ArcGIS Silverlight API Printing with Map to Scale

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>

</UserControl>

C Sharp Code

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;

        }

        

    }

}