How to print a single div of a react deep structure
I'm trying to print a single area using React. I've build a simple component Print:
import React, Component from "react";
class Print extends Component
render = () =>
return (
<div id="printable-area">
this.props.children
</div>
);
export default Print;
Add added the following stype to the topmost div
of my application:
// Body
html
box-sizing: border-box;
*,
*:before,
*:after
box-sizing: inherit;
body
font-family: $default-font;
font-weight: normal;
font-size: 14px;
color: $ux-theme-color-dark;
margin: 0px !important;
padding: 0px !important;
background-color: $ux-theme-color-background;
// Print contol (A4)
@media print
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
No matter where in my component tree I put my Print component, nothing is being printed (always an empty page):
... several components
<Print>
... printable components
</Print>
... several components
What am I missing here?
javascript css reactjs
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I'm trying to print a single area using React. I've build a simple component Print:
import React, Component from "react";
class Print extends Component
render = () =>
return (
<div id="printable-area">
this.props.children
</div>
);
export default Print;
Add added the following stype to the topmost div
of my application:
// Body
html
box-sizing: border-box;
*,
*:before,
*:after
box-sizing: inherit;
body
font-family: $default-font;
font-weight: normal;
font-size: 14px;
color: $ux-theme-color-dark;
margin: 0px !important;
padding: 0px !important;
background-color: $ux-theme-color-background;
// Print contol (A4)
@media print
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
No matter where in my component tree I put my Print component, nothing is being printed (always an empty page):
... several components
<Print>
... printable components
</Print>
... several components
What am I missing here?
javascript css reactjs
Have you tried using a library that handles these kinds of things for you? Such as print-job?
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 21:51
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I'm trying to print a single area using React. I've build a simple component Print:
import React, Component from "react";
class Print extends Component
render = () =>
return (
<div id="printable-area">
this.props.children
</div>
);
export default Print;
Add added the following stype to the topmost div
of my application:
// Body
html
box-sizing: border-box;
*,
*:before,
*:after
box-sizing: inherit;
body
font-family: $default-font;
font-weight: normal;
font-size: 14px;
color: $ux-theme-color-dark;
margin: 0px !important;
padding: 0px !important;
background-color: $ux-theme-color-background;
// Print contol (A4)
@media print
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
No matter where in my component tree I put my Print component, nothing is being printed (always an empty page):
... several components
<Print>
... printable components
</Print>
... several components
What am I missing here?
javascript css reactjs
I'm trying to print a single area using React. I've build a simple component Print:
import React, Component from "react";
class Print extends Component
render = () =>
return (
<div id="printable-area">
this.props.children
</div>
);
export default Print;
Add added the following stype to the topmost div
of my application:
// Body
html
box-sizing: border-box;
*,
*:before,
*:after
box-sizing: inherit;
body
font-family: $default-font;
font-weight: normal;
font-size: 14px;
color: $ux-theme-color-dark;
margin: 0px !important;
padding: 0px !important;
background-color: $ux-theme-color-background;
// Print contol (A4)
@media print
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
No matter where in my component tree I put my Print component, nothing is being printed (always an empty page):
... several components
<Print>
... printable components
</Print>
... several components
What am I missing here?
javascript css reactjs
javascript css reactjs
asked Nov 13 '18 at 21:39
MendesMendes
4,5001057136
4,5001057136
Have you tried using a library that handles these kinds of things for you? Such as print-job?
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 21:51
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Have you tried using a library that handles these kinds of things for you? Such as print-job?
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 21:51
Have you tried using a library that handles these kinds of things for you? Such as print-job?
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 21:51
Have you tried using a library that handles these kinds of things for you? Such as print-job?
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 21:51
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The Problem:
If you remove the @media print {
rule to see what the styles would appear as when that rule is applied by the browser, you can see that the parent(s) of the printable area is hiding the actual printable area. If the parent is set to display none
, then any child cannot show.
/* @media print */
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
/* */
<div>
You can't see this.
<div id="printable-area">Printable Area (You can't see this either)</div>
</div>
A basic solution:
For this solution, you will need to traverse up the parent structure for the printable area and add some additional classNames:
/* @media print */
body> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
.print-parent> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
/* */
<div class="print-parent">
<div>This should not print</div>
<div class="print-parent">
<div class="print-me">Print just this!</div>
</div>
</div>
Makes sense, but how to selectprintable-area
no matter where it is inside my div tree ?
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 21:52
@Mendes, I've added a basic solution for this, but you will likely run into issues with certain HTML structures and styles, etc.
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 22:43
Thanks! Got my upvote and accepted answer!
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
add a comment |
There's probably an ancestor of your #printable-area
div that's getting hidden by the body *
rule. Even if your #printable-area
div has display: block
, it will still not be displayed if one of its containing elements is hidden.
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The Problem:
If you remove the @media print {
rule to see what the styles would appear as when that rule is applied by the browser, you can see that the parent(s) of the printable area is hiding the actual printable area. If the parent is set to display none
, then any child cannot show.
/* @media print */
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
/* */
<div>
You can't see this.
<div id="printable-area">Printable Area (You can't see this either)</div>
</div>
A basic solution:
For this solution, you will need to traverse up the parent structure for the printable area and add some additional classNames:
/* @media print */
body> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
.print-parent> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
/* */
<div class="print-parent">
<div>This should not print</div>
<div class="print-parent">
<div class="print-me">Print just this!</div>
</div>
</div>
Makes sense, but how to selectprintable-area
no matter where it is inside my div tree ?
