Printing in ArcGIS Silverlight API needs some special coding. To print Map to scale, I have introduced a duplicate Map Control and copying the layers to this control during Print operation.
Here is the working XAML code and the C Sharp code.
XAML code
<UserControl xmlns:esriToolkitPrimitives="clr-namespace:ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.Primitives;assembly=ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit" xmlns:sdk="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation/sdk" x:Class="SL4Print.MainPage"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
mc:Ignorable="d"
d:DesignHeight="500" d:DesignWidth="800" xmlns:esri="http://schemas.esri.com/arcgis/client/2009">
<Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White" ShowGridLines="True">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="*"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="60"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<esri:Map Background="White" Name="mapControl" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" ExtentChanged="mapControl_ExtentChanged" Progress="mapControl_Progress" >
<esri:ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer ID="United States" Url="http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer" >
</esri:ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer>
</esri:Map>
<Button x:Name="InvokePrint" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Content="Click Button to Print" Width="200" Height="50" Click="InvokePrint_Click" />
<Border x:Name="borderprintMap" BorderThickness="0" BorderBrush="Blue" Width="1056" Height="816" Canvas.ZIndex="-5" Grid.Row="0" >
<Canvas x:Name="canvasPrint">
<Border x:Name="borderHeader" Background="SkyBlue">
<TextBlock x:Name="headerText" Text="{Binding ElementName=textboxHeader, Path=Text }" TextAlignment="Center" >
</TextBlock>
</Border>
<Canvas>
<esri:Map Background="White" Name="mapPrint" IsLogoVisible="False" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
</esri:Map>
<Border x:Name="bordermapPrintScalebar">
<esri:ScaleBar Map="{Binding ElementName=mapPrint }" DisplayUnit="Miles" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Border>
</Canvas>
<Border x:Name="borderFooter" Background="SkyBlue" >
<TextBlock x:Name="footerText" Text="{Binding ElementName=textboxFooter, Path=Text}" TextAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
</TextBlock>
</Border>
</Canvas>
</Border>
<Border x:Name="borderprintSetup" Width="350" Height="150" Background="LightGray" CornerRadius="20" BorderThickness="2" BorderBrush="Black" Visibility="Collapsed">
<StackPanel>
<Grid ShowGridLines="False">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="50"></RowDefinition>
<RowDefinition Height="50"></RowDefinition>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="100"></ColumnDefinition>
<ColumnDefinition Width="250"></ColumnDefinition>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<sdk:Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Content="Header Text : " VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Right" ></sdk:Label>
<sdk:Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Content="Footer Text : " VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Right" ></sdk:Label>
<TextBox x:Name="textboxHeader" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Text="Header"/>
<TextBox x:Name="textboxFooter" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Text="Footer"/>
</Grid>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" >
<Button x:Name="Print" Content="Print" Width="50" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,10,10" Click="Print_Click" />
<Button x:Name="Cancel" Content="Cancel" Width="50" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="10,10,10,10" Click="Cancel_Click" />
</StackPanel>
</StackPanel>
</Border>
</Grid>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Windows.Printing;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Client;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
namespace SL4Print
{
public partial class MainPage : UserControl
{
bool performPrintSetup = true;
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void createPrintMapControl()
{
mapPrint.Layers.Clear();
mapPrint.Extent = mapControl.Extent;
foreach (Layer eachLayer in mapControl.Layers)
{
try
{
ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer dynamicLayer = eachLayer as ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer;
if (dynamicLayer != null)
{
ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer newDynamicLayer = new ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer();
newDynamicLayer.Url = dynamicLayer.Url;
newDynamicLayer.Opacity = dynamicLayer.Opacity;
dynamicLayer.VisibleLayers = dynamicLayer.VisibleLayers;
mapPrint.Layers.Add(newDynamicLayer);
}
ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer tiledLayer = eachLayer as ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer;
if (tiledLayer != null)
{
ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer newTiledLayer = new ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer();
newTiledLayer.Url = tiledLayer.Url;
newTiledLayer.Opacity = tiledLayer.Opacity;
mapPrint.Layers.Add(newTiledLayer);
}
GraphicsLayer graphicsLayer = eachLayer as GraphicsLayer;
if (graphicsLayer != null)
{
GraphicsLayer newGraphicsLayer = new GraphicsLayer();
newGraphicsLayer = graphicsLayer;
}
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error when setting up Print Template : " + ex.Message);
}
}
}
void thePrintDoc_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
{
// Header Control
//borderHeader.Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.White);
borderHeader.BorderThickness = new Thickness(2.0);
borderHeader.BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
borderHeader.SetValue(Canvas.ZIndexProperty, 1);
borderHeader.SetValue(Canvas.TopProperty, 0.0);
borderHeader.Width = e.PrintableArea.Width;
//Map Control
mapPrint.Width = e.PrintableArea.Width;
mapPrint.Height = e.PrintableArea.Height;
// Scalebar Control
bordermapPrintScalebar.Width = e.PrintableArea.Width;
bordermapPrintScalebar.SetValue(Canvas.TopProperty, (e.PrintableArea.Height - 35));
bordermapPrintScalebar.SetValue(Canvas.LeftProperty, 0.0);
bordermapPrintScalebar.SetValue(Canvas.ZIndexProperty, 1);
bordermapPrintScalebar.Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Gray);
// Scale and Footer Control
//borderFooter.Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.White);
borderFooter.BorderThickness = new Thickness(2.0);
borderFooter.BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black);
borderFooter.SetValue(Canvas.ZIndexProperty, 1);
borderFooter.SetValue(Canvas.TopProperty, (e.PrintableArea.Height - 20));
borderFooter.Width = e.PrintableArea.Width;
e.PageVisual = canvasPrint;
e.HasMorePages = false;
}
private void mapControl_ExtentChanged(object sender, ExtentEventArgs e)
{
mapPrint.Extent = mapControl.Extent;
}
private void mapControl_Progress(object sender, ProgressEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Progress == 100)
{
if (performPrintSetup == true)
{
createPrintMapControl();
performPrintSetup = false;
}
}
}
void thePrintDoc_EndPrint(object sender, EndPrintEventArgs e)
{
this.Cursor = Cursors.Arrow;
MessageBox.Show("Printing Completed !");
}
void thePrintDoc_BeginPrint(object sender, BeginPrintEventArgs e)
{
this.Cursor = Cursors.Wait;
}
private void InvokePrint_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
borderprintSetup.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
}
private void Print_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
try
{
PrintDocument thePrintDoc = new PrintDocument();
thePrintDoc.BeginPrint += new EventHandler<BeginPrintEventArgs>(thePrintDoc_BeginPrint);
thePrintDoc.EndPrint += new EventHandler<EndPrintEventArgs>(thePrintDoc_EndPrint);
thePrintDoc.PrintPage += new EventHandler<PrintPageEventArgs>(thePrintDoc_PrintPage);
thePrintDoc.Print("Silverlight 4 Sample Print");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
}
borderprintSetup.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
}
private void Cancel_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
borderprintSetup.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
}
}
}
