How to get the list of all printers in computer

Question

I need to get the list of all printers that connect to computer?

How I can do it in C#, WinForms?

Answer 1

If you are working with MVC C#, this is the way to deal with printers and serial ports for dropdowns.

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO.Ports;
using System.Drawing.Printing;

    public class Miclass
    {
        private void AllViews()
        {
            List ports = new List();
            List Printersfor = new List();
            string[] portnames = SerialPort.GetPortNames();
            /*PORTS*/
            for (int i = 0; i < portnames.Count(); i++)
            {
                ports.Add(new PortClass() { Name = portnames[i].Trim(), Desc = portnames[i].Trim() });
            }
            /*PRINTER*/
            for (int i = 0; i < PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters.Count; i++)
            {
                Printersfor.Add(new Printersclass() { Name = PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters[i].Trim(), Desc = PrinterSettings.InstalledPrinters[i].Trim() });
            }
        }
    }
    public class PortClass
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Desc { get; set; }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return string.Format("{0} ({1})", Name, Desc);
        }
    }
    public class Printersclass
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Desc { get; set; }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return string.Format("{0} ({1})", Name, Desc);
        }
    }