GridViewExtension.CreatePrintableObject(GridViewSettings, Object) Method

Enables a GridView to be printed using the XtraPrinting Library.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5

Declaration

C#

public static IBasePrintable CreatePrintableObject(
    GridViewSettings settings,
    object dataObject
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function CreatePrintableObject(
    settings As GridViewSettings,
    dataObject As Object
) As IBasePrintable

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
settings	GridViewSettings	An object that contains GridView settings.
dataObject	Object	The GridView’s data source (typically, it is passed to the grid’s GridViewExtension.Bind method).

Returns

Type	Description
IBasePrintable	An interface that allows you to print GridView data.

Remarks

C#

public ActionResult Export()  
{  
    var ps = new PrintingSystem();  
    var link = new PrintableComponentLink(ps);  
    link.Component = GridViewExtension.CreatePrintableObject(GetSettings(), DataProvider.GetData().ToList());  
    // ...
    return result;  
}  

Note

Note that the BeforeExport property is not in effect if you use the CreatePrintableObject method. Instead, use the GridViewExtension.ExportTo[FormatName] methods to export data.

To apply the grid’s client state, the grid should be placed in a form.

Razor

@using (Html.BeginForm("ReportGenerator", "Home")) {
    @Html.DevExpress().Button(settings => {
        settings.Name = "reportGenerator";
        settings.Text = "Generate Report";
        settings.UseSubmitBehavior = true;
    }).GetHtml()
    @Html.Partial("GridViewPartialView", Model)
}

C#

public ActionResult ReportGenerator() {
    XtraReport_GridView report = new XtraReport_GridView();
    report.AssignGridPrintable(
        GridViewExtension.CreatePrintableObject(GetGridViewSettings(), NorthwindDataProvider.GetCustomers())
    );            
    return View("ViewReport", report );
}