virtual wxPrintout* wxPrintPreview::GetPrintout ( ) const
virtual

Gets the preview printout object associated with the wxPrintPreview object.

virtual wxPrintout* wxPrintPreview::GetPrintoutForPrinting ( ) const
virtual

Gets the printout object to be used for printing from within the preview interface, or NULL if none exists.

virtual bool wxPrintPreview::IsOk ( ) const
virtual

Returns true if the wxPrintPreview is valid, false otherwise.

It could return false if there was a problem initializing the printer device context (current printer not set, for example).

virtual bool wxPrintPreview::PaintPage ( wxPreviewCanvas canvas,
wxDC dc 
)
virtual

This refreshes the preview window with the preview image.

It must be called from the preview window's OnPaint member.

The implementation simply blits the preview bitmap onto the canvas, creating a new preview bitmap if none exists.

virtual bool wxPrintPreview::Print ( bool  prompt)
virtual

Invokes the print process using the second wxPrintout object supplied in the wxPrintPreview constructor.

Will normally be called by the Print... panel item on the preview frame's control bar.

Returns false in case of error – call wxPrinter::GetLastError() to get detailed information about the kind of the error.

virtual bool wxPrintPreview::RenderPage ( int  pageNum)
virtual

Renders a page into a wxMemoryDC.

Used internally by wxPrintPreview.

virtual void wxPrintPreview::SetCanvas ( wxPreviewCanvas window)
virtual

Sets the window to be used for displaying the print preview image.

virtual bool wxPrintPreview::SetCurrentPage ( int  pageNum)
virtual

Sets the current page to be previewed.

virtual void wxPrintPreview::SetFrame ( wxFrame frame)
virtual

Sets the frame to be used for displaying the print preview canvas and control bar.

virtual void wxPrintPreview::SetPrintout ( wxPrintout printout)
virtual

Associates a printout object with the wxPrintPreview object.

virtual void wxPrintPreview::SetZoom ( int  percent)
virtual

Sets the percentage preview zoom, and refreshes the preview canvas accordingly.