Printer Methods

The methods defined in the Printer class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
abort	Closes the printer or the preview file and discards all of the generated output
centreFrame	Centers the frame on the page
close	Sends all buffered output to the printer or the preview file
drawArc	Draws an elliptical arc on the printer page
drawChord	Draws a chord on the printer page (that is, an arc with the end points joined and the interior filled)
drawEllipse	Draws an ellipse on the printed page
drawFilledRectangle	Draws a filled rectangle on the printed page
drawGrid	Draws a grid
drawLine	Draws a line on the printed page
drawPie	Draws a pie-shaped wedge on the printed page
drawRectangle	Draws the border of a rectangle on the printed page
drawRoundRectangle	Draws a rectangle with rounded corners on the printed page
drawSolidRectangle	Draws a rectangle filled with the same color as the border on the printed page
drawTextAt	Draws a text string on the printer page
drawTextIn	Draws a text string with a bounded rectangle on the printer page
drawTextSize	Returns the size of the text on the print page, using the current drawFont property values
drawTextSizeIn	Returns the size of the text in a bounding rectangle on the print page, using the current drawFont property values
frameFits	Returns true if the selected frame can be fitted on the current printer page
getAllPaperSources	Returns all valid paper sources for the current printer device
getAllPrinterPaperSources	Returns the paper sources for the specified printer on the application server or a presentation client
getAllPrinters	Returns a string array of available printer names
getDefaultDocumentType	Returns the default document type that is set for the physical printer
getDefaultPaperSource	Returns the default paper source type (printer tray) set for the physical printer
getFooter	Returns the current footer frame for the printer or null if a footer frame has not been set
getHeader	Returns the current header frame for the printer or null if a footer frame has not been set
getPrintedStatus	Returns the status of the print task after the printer is closed, to enable you to determine if the report was printed during preview
getPrinterName	Returns the name of the current printer device
getPrintPosition	Returns the current pixel position to be used for the next print statement
getReport	Returns the value of the report instance set by the app.printer.setReport method call
isPrinterOpen	Returns true if the printer is currently open
newPage	Skips to the top of a new page
pageHeight	Returns the height of the page
pageWidth	Returns the width of the page
print	Outputs the specified frame to the printer
printActive	Prints the currently active form or control
printPage	Prints the specified page of print output on the current printer
printReport	Prints the specified report on the current printer if the printPreview property is set to false
printUnformatted	Bypasses the Windows Printer Control to print unformatted text
setCustomPaperSize	Sets a custom printer paper size at run time
setFooter	Sets the footer frame to a specified frame
setHeader	Sets the header frame to a specified frame
setMargins	Combines the settings of the margin properties
setPrinter	Sets the output printer
setPrintFileName	Writes the print output to a file
setPrintPosition	Sets the next print position to be used
setReport	Captures all JadeReport object JadePrintDirect and JadePrintPage entries for storage, manipulation, or printing
useCustomPrinterSettings	Combines standard printing properties (for example, copies, duplex, and so on) with previously cached advanced settings from the common Print Setup dialog

Printer class methods cannot be invoked from a server method.