Print/Export map

Question

Hi,

Is there any way to print or export the contents of a map in ArcGIS Runtime?

Thanks,
Miri Revivo.

MichaelBranscomb · Answer

Hi,

Unfortunately, we didn't manage to include any specific printing support in the API in Beta 2. You might want to take a look at this SL/WPF sample from Dominique Broux: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e361c2cc69784fcba34358d0458f66e3.

Cheers

Mike

TomSanderson · Answer

G'Day Mike

I haven't found the print capacity in Beta 2 of runtime. Will this be available earlier next year? and will it be able to print to A1 in size?

Cheers

Tom

BKuiper · Answer

Hi,

while you are waiting for Esri you can use the Telerik controls.

I use the Telerik controls to print ArcGIS maps.

I convert them to an Image using WriteableBitmap and then print them with the PdfFormatProvider.

here is a code example:            // convert to image because of problems with graphicslayers not showing up
            // correctly (in lefttop corner instead on the correct location of the map) when writing to pdf
            WriteableBitmap wb = new WriteableBitmap(this.yourUIElement, new ScaleTransform() { ScaleX = 1, ScaleY = 1 });

Image image = new Image();
            image.Height = 64;
            image.Margin = new Thickness(10);
            image.Source = wb;

// make raddocument
            Section section = new Section();
            Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph();
            InlineUIContainer container = new InlineUIContainer();
            container.UiElement = image;
            container.Width = 750;
            container.Height = 1000;

paragraph.Inlines.Add(container);
            section.Blocks.Add(paragraph);

RadDocument document = new RadDocument();
            document.DefaultPageLayoutSettings = new PageLayoutSettings(PaperTypes.Letter);
            document.PageViewMargin = new SizeF(0.0f, 0.0f);
            document.ParagraphDefaultSpacingBefore = 0;
            document.ParagraphDefaultSpacingAfter = 0;

// use padding to center, perhaps find a more appropriate way to do this in the future.
            document.SectionDefaultPageMargin = new Telerik.Windows.Documents.Layout.Padding(32, 25, 0, 0);
            document.Children.Add(section);

PdfFormatProvider provider = new PdfFormatProvider();

string extension = "pdf";

SaveFileDialog dialog = new SaveFileDialog()
            {
                DefaultExt = extension,
                Filter = String.Format("{1} file (*.{0})|*.{0}|All files (*.*)|*.*", extension, "PDF"),
                FilterIndex = 1
            };

bool? dialogResult = dialog.ShowDialog();
            if (dialogResult == true)
            {
                using (Stream output = dialog.OpenFile())
                {
                    provider.Export(document, output);
                    provider.ExportSettings = new PdfExportSettings() { InlineUIContainersExportMode = 0 };
                }
            }