n C# WinForms, the HasMorePages
property is commonly used in combination with the PrintDocument
class to navigate through multiple pages when printing or previewing content. However, the RichTextBox
control itself does not have a built-in pagination mechanism or a direct HasMorePages
property.
To achieve pagination within a RichTextBox
, you can implement a custom solution by manually splitting the content into pages and managing the printing or display logic. Here’s an example of how you can navigate through true pages in a RichTextBox
using the HasMorePages
approach:
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private RichTextBox richTextBox;
private PrintDocument printDocument;
private int currentPage;
private float yPos;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
richTextBox = new RichTextBox();
richTextBox.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
printDocument = new PrintDocument();
printDocument.PrintPage += PrintDocument_PrintPage;
currentPage = 1;
Controls.Add(richTextBox);
// Call the method to initiate printing or display
PrintOrDisplayContent();
}
private void PrintOrDisplayContent()
{
if (printDocument.PrinterSettings.IsValid)
{
// Print the content
printDocument.Print();
}
else
{
// Display the content in a preview window
PrintPreviewDialog printPreviewDialog = new PrintPreviewDialog();
printPreviewDialog.Document = printDocument;
printPreviewDialog.ShowDialog();
}
}
private void PrintDocument_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
// Define the print area
RectangleF printArea = e.MarginBounds;
// Set the initial vertical position
yPos = printArea.Top;
// Calculate the number of lines that fit in the print area
int linesPerPage = (int)(printArea.Height / richTextBox.Font.GetHeight(e.Graphics));
// Iterate through the text to split it into pages
while (currentPage <= richTextBox.Lines.Length)
{
// Check if there are more lines to print on this page
if (linesPerPage > 0)
{
// Calculate the remaining height for this page
float remainingHeight = printArea.Height - (yPos - printArea.Top);
// Calculate the number of lines that fit in the remaining space
int linesThatFit = (int)(remainingHeight / richTextBox.Font.GetHeight(e.Graphics));
// Determine the number of lines to print on this page
int linesToPrint = Math.Min(linesPerPage, linesThatFit);
// Print the lines on the page
for (int i = 0; i < linesToPrint; i++)
{
string line = richTextBox.Lines[currentPage - 1];
e.Graphics.DrawString(line, richTextBox.Font, Brushes.Black, printArea.Left, yPos);
yPos += richTextBox.Font.GetHeight(e.Graphics);
currentPage++;
}
// Decrease the number of lines that can be printed on subsequent pages
linesPerPage -= linesToPrint;
// Check if there are more lines to print
if (currentPage <= richTextBox.Lines.Length)
{
// Check if there is enough space for another page
if (linesPerPage > 0)
{
// Specify that there are more pages to print
e.HasMorePages = true;
return;
}
}
}
else
{
// Specify that there are more pages to print
e.HasMorePages = true;
return;
}
}
}
}
In this example, a RichTextBox
control is added to a form