GdPicture.NET.14
GdPicture14 Namespace / GdPictureImaging Class / PrintGetPaperSize Method
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PrintGetPaperSize Method (GdPictureImaging)
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Returns the current paper size, means the type of the paper, to be used by the active printer. The value is determined through the PaperSize.Kind property of the default page settings.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Function PrintGetPaperSize() As Integer
public int PrintGetPaperSize()
public function PrintGetPaperSize(): Integer; 
public function PrintGetPaperSize() : int;
public: int PrintGetPaperSize(); 
public:
int PrintGetPaperSize(); 

Return Value

The constant that represents the current paper size. Please refer to the System.Drawing.Printing.PaperKind enumeration for correct values. Some of them are listed below (please see the corresponding ordering number):
  1. Letter, 8.5 x 11 in.
  2. Letter Small, 8.5 x 11 in.
  3. Tabloid, 11 x 17 in.
  4. Ledger, 17 x 11 in.
  5. Legal, 8.5 x 14 in.
  6. Statement, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
  7. Executive, 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.
  8. A3, 297 x 420 mm
  9. A4, 210 x 297 mm
  10. A4 Small, 210 x 297 mm
  11. A5, 148 x 210 mm
  12. B4, 250 x 354 mm
  13. B5, 182 x 257 mm
  14. Folio, 8.5 x 13 in.
  15. Quarto, 215 x 275 mm
  16. Standard 10 x 14 in.
  17. Standard 11 x 17 in.
  18. Note, 8.5 x 11 in.
  19. Envelope #9, 3 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.
  20. Envelope #10, 4 1/8 x 9.5 in.
  21. Envelope #11, 4.5 x 10 3/8 in.
  22. Envelope #12, 4.5 x 11 in.
  23. Envelope #14, 5 x 11.5 in.
  24. C size sheet
  25. D size sheet
  26. E size sheet
  27. Envelope DL, 110 x 220 mm
  28. Envelope C5, 162 x 229 mm
  29. Envelope C3, 324 x 458 mm
  30. Envelope C4, 229 x 324 mm
  31. Envelope C6, 114 x 162 mm
  32. Envelope C65, 114 x 229 mm
  33. Envelope B4, 250 x 353 mm
  34. Envelope B5, 176 x 250 mm
  35. Envelope B6, 176 x 125 mm
  36. Envelope Italy, 110 x 230 mm
  37. Envelope Monarch, 3 7/8 x 7.5 in.
  38. Envelope, 3 5/8 x 6.5 in.
  39. U.S. Standard Fanfold, 14 7/8 x 11 in.
  40. German Standard Fanfold, 8.5 x 12 in.
  41. German Legal Fanfold, 8 1/2 x 13 in.
  42. to 68. Less-common international sizes.

Greater than 118. Custom paper sizes.

Remarks
It is recommend to use the GetStat method or the PrintGetStat method to identify the specific reason for the method's failure, if any.

Just to remind you that the active printer is the printer identified by the PrintGetActivePrinter method or set by the PrintSetActivePrinter method and it is dedicated to executing all subsequent print jobs using this class as well as utilizing all by you altered printer settings.

Example
Determining information about the paper size of the active printer.
using (GdPictureImaging gdpictureImaging = new GdPictureImaging())
{
    int paperSize = gdpictureImaging.PrintGetPaperSize();
    Console.WriteLine("Printer size of active printer is: {0}", paperSize.ToString());
 
    if (paperSize == 9) Console.WriteLine("This printer is using standard paper of A4 format.");
}
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