php-doc-en/reference/printer/functions/printer-create-dc.xml

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  <refentry id="function.printer-create-dc">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>printer_create_dc</refname>
    <refpurpose>Create a new device context</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
      <methodsynopsis>
       <type>void</type><methodname>printer_create_dc</methodname>
       <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>handle</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
      The function creates a new device context. A device context is used 
      to customize the graphic objects of the document. 
      <parameter>handle</parameter> must be a valid handle to a printer.
     </para>
     <example>
      <title><function>printer_create_dc</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$handle = printer_open();
printer_start_doc($handle);
printer_start_page($handle);

printer_create_dc($handle);
/* do some stuff with the dc */
printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_TEXT_COLOR, "333333");
printer_draw_text($handle, 1, 1, "text");
printer_delete_dc($handle);

/* create another dc */
printer_create_dc($handle);
printer_set_option($handle, PRINTER_TEXT_COLOR, "000000");
printer_draw_text($handle, 1, 1, "text");
/* do some stuff with the dc */

printer_delete_dc($handle);

printer_end_page($handle);
printer_end_doc($handle);
printer_close($handle);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>        
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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