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<PortClass> ports = new List<PortClass>();
List<Printersclass> Printersfor = new List<Printersclass>();
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);
}
}