IBrickGraphics.DrawBrick(IBrick, RectangleF) Method

If implemented by a class, adds a brick to a report.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Data.v20.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

IBrick DrawBrick(
    IBrick brick,
    RectangleF rect
)

VB.NET

Function DrawBrick(
    brick As IBrick,
    rect As RectangleF
) As IBrick

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
brick	IBrick	The brick to be added to a report.
rect	RectangleF	A RectangleF structure that specifies the location and size of the current brick.

Returns

Type	Description
IBrick	The brick added to a report.

Remarks

Measurement units of the rect region are specified by the class that implements the IBrickGraphics interface.

For instance, by default the BrickGraphics class uses pixels as measurement units. But you can change this using the BrickGraphics.PageUnit property.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-implement-the-iprintable-interface-e8/CS/PrintableListView.cs#L94

    IBrick brick = ps.CreateBrick(typeName);
    return graph.DrawBrick(brick, rect);
}

how-to-make-a-custom-gridview-that-takes-into-account-custom-painting-when-exporting-and-pri-e4955/CS/MyXtraGrid/MyGridView/MyGridViewPrintInfo.cs#L74

    }
   graph.DrawBrick(ib, rect);
}

reporting-winforms-custom-brick/CS/Form1.cs#L50

// Add the brick with specified dimensions to the document.
graph.DrawBrick(brick, new RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 100));

how-to-print-a-custom-usercontrol-that-lays-inside-a-grid-cell-e3992/CS/CustomControlInGrid/CustomRepositoryItem/CustomRepositoryItem.cs#L102

IVisualBrick brick = base.GetBrick(info);
info.Graph.DrawBrick(brick, info.Rectangle);
return (DrawControl as IExport).GetBrick(info);

how-to-print-and-export-a-winforms-dashboard-visual-representation-as-is-e4399/CS/DashboardExport/DashboardExporter.cs#L86

        WinControlImageType_Utils.Bitmap);
graph.DrawBrick(new ImageBrick() {
        Image = bitmap,

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-implement-the-iprintable-interface-e8/VB/PrintableListView.vb#L100

    Dim brick As IBrick = ps.CreateBrick(typeName)
    Return graph.DrawBrick(brick, rect)
End Function

how-to-make-a-custom-gridview-that-takes-into-account-custom-painting-when-exporting-and-pri-e4955/VB/MyXtraGrid/MyGridView/MyGridViewPrintInfo.vb#L70

    End If
   graph.DrawBrick(ib, rect)
End Sub

reporting-winforms-custom-brick/VB/Form1.vb#L43

' Add the brick with specified dimensions to the document.
graph.DrawBrick(brick, New RectangleF(0, 0, 150, 100))
' Finish the report generation.

how-to-print-a-custom-usercontrol-that-lays-inside-a-grid-cell-e3992/VB/CustomControlInGrid/CustomRepositoryItem/CustomRepositoryItem.vb#L100

Dim brick As IVisualBrick = MyBase.GetBrick(info)
info.Graph.DrawBrick(brick, info.Rectangle)
Return (TryCast(DrawControl, IExport)).GetBrick(info)

how-to-print-and-export-a-winforms-dashboard-visual-representation-as-is-e4399/VB/DashboardExport/DashboardExporter.vb#L85

    Dim bitmap As Image = XRControlPaint.GetControlImage(viewer, WinControlDrawMethod_Utils.UseWMPrintRecursive, WinControlImageType_Utils.Bitmap)
    graph.DrawBrick(New ImageBrick() With {.Image = bitmap, .SizeMode = ImageSizeMode.CenterImage}, New Rectangle(0, 0, width, height))
End Sub