Object “printer”

Object > NativeObject > Printer

Allows to print PDF documents or images from the device. A printer object is always available from tabris.printer.

Printer on Android
Android
Printer on iOS
iOS
Type: Printer extends NativeObject
Constructor: private
Singleton: printer
Namespace: tabris
Direct subclasses: None
JSX Support: No

Examples

JavaScript

import {printer} from 'tabris';

const imageData = new Uint8Array([]);
printer.print(imageData, {jobName: 'Image', contentType: 'image/jpg'})
  .then(({result}) => console.log(`Printing finished with result ${result}`))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

See also:

JS How to print a PDF document bundled with an app

Methods

print(data, options?)

Prints a PDF document using the native printing capabilities of the device. The data has to be provided as an ArrayBuffer or typed array. The method returns a promise which resolves to an event object with the property result. The result can either be completed or canceled. When printing fails the promise is rejected with an Error parameter containing additional information about the error. Supported on iOS and Android 4.4+.

Parameter Type Description
data any The bytes of the document to print. The value can either be an ArrayBuffer or a typed array containing the bytes of a PDF document or image.
options {
  jobName: string, // The document name shown the user. optional
  contentType: string // Format of the document. Should be set to `image/*` when printing an image. defaults to application/pdf
}
An optional set of configuration parameters. Optional.

Returns: Promise