How do you print html content on click of a button but not the page?

I want to print some HTML content, when the user clicks on a button. Once the user clicks on that button, the print dialog of the browser will open, but it will not print the webpage. Instead, it will print the some other HTML content which is not displayed on the page.

While asking this question, there are few solutions coming into my mind. But I am not sure whether those are good ideas or something better can be done. One of those solutions are: I can keep this HTML content in a div and make it display: to print, but display: none to screen. All other elements on the webpage can be made to display: none for print and display: for the screen. And then call to print.

Any better idea?

asked Jun 3, 2013 at 10:28

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@media print {
  .noPrint{
    display:none;
  }
}
h2{
  color:#f6f6;
}

print me


no print


Print Me

I came across another elegant solution for this:

Place your printable part inside a div with an id like this:

      
Print me

Now let's create a really simple javascript:

function printDiv(divName) {
     var printContents = document.getElementById(divName).innerHTML;
     var originalContents = document.body.innerHTML;

     document.body.innerHTML = printContents;

     window.print();

     document.body.innerHTML = originalContents;
}

SOURCE : SO Answer

answered Jun 3, 2013 at 11:05

asprinasprin

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Here is a pure css version

.example-print {
    display: none;
}
@media print {
   .example-screen {
       display: none;
    }
    .example-print {
       display: block;
    }
}

You only see me in the browser

You only see me in the print

Jonathan

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answered Jun 3, 2013 at 10:36

2ne2ne

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According to this SO link you can print a specific div with

w=window.open();
w.document.write(document.getElementsByClassName('report_left_inner')[0].innerH‌​TML);
w.print();
w.close();

answered Jun 3, 2013 at 10:35

JaayJaay

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I Want See This

Example http://jsfiddle.net/35vAN/

    

 





    This will be printed. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque a quam at nibh adipiscing interdum. Nulla vitae accumsan ante. 



    This will not be printed.



    Nor will this.

answered Jul 25, 2014 at 12:27

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Below Code May Be Help You :

Block 1


1
XYZ
athock




This is Block 2 content

answered Jun 3, 2013 at 10:36

Butani VijayButani Vijay

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If you add and remove the innerHTML, all javascript, css and more will be loaded twice, and the events will fire twice (happened to me), is better hide content, using jQuery and css like this:

function printDiv(selector) {
    $('body .site-container').css({display:'none'});
    var content = $(selector).clone();
    $('body .site-container').before(content);
    window.print();
    $(selector).first().remove();
    $('body .site-container').css({display:''});
}

The div "site-container" contain all site, so you can call the function like:

printDiv('.someDiv');

answered Jul 4, 2014 at 0:26

Alejo JMAlejo JM

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