how to hide print button on hard copy while printing in javascript

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hello
I am trying to print the pagebut the print button is also getting print on hard copy
how to hide that button.I am using the following javascript code. anyone can pls help me?

JavaScript

<script>
function printpage()
  {
  window.print()
  }
</script>
</head>
<body>

<input type="button" value="Print this page" onclick="printpage()">

</body>

Posted 11-May-13 0:45am

rgboss

Updated 3-Dec-19 1:10am

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Solution 4

HTML

<style type="text/css">
@media print {
    #printbtn {
        display :  none;
    }
}
</style>
<input id ="printbtn" type="button" value="Print this page" onclick="window.print();" >

Posted 21-May-13 20:22pm

Anshu Krishna

Updated 21-May-13 20:24pm

v3

Solution 1

Hi rgboss238,
Here is a code how can you hide a print button while printing

XML

<head runat="server">
    <title>Print Page</title>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function print_page() {
            var ButtonControl = document.getElementById("btnprint");
            ButtonControl.style.visibility = "hidden";
            window.print();
        }
    </script>
</head>

<body>
   
    <div>
    <strong>Hello world</strong><br/>
    <input type="button" id="btnprint" value="Print this Page" onclick="print_page()" />

    </div>
   
</body>

Posted 11-May-13 1:35am

arunrv

Updated 11-May-13 1:40am

v2

Comments

Marco Bertschi 11-May-13 7:38am

It is nice, but it unfortunately keeps the button hidden after printing since you do not set the button' visibility to visible after printing.

cheers,
Marco

arunrv 13-May-13 1:20am

visible Button after print like this

ButtonControl.style.visibility = "hidden";
window.print();
ButtonControl.style.visibility = "visible";

Member 15689994 28-Jun-22 7:45am

Thanks for sharing.

Solution 3

Use CSS @media print or a print stylesheet to hide the button when it is printed. That way it will be hidden on the printout whether the button is used to print or not.

See http://reference.sitepoint.com/css/at-media[^] and http://reference.sitepoint.com/html/link/media[^] for details.

Posted 11-May-13 2:58am

Graham Breach

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Marco Bertschi · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-11T01:35:00

Hi,

the solution is very simple:

1. Give your print button an ID: