FAQ: "Printing Plots with Windows Forms" updated to use ScottPlot 5 (#49)

Author: CoderPM2011

content/faq/print.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Printing Plots with Windows Forms - ScottPlot FAQ
 description: How to print a plot using ScottPlot
-date: 2023-12-13
+date: 2025-02-12
 ---
 
 # Printing Plots with Windows Forms
@@ -10,29 +10,29 @@ date: 2023-12-13
 
 ![](/images/faq/print/print-preview.png)
 
-{{< code-sp4 >}}
-
 ```cs
 public Form1()
 {
     InitializeComponent();
-    formsPlot1.Plot.AddSignal(ScottPlot.DataGen.Sin(51));
-    formsPlot1.Plot.AddSignal(ScottPlot.DataGen.Cos(51));
+    formsPlot1.Plot.Add.Signal(Generate.Sin(51));
+    formsPlot1.Plot.Add.Signal(Generate.Cos(51));
 }
 
 private void PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
 {
     // Determine how large you want the plot to be on the page and resize accordingly
     int width = e.MarginBounds.Width;
     int height = (int)(e.MarginBounds.Width * .5);
-    formsPlot1.Plot.Resize(width, height);
 
     // Give the plot a white background so it looks good on white paper
-    formsPlot1.Plot.Style(figureBackground: Color.White);
+    formsPlot1.Plot.FigureBackground.Color = Colors.White;
 
     // Render the plot as a Bitmap and draw it onto the page
-    Bitmap bmp = formsPlot1.Plot.Render();
-    e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp, e.MarginBounds.Left, e.MarginBounds.Top);
+    using (var ms = new MemoryStream(formsPlot1.Plot.GetImageBytes(width, height)))
+    {
+        Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(ms);
+        e.Graphics.DrawImage(bmp, e.MarginBounds.Left, e.MarginBounds.Top);
+    }
 }
 
 private void btnPrint_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -53,5 +53,3 @@ private void btnPrintPreview_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
     printDialog.ShowDialog();
 }
 ```
-
-{{< /code-sp4 >}}