//the printing functionality is taken from https://gist.github.com/albertbaldi/7b8d86a20430e101299fe8a4eccf5deb and
//modified to suit our use case
private void printButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
//ensure no area nor specimen empty field is chosen
if (specimenList.SelectedItem == null || areaList.SelectedItem == null)
{
MessageBox.Show("Area and Specimen should be selected!");
return;
}
PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
pd.DefaultPageSettings.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = printerName;
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = false;
pd.DefaultPageSettings.PaperSize = new PaperSize("PaperA4", 826, 1169);
pd.DefaultPageSettings.Margins = new Margins(15, 15, 15, 15);
pd.OriginAtMargins = true;
pd.PrinterSettings.Copies = (short)specimenUsed[specimenList.SelectedItem.ToString()];//# of copies to be printed
pd.PrintPage += Pd_PrintPage;
try {
pd.Print();
//if sampleID textbox != the id in the currentID object
//and the updateSampleBox is checked, then update sampleID.json file with whatever was in the field
bool update = !currentID_used.getId().Equals(sampleID.Text) && updateSampleIdBox.IsChecked == true;
currentID_used.setId((update?int.Parse(sampleID.Text) + 1 : int.Parse(currentID_used.getId()) + 1));//increase the ID number by one
setDefaults();
}
catch (InvalidPrinterException excep)
{
MessageBox.Show("Printer name is invalid. Set another printer name!");
}
}
//Used on area list field selection
private void setFieldsOnAreaListOptionSelection(IDictionary <string, int> newSpecimenUsed, SampleID newCurrentID_used)
{
specimenList.ItemsSource = newSpecimenUsed.Keys;
specimenUsed = newSpecimenUsed;
sampleID.Text = newCurrentID_used.getId();
currentID_used = newCurrentID_used;
}