Attach a different print buffer to the printer. Buffers are responsible for handling text output to the printer.
| public setPrintBuffer ( Mike42\Escpos\PrintBuffers\PrintBuffer $buffer ) | ||
| $buffer | Mike42\Escpos\PrintBuffers\PrintBuffer | The buffer to use. |
<?php
require __DIR__ . '/../../autoload.php';
use Mike42\Escpos\Printer;
use Mike42\Escpos\PrintConnectors\FilePrintConnector;
use Mike42\Escpos\CapabilityProfiles\StarCapabilityProfile;
use Mike42\Escpos\PrintBuffers\ImagePrintBuffer;
/* This example shows the printing of Latvian text on the Star TUP 592 printer */
$profile = StarCapabilityProfile::getInstance();
/* Option 1: Native character encoding */
$connector = new FilePrintConnector("php://stdout");
$printer = new Printer($connector, $profile);
$printer->text("Glāžšķūņa rūķīši dzērumā čiepj Baha koncertflīģeļu vākus\n");
$printer->cut();
$printer->close();
/* Option 2: Image-based output (formatting not available using this output) */
$buffer = new ImagePrintBuffer();
$connector = new FilePrintConnector("php://stdout");
$printer = new Printer($connector, $profile);
$printer->setPrintBuffer($buffer);
$printer->text("Glāžšķūņa rūķīši dzērumā čiepj Baha koncertflīģeļu vākus\n");
$printer->cut();
$printer->close();
try {
// Enter connector and capability profile
$connector = new FilePrintConnector("php://stdout");
$profile = DefaultCapabilityProfile::getInstance();
$buffers = array(new EscposPrintBuffer(), new ImagePrintBuffer());
/* Print a series of receipts containing i18n example strings */
$printer = new Printer($connector, $profile);
$printer->selectPrintMode(Printer::MODE_DOUBLE_HEIGHT | Printer::MODE_EMPHASIZED | Printer::MODE_DOUBLE_WIDTH);
$printer->text("Implemented languages\n");
$printer->selectPrintMode();
foreach ($inputsOk as $label => $str) {
$printer->setEmphasis(true);
$printer->text($label . ":\n");
$printer->setEmphasis(false);
foreach ($buffers as $buffer) {
$printer->setPrintBuffer($buffer);
$printer->text($str);
}
$printer->setPrintBuffer($buffers[0]);
}
$printer->feed();
$printer->selectPrintMode(Printer::MODE_DOUBLE_HEIGHT | Printer::MODE_EMPHASIZED | Printer::MODE_DOUBLE_WIDTH);
$printer->text("Works in progress\n");
$printer->selectPrintMode();
foreach ($inputsNotOk as $label => $str) {
$printer->setEmphasis(true);
$printer->text($label . ":\n");
$printer->setEmphasis(false);
foreach ($buffers as $buffer) {
$printer->setPrintBuffer($buffer);
$printer->text($str);
