BrickGraphics.DrawBrick(Brick, RectangleF) Method
Adds a brick to a report.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v18.2.Core.dll
Declaration
public Brick DrawBrick(
Brick brick,
RectangleF rect
)Public Function DrawBrick(
brick As Brick,
rect As RectangleF
) As BrickParameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| brick | Brick | The brick to be added to a report. |
| rect | RectangleF | A RectangleF structure that specifies the location and size of the current brick in measurement units, specified via the BrickGraphics.PageUnit property value. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Brick | The brick added to a report. |
Remarks
This method can be used to add any brick type to a report.
NOTE
Enclose the document creation statements into the PrintingSystemBase.Begin and PrintingSystemBase.End call pair.
Examples
The following code demonstrates how to use the BrickGraphics.DrawBrick method to draw a predefined brick in a report. Note that prior to executing this code, it's required to add the PrintingSystem component (called printingSystem1) to your application.
TIP
A complete sample project is available in the DevExpress Code Examples database at http://www.devexpress.com/example=E74.
using System.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
// ...
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
// Obtain the PrintingSystem's graphics.
BrickGraphics gr = printingSystem1.Graph;
// Load an image from a file.
Image img = Image.FromFile(@"..\..\Data\Fish.png");
// Create an ImageBrick and specify its properties.
ImageBrick ibrk = new ImageBrick();
ibrk.Image = img;
ibrk.Sides = BorderSide.All;
ibrk.BorderColor = Color.Blue;
ibrk.BorderWidth = 10;
// Start report generation.
printingSystem1.Begin();
// Add the ImageBrick to the Detail section of the report.
RectangleF r = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), new SizeF(256, 160));
gr.Modifier = BrickModifier.Detail;
gr.DrawBrick(ibrk, r);
// Finish report generation.
printingSystem1.End();
// Display the Print Preview form.
printingSystem1.PreviewFormEx.Show();
}