LinkCollection.Add(LinkBase) Method

Adds the specified LinkBase object to the collection.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public int Add(
    LinkBase val
)

VB.NET

Public Function Add(
    val As LinkBase
) As Integer

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
val	LinkBase	A LinkBase object to add to the collection.

Returns

Type	Description
Int32	An integer value indicating the position into which the new element was inserted.

Remarks

This method adds a LinkBase object to the end of the collection.

Example

This example demonstrates how to create and display a Print Preview for the DataGrid control, via the DataGridLink.

C#

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraPrintingLinks;
// ...

private void simpleButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    DataGridLink dgLink = new DataGridLink();
    dgLink.DataGrid = dataGrid1;
    printingSystem1.Links.Add(dgLink);
    dgLink.ShowPreviewDialog();
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrintingLinks
' ...

Private Sub simpleButton1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles simpleButton1.Click
    Dim dgLink As DataGridLink = New DataGridLink()
    dgLink.DataGrid = dataGrid1
    printingSystem1.Links.Add(dgLink)
    dgLink.ShowPreviewDialog()
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-printing-library-use-different-brick-types/CS/DifferentBrickTypes/Form1.cs#L22

Link link = new Link();
printingSystem.Links.Add(link);

VB.NET

reporting-printing-library-use-different-brick-types/VB/DifferentBrickTypes/Form1.vb#L20

Dim link As New Link()
printingSystem.Links.Add(link)