XmlPrinter Class

public class XmlPrinter

Public Class XmlPrinter

public ref class XmlPrinter

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using Zebra.Sdk.Printer;

public class XmlPrinterExample {

    public static void Main(string[] args) {
        XmlPrintingExample();
        CnXmlPrintingExample();
    }

    /// These examples demonstrate how to use the one-line printing capability of the XmlPrinter class.
    ///
    /// They assume that a ZPL template containing variable fields appropriate to the XML data
    /// specified exists on the host device. In this case, a PC with the file named XmlPrinterExampleTemplate.zpl
    /// saved at "c:\XmlPrinterExampleTemplate.zpl". The contents of this file should be...
    /// 
    /// ^XA^DFXmlExamp.zpl^FS
    /// ^A0N,100,100^FO100,100^FN1"Name"^FS
    /// ^A0N,100,100^FO100,200^FN2"Street"^FS
    /// ^A0N,100,100^FO100,300^FN3"City"^FS
    /// ^A0N,100,100^FO100,400^FN4"State"^FS
    /// ^A0N,100,100^FO100,500^FN5"Zip"^FS
    /// ^XZ
    private static void XmlPrintingExample() {
        // The possible inputs to the one-line XML printing function(s)
        string destinationDevice = "192.168.1.32";

        string templateFilename = "c:\\XmlPrinterExampleTemplate.zpl";
        string defaultQuantityString = "1";
        bool verbose = true;

        // If the destination device argument is 'null' then any data that would have been
        // sent to a destination device, had one been specified, is captured in 'outputDataStream'.
        // This provides a way to test your output and configuration without having an actual
        // printer available or without wasting media even if a printer is available.
        Console.WriteLine("\nThe destinationDevice connection string argument is null:");
        try {
            using (MemoryStream outputDataStream = new MemoryStream()) {
                using (Stream sourceStream = GetSampleXmlData()) {
                    XmlPrinter.Print(null, sourceStream, templateFilename, defaultQuantityString, outputDataStream, verbose);
                    Console.WriteLine(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(outputDataStream.ToArray()));
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
        }

        // The outputDataStream argument may be null, in which case the data generated by the XmlPrinter class will
        // not be logged but will be sent to the destination device.
        Console.WriteLine("\nThe outputDataStream argument is null:");
        try {
            using (Stream sourceStream = GetSampleXmlData()) {
                XmlPrinter.Print(destinationDevice, sourceStream, templateFilename, defaultQuantityString, null, verbose);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
        }

        // Both destinationDevice connection string AND outputDataStream arguments may be specified, in which case the
        // data generated by the XmlPrinter class will be sent to the destination device and logged to the outputDataStream.
        Console.WriteLine("\nBoth destinationDevice connection string and outputDataStream arguments are specified:");
        try {
            using (MemoryStream outputDataStream = new MemoryStream()) {
                using (Stream sourceStream = GetSampleXmlData()) {
                    XmlPrinter.Print(destinationDevice, sourceStream, templateFilename, defaultQuantityString, outputDataStream, verbose);
                    Console.WriteLine(Encoding.UTF8.GetString(outputDataStream.ToArray()));
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
        }

        // At least one of these two (destinationDevice connection string and outputDataStream) arguments should be specified.
    }

    private static Stream GetSampleXmlData() {
        string sampleXmlData =
            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>"
                + "<file _FORMAT=\"XmlExamp.zpl\">"
                    + " <label>\n"
                        + "     <variable name=\"Name\">John Smith</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"Street\">1234 Anystreet</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"City\">Anycity</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"State\">Anystate</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"Zip\">12345</variable>"
                        + "  </label>\n"
                        + " <label>\n"
                        + "     <variable name=\"Name\">Jane Doe</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"Street\">5678 Anyroad</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"City\">Anytown</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"State\">Anystate</variable>"
                        + "     <variable name=\"Zip\">67890</variable>"
                        + "  </label>\n"
                        + "</file>";

        return new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sampleXmlData));
    }

    /// This example demonstrates how to use the one-line printing capability of the XmlPrinter class.
    /// 
    /// It assume that a ZPL template containing variable fields appropriate to the XML data
    /// specified exists on the host device. In this case, a PC with the file named CnXmlPrinterExampleTemplate.zpl
    /// saved at "c:\CnXmlPrinterExampleTemplate.zpl". The contents of this file should be...
    /// 
    /// ^XA^DFCnXmlPrinterExampleTemplate.zpl^FS
    /// ^A@N,75,75,E:ANMDS.TTF^CI28^FO0,100^FN1"Customer Name"^FS
    /// ^A@N,75,75,E:ANMDS.TTF^FO0,200^FN2"Component Name"^FS^
    /// ^A@N,75,75,E:ANMDS.TTF^FO0,300^FN3"Vendor Name"^FS
    /// ^A@N,75,75,E:ANMDS.TTF^FO0,400^FN4"Vendor ID"^FS
    /// ^A@N,75,75,E:ANMDS.TTF^FO0,500^FN5"Invoice Number"^FS
    /// ^XZ
    private static void CnXmlPrintingExample() {
        // The possible inputs to the one-line XML printing function(s)
        string destinationDevice = "192.168.1.32";

        string templateFilename = "C:\\CnXmlPrinterExampleTemplate.zpl";
        string defaultQuantityString = "1";
        bool verbose = true;

        // The outputDataStream argument may be null, in which case the data generated by the XmlPrinter class will
        // not be logged but will be sent to the destination device.
        Console.WriteLine("\nThe outputDataStream argument is null:");
        try {
            using (Stream sourceStream = GetSampleCnXmlData()) {
                XmlPrinter.Print(destinationDevice, sourceStream, templateFilename, defaultQuantityString, null, verbose);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
        }
    }

    private static Stream GetSampleCnXmlData() {
        string sampleXmlData =
            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>"
                + "<file _FORMAT=\"XmlExamp.zpl\">"
                + " <label>\n"
                + "     <variable name=\"Customer Name\">东风伟世通汽车饰件系统有限公司</variable>"
                + "     <variable name=\"Component Name\">驾驶员侧仪表板下装饰件</variable>"
                + "     <variable name=\"Vendor Name\">供应商名称</variable>"
                + "     <variable name=\"Vendor ID\">供应商代码</variable>"
                + "     <variable name=\"Invoice Number\">订单号</variable>"
                + " </label>\n"
                + "</file>";

        return new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(sampleXmlData));
    }
}