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 21:52
@Mendes, I've added a basic solution for this, but you will likely run into issues with certain HTML structures and styles, etc.
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 22:43
Thanks! Got my upvote and accepted answer!
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
add a comment |
The Problem:
If you remove the @media print {
rule to see what the styles would appear as when that rule is applied by the browser, you can see that the parent(s) of the printable area is hiding the actual printable area. If the parent is set to display none
, then any child cannot show.
/* @media print */
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
/* */
<div>
You can't see this.
<div id="printable-area">Printable Area (You can't see this either)</div>
</div>
A basic solution:
For this solution, you will need to traverse up the parent structure for the printable area and add some additional classNames:
/* @media print */
body> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
.print-parent> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
/* */
<div class="print-parent">
<div>This should not print</div>
<div class="print-parent">
<div class="print-me">Print just this!</div>
</div>
</div>
Makes sense, but how to selectprintable-area
no matter where it is inside my div tree ?
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 21:52
@Mendes, I've added a basic solution for this, but you will likely run into issues with certain HTML structures and styles, etc.
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 22:43
Thanks! Got my upvote and accepted answer!
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
add a comment |
The Problem:
If you remove the @media print {
rule to see what the styles would appear as when that rule is applied by the browser, you can see that the parent(s) of the printable area is hiding the actual printable area. If the parent is set to display none
, then any child cannot show.
/* @media print */
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
/* */
<div>
You can't see this.
<div id="printable-area">Printable Area (You can't see this either)</div>
</div>
A basic solution:
For this solution, you will need to traverse up the parent structure for the printable area and add some additional classNames:
/* @media print */
body> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
.print-parent> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
/* */
<div class="print-parent">
<div>This should not print</div>
<div class="print-parent">
<div class="print-me">Print just this!</div>
</div>
</div>
The Problem:
If you remove the @media print {
rule to see what the styles would appear as when that rule is applied by the browser, you can see that the parent(s) of the printable area is hiding the actual printable area. If the parent is set to display none
, then any child cannot show.
/* @media print */
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
/* */
<div>
You can't see this.
<div id="printable-area">Printable Area (You can't see this either)</div>
</div>
A basic solution:
For this solution, you will need to traverse up the parent structure for the printable area and add some additional classNames:
/* @media print */
body> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
.print-parent> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
/* */
<div class="print-parent">
<div>This should not print</div>
<div class="print-parent">
<div class="print-me">Print just this!</div>
</div>
</div>
/* @media print */
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
/* */
<div>
You can't see this.
<div id="printable-area">Printable Area (You can't see this either)</div>
</div>
/* @media print */
body *
display: none;
#printable-area
display: block;
/* */
<div>
You can't see this.
<div id="printable-area">Printable Area (You can't see this either)</div>
</div>
/* @media print */
body> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
.print-parent> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
/* */
<div class="print-parent">
<div>This should not print</div>
<div class="print-parent">
<div class="print-me">Print just this!</div>
</div>
</div>
/* @media print */
body> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
.print-parent> :not(.print-parent):not(.print-me)
display: none;
/* */
<div class="print-parent">
<div>This should not print</div>
<div class="print-parent">
<div class="print-me">Print just this!</div>
</div>
</div>
edited Nov 13 '18 at 22:41
answered Nov 13 '18 at 21:50
KevBotKevBot
9,18611944
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Makes sense, but how to selectprintable-area
no matter where it is inside my div tree ?
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 21:52
@Mendes, I've added a basic solution for this, but you will likely run into issues with certain HTML structures and styles, etc.
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 22:43
Thanks! Got my upvote and accepted answer!
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
add a comment |
Makes sense, but how to selectprintable-area
no matter where it is inside my div tree ?
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 21:52
@Mendes, I've added a basic solution for this, but you will likely run into issues with certain HTML structures and styles, etc.
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 22:43
Thanks! Got my upvote and accepted answer!
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
Makes sense, but how to select
printable-area
no matter where it is inside my div tree ?– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 21:52
Makes sense, but how to select
printable-area
no matter where it is inside my div tree ?– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 21:52
@Mendes, I've added a basic solution for this, but you will likely run into issues with certain HTML structures and styles, etc.
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 22:43
@Mendes, I've added a basic solution for this, but you will likely run into issues with certain HTML structures and styles, etc.
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 22:43
Thanks! Got my upvote and accepted answer!
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
Thanks! Got my upvote and accepted answer!
– Mendes
Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
add a comment |
There's probably an ancestor of your #printable-area
div that's getting hidden by the body *
rule. Even if your #printable-area
div has display: block
, it will still not be displayed if one of its containing elements is hidden.
add a comment |
There's probably an ancestor of your #printable-area
div that's getting hidden by the body *
rule. Even if your #printable-area
div has display: block
, it will still not be displayed if one of its containing elements is hidden.
add a comment |
There's probably an ancestor of your #printable-area
div that's getting hidden by the body *
rule. Even if your #printable-area
div has display: block
, it will still not be displayed if one of its containing elements is hidden.
There's probably an ancestor of your #printable-area
div that's getting hidden by the body *
rule. Even if your #printable-area
div has display: block
, it will still not be displayed if one of its containing elements is hidden.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 21:50
AaroniusAaronius
2,91252635
2,91252635
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Have you tried using a library that handles these kinds of things for you? Such as print-job?
– KevBot
Nov 13 '18 at 21:51