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How to set the page breaks in print preview based on the page size in WinForms GridControl?

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Page breaks in print preview

To apply page break based on the bounds of PrintPreview page in WinForms GridControl, the page breaks should be calculated manually and added to the m_awPageFirstRow collection in the PrintPage event.

Code Snippet

C#

//Event Subscription
gridPrintDocument.PrintPage += new System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventHandler(GridPrintDocument_PrintPage);
 
//Event Customization
private void GridPrintDocument_PrintPage(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
 pageIndex += 1;
 this.gridControl1.PrintInfo.m_awPageFirstRow = new ArrayList();
 
 if (pageIndex <= pageBreaks.Count - 1)
 {
  int height = this.gridControl1.Model.RowHeights.GetTotal(pageBreaks[pageIndex - 1], pageBreaks[pageIndex]);
  if (e.MarginBounds.Height < height)
  {
   //To avoid last getting cut off.
   int rows = (e.MarginBounds.Height / this.gridControl1.DefaultRowHeight) - 2;
   int insertRow = pageBreaks[pageIndex - 1];
   int temp = pageIndex;
   while (pageBreaks[temp] > (insertRow + rows))
   {
    insertRow += rows;
    pageBreaks.Insert(temp, insertRow);
    temp += 1;
 
   }
  }
 }
 foreach ( int row in pageBreaks)
 {
  this.gridControl1.PrintInfo.m_awPageFirstRow.Add(row);
 }
}

 

VB

'Event Subscription
AddHandler gridPrintDocument.PrintPage, AddressOf GridPrintDocument_PrintPage
 
'Event Customization
Private Sub GridPrintDocument_PrintPage(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintPageEventArgs)
    pageIndex += 1
    Me.gridControl1.PrintInfo.m_awPageFirstRow = New ArrayList()
    If pageIndex <= pageBreaks.Count - 1 Then
        Dim height As Integer = Me.gridControl1.Model.RowHeights.GetTotal(pageBreaks(pageIndex - 1), pageBreaks(pageIndex))
        If e.MarginBounds.Height < height Then
            'To avoid last getting cut off.
            Dim rows As Integer = (e.MarginBounds.Height / Me.gridControl1.DefaultRowHeight) - 2
            Dim insertRow As Integer = pageBreaks(pageIndex - 1)
            Dim temp As Integer = pageIndex
            Do While pageBreaks(temp) > (insertRow + rows)
                insertRow += rows
                pageBreaks.Insert(temp, insertRow)
                temp += 1
 
            Loop
        End If
    End If
    For Each row In pageBreaks
        Me.gridControl1.PrintInfo.m_awPageFirstRow.Add(row)
    Next row
End Sub

 

Samples:

C#: To insert pagebreaks_CS

VB: To insert pagebreaks_VB


Reference link: https://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/grid-control/printing

 

 

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to set the page breaks in print preview based on the page size in WinForms GridControl.

You can refer to our WinForms GridControl feature tour page to know about its other groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our documentation to understand how to present and manipulate data.

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