BrickStringFormat Class

Encapsulates text layout information (such as alignment, orientation and tab stops) and display manipulations (such as ellipsis insertion and national digit substitution).

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v26.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Printing.Core

Declaration

C#

public class BrickStringFormat :
    ICloneable

VB.NET

Public Class BrickStringFormat
    Implements ICloneable

Related API Members

The following members return BrickStringFormat objects:

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Library	Related API Members
Cross-Platform Class Library	BrickGraphics.StringFormat
	BrickStringFormat.ChangeAlignment(DXStringAlignment, DXStringAlignment)
	BrickStringFormat.ChangeAlignment(DXStringAlignment)
	BrickStringFormat.ChangeAlignment(HorzAlignment, VertAlignment)
	BrickStringFormat.ChangeAlignment(TextAlignment)
	BrickStringFormat.ChangeFormatFlags(DXStringFormatFlags)
	BrickStringFormat.ChangeLineAlignment(DXStringAlignment)
	BrickStringFormat.Create(TextAlignment, Boolean, DXStringTrimming, Boolean)
	BrickStringFormat.Create(TextAlignment, Boolean)
	BrickStringFormat.Create(TextAlignment, DXStringFormatFlags, DXStringTrimming)
	BrickStyle.StringFormat
	TextBrick.StringFormat
.NET Reporting Tools	XRControlStyle.StringFormat

Remarks

The BrickStringFormat class defines formatting for bricks containing text information. Format settings include text, line alignment, and formatting flags.

Example

The following code creates a new BrickStringFormat object and sets the text alignment to Center.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.Drawing;
// ...
PrintingSystemBase printingSystem1 = new PrintingSystemBase();

    VisualBrick visBrick;
    BrickGraphics brickGraph = printingSystem1.Graph;
    string s = "Developer Express Inc.";

    // Specify the string format.
    DXStringFormat dxFormat = new DXStringFormat();
    dxFormat.Alignment = DXStringAlignment.Center;
    dxFormat.LineAlignment = DXStringAlignment.Center;

    // Create a BrickStringFormat object.
    BrickStringFormat brickSFormat = new BrickStringFormat(dxFormat);

    // Measure the string according to the specified format.
    SizeF sz = brickGraph.MeasureString(s, 30, dxFormat);

    // Start the report generation.
    printingSystem1.Begin();

    // Set the brick string format
    brickGraph.StringFormat = brickSFormat;

    // Create a rectangle.
    RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), new SizeF(150, 30));
    // Specify a page area.
    brickGraph.Modifier = BrickModifier.Detail;
    // Add a brick to the report.
    visBrick = brickGraph.DrawString(s, Color.MidnightBlue, rect, BorderSide.All);

    // Finish the report generation.
    printingSystem1.End();

    // Preview the report.
    printingSystem1.ExportToPdf("report.pdf");

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.Drawing
' ...
Dim printingSystem1 As New PrintingSystemBase()

    Dim visBrick As VisualBrick
    Dim brickGraph As BrickGraphics = printingSystem1.Graph
    Dim s As String = "Developer Express Inc."

    ' Specify the string format.
    Dim dxFormat As New DXStringFormat()
    dxFormat.Alignment = DXStringAlignment.Center
    dxFormat.LineAlignment = DXStringAlignment.Center

    ' Create a BrickStringFormat object.
    Dim brickSFormat As New BrickStringFormat(dxFormat)

    ' Measure the string according to the specified format.
    Dim sz As SizeF = brickGraph.MeasureString(s, 30, dxFormat)

    ' Start the report generation.
    printingSystem1.Begin()

    ' Set the brick string format
    brickGraph.StringFormat = brickSFormat

    ' Create a rectangle.
    Dim rect As New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), New SizeF(150, 30))
    ' Specify a page area.
    brickGraph.Modifier = BrickModifier.Detail
    ' Add a brick to the report.
    visBrick = brickGraph.DrawString(s, Color.MidnightBlue, rect, BorderSide.All)

    ' Finish the report generation.
    printingSystem1.End()

    ' Preview the report.
    printingSystem1.ExportToPdf("report.pdf")

Inheritance

Object

BrickStringFormat