ZebraPrinterFactoryGetInstance(String, Connection) Method

Factory method to create the correct ZebraPrinter concrete class based on the printer's control language.

Namespace: Zebra.Sdk.Printer
Assembly: SdkApi.Core (in SdkApi.Core.dll) Version: 3.0.3271

Syntax

public static ZebraPrinter GetInstance(
	string[] cpclFwVersionPrefixes,
	Connection connection
)

Public Shared Function GetInstance ( 
	cpclFwVersionPrefixes As String(),
	connection As Connection
) As ZebraPrinter

public:
static ZebraPrinter^ GetInstance(
	array<String^>^ cpclFwVersionPrefixes, 
	Connection^ connection
)

Parameters

cpclFwVersionPrefixes String: An array of possible CPCL version number prefixes
connection Connection: An open connection to a printer

Return Value

ZebraPrinter
An instance of a ZebraPrinter

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ConnectionException	If an I/O error occurs
ZebraPrinterLanguageUnknownException	If the printer language cannot be determined

Remarks

If the Set-Get-Do value, appl.name, starts with one of the cpclFwVersionPrefixes, the printer is determined to be a CPCL printer.Otherwise it is considered to be a ZPL printer.

Reference

ZebraPrinterFactory Class

GetInstance Overload

Zebra.Sdk.Printer Namespace