BrickStyle Class

Represents a report drawing style.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Data, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Data

Declaration

C#

public class BrickStyle :
    ICloneable,
    IDisposable

VB.NET

Public Class BrickStyle
    Implements ICloneable,
               IDisposable

Related API Members

The following members return BrickStyle objects:

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Library	Related API Members
Cross-Platform Class Library	BrickGraphics.DefaultBrickStyle
	BrickStyle.CreateDefault()
	BrickStyle.Scale(Single)
	BrickViewData.Style
	IBarCodeData.Style
	IBrickGraphics.DefaultBrickStyle
	VisualBrick.Style
ASP.NET Web Forms Controls	ASPxCardViewExportRenderingEventArgs.BrickStyle
	ASPxGridViewExportRenderingEventArgs.BrickStyle
	ASPxTreeListExportRenderBrickEventArgs.BrickStyle
	ASPxVerticalGridRenderBrickEventArgs.BrickStyle

Remarks

The BrickStyle class encapsulates properties that control the appearance of report bricks. These properties specify: foreground, background and border colors for bricks, the font for text drawing, border side settings and text formatting information. The BrickGraphics.DefaultBrickStyle property accepts a BrickStyle instance as the default style for all bricks drawn via a specific BrickGraphics instance. Each setting defined via the BrickGraphics.DefaultBrickStyle property value can be overriden by the corresponding property of the drawn bricks. A style for a specific brick also can be assigned via the VisualBrick.Style property.

Example

This example illustrates use of the BrickStyle class. The result of applying the style defined via the BrickStyle class instance is shown in the following picture:

Tip

A complete sample project is available in the DevExpress Code Examples database at https://supportcenter.devexpress.com/ticket/details/e938/how-to-customize-a-brick-s-style.

C#

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

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    string s = "XtraPrinting Library";
    BrickGraphics brickGraph = printingSystem1.Graph;
    VisualBrick visBrick = new VisualBrick();

    // Specify the style
    BrickStyle bStyle = new BrickStyle(BorderSide.Bottom, 2, Color.Gold, Color.Navy,
        Color.DodgerBlue, new Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Bold | FontStyle.Italic),
        new BrickStringFormat(StringAlignment.Far, StringAlignment.Near));

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

    // Create bricks.
    brickGraph.Modifier = BrickModifier.Detail;
    visBrick = brickGraph.DrawString(s, new RectangleF(0, 0, 250, 40));
    visBrick = brickGraph.DrawString(s, new RectangleF(0, 40, 250, 40));

    // Apply the style to the current brick.
    visBrick.Style = bStyle;

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

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
' ...

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) _
Handles MyBase.Load
    Dim s As String = "XtraPrinting Library"
    Dim brickGraph As BrickGraphics = printingSystem1.Graph
    Dim visBrick As New VisualBrick()

    ' Specify the style.
    Dim bStyle As New BrickStyle(BorderSide.Bottom, 2, Color.Gold, Color.Navy, _
        Color.DodgerBlue, New Font("Arial", 14, FontStyle.Bold Or FontStyle.Italic), _
        New BrickStringFormat(StringAlignment.Far, StringAlignment.Near))

    ' Start the report generation.
    printingSystem1.Begin()

    ' Create bricks.
    brickGraph.Modifier = BrickModifier.Detail
    visBrick = brickGraph.DrawString(s, New RectangleF(0, 0, 250, 40))
    visBrick = brickGraph.DrawString(s, New RectangleF(0, 40, 250, 40))

    ' Apply the style to the current brick.
    visBrick.Style = bStyle

    ' Finish the report generation.
    printingSystem1.End()
End Sub

Inheritance

Object

BrickStyle

Formatting

XRControlStyle