BrickGraphics Class

Implements report drawing functions.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public class BrickGraphics :
    IDisposable,
    IBrickGraphics

VB.NET

Public Class BrickGraphics
    Implements IDisposable,
               IBrickGraphics

Related API Members

The following members return BrickGraphics objects:

Library	Related API Members
Cross-Platform Class Library	CreateAreaEventArgs.Graph
	PrintingSystemBase.Graph
WinForms Controls	PrintRowEventArgs.BrickGraphics
.NET Multi-platform App UI	BrickGeneratedEventArgs.Graphics

Remarks

The BrickGraphics class implements drawing within a report. Its members define the default settings of font, fore and background color, border sides, and alignment for all bricks created using the current BrickGraphics object instance. This class also declares the methods used to create different brick types, and additional functions to implement measurement unit conversion, measure strings, etc.

For more information on using BrickGraphics, refer to the Brick Graphics document.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to write a LinkBase.CreateMarginalHeaderArea event handler. The handler will not work unless you write a LinkBase.CreateDetailArea event handler.

C#

using System.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
// ...

private void link1_CreateMarginalHeaderArea(object sender, CreateAreaEventArgs e) {
    string format = "Page {0} of {1}";
    e.Graph.Font = e.Graph.DefaultFont;
    e.Graph.BackColor = Color.Transparent;

    RectangleF r = new RectangleF(0, 0, 0, e.Graph.Font.Height);

    PageInfoBrick brick = e.Graph.DrawPageInfo(PageInfo.NumberOfTotal, format, 
        Color.Black, r, BorderSide.None);
    brick.Alignment = BrickAlignment.Far;
    brick.AutoWidth = true;

    brick = e.Graph.DrawPageInfo(PageInfo.DateTime, "", Color.Black, r, BorderSide.None);
    brick.Alignment = BrickAlignment.Near;
    brick.AutoWidth = true;
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
' ...

Private Sub Link1_CreateMarginalHeaderArea(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _
CreateAreaEventArgs) Handles Link1.CreateMarginalHeaderArea

    Dim Format As String = "Page {0} of {1}"
    e.Graph.Font = e.Graph.DefaultFont
    e.Graph.BackColor = Color.Transparent

    Dim r As New RectangleF(0, 0, 0, e.Graph.Font.Height)

    Dim Brick As PageInfoBrick = e.Graph.DrawPageInfo(PageInfo.NumberOfTotal, Format, _
        Color.Black, r, BorderSide.None)
    Brick.Alignment = BrickAlignment.Far
    Brick.AutoWidth = True

    Brick = e.Graph.DrawPageInfo(PageInfo.DateTime, "", Color.Black, r, BorderSide.None)
    Brick.Alignment = BrickAlignment.Near
    Brick.AutoWidth = True
End Sub

Implements

IBrickGraphics

Inheritance

Object

BrickGraphics