BrickGraphics.DrawBrick(Brick, RectangleF) Method

Adds a brick to a report.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v18.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public Brick DrawBrick(
    Brick brick,
    RectangleF rect
)

VB.NET

Public Function DrawBrick(
    brick As Brick,
    rect As RectangleF
) As Brick

Parameters

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.

Example

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.

C#

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();
}

VB.NET

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

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) _
Handles button1.Click
    ' Obtain the PrintingSystem's graphics.
    Dim gr As BrickGraphics = printingSystem1.Graph

    ' Load an image from a file.
    Dim img As Image = Image.FromFile("..\..\Data\Fish.png")

    ' Create an ImageBrick and specify its properties.
    Dim ibrk As ImageBrick = 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.
    Dim r As RectangleF = 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()
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-winforms-custom-brick/CS/Form1.cs#L27

// Add the brick with specified dimensions to the document.
printingSystem1.Graph.DrawBrick(hyperBrick, new RectangleF(0, 0, 300, 20));

Reporting_how-to-create-a-document-map-bookmarks-e147/CS/DocumentBookmarks/Form1.cs#L45

    brick.Rect = new Rectangle(10, i * 100, 100, 50);
    e.Graph.DrawBrick(brick, brick.Rect);
}

VB.NET

reporting-winforms-custom-brick/VB/Form1.vb#L26

' Add the brick with specified dimensions to the document.
printingSystem1.Graph.DrawBrick(hyperBrick, New RectangleF(0, 0, 300, 20))
' Finish the report generation.

Reporting_how-to-create-a-document-map-bookmarks-e147/VB/DocumentBookmarksVB/Form1.vb#L37

    brick.Rect = New Rectangle(10, i * 100, 100, 50)
    e.Graph.DrawBrick(brick, brick.Rect)
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