windowsforms-3432-controls-and-libraries-printing-exporting-examples-page-header-and-footer-how-to-show-system-information-in-the-page-header.md
This example demonstrates how to use the link’s PageHeaderFooter to add extra information to the document’s page header.
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
// ...
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
string leftColumn = "Pages: [Page # of Pages #]";
string middleColumn = "User: [User Name]";
string rightColumn = "Date: [Date Printed]";
// Create a PageHeaderFooter object and initializing it with
// the link's PageHeaderFooter.
PageHeaderFooter phf = printableComponentLink1.PageHeaderFooter as PageHeaderFooter;
// Clear the PageHeaderFooter's contents.
phf.Header.Content.Clear();
// Add custom information to the link's header.
phf.Header.Content.AddRange(new string[] { leftColumn, middleColumn, rightColumn });
phf.Header.LineAlignment = BrickAlignment.Far;
// Show the document's preview.
printableComponentLink1.ShowPreview();
}
Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
' ...
Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) _
Handles button1.Click
Dim leftColumn As String = "Pages: [Page # of Pages #]"
Dim middleColumn As String = "User: [User Name]"
Dim rightColumn As String = "Date: [Date Printed]"
' Create a PageHeaderFooter object and initializing it with
' the link's PageHeaderFooter.
Dim phf As PageHeaderFooter = _
TryCast(printableComponentLink1.PageHeaderFooter, PageHeaderFooter)
' Clear the PageHeaderFooter's contents.
phf.Header.Content.Clear()
' Add custom information to the link's header.
phf.Header.Content.AddRange(New String() _
{leftColumn, middleColumn, rightColumn})
phf.Header.LineAlignment = BrickAlignment.Far
' Show the document's preview.
printableComponentLink1.ShowPreview()
End Sub
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