Page.AddBrick(VisualBrick) Method

Adds the specified brick to the page.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v19.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public abstract void AddBrick(
    VisualBrick brick
)

VB.NET

Public MustOverride Sub AddBrick(
    brick As VisualBrick
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
brick	VisualBrick	The brick to be added to the page.

Remarks

Use this method to add a brick to a document’s page(s). The following code demonstrates how to use this method to add a label brick to all pages of a document:

C#

private void XtraReport1_AfterPrint(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    string text = "Developer Express Inc.";
    Font font = new Font("Arial", 20f, FontStyle.Bold);
    SizeF size = this.PrintingSystem.Graph.MeasureString(text, font);
    foreach (Page page in this.Pages) {
        LabelBrick labelBrick = CreateLabel(page, font, size, text);
        page.AddBrick(labelBrick);
    }
}

VB.NET

Private Sub XtraReport1_AfterPrint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim text As String = "Developer Express Inc."
    Dim font As New Font("Arial", 20F, FontStyle.Bold)
    Dim size As SizeF = Me.PrintingSystem.Graph.MeasureString(text, font)
    For Each page As Page In Me.Pages
        Dim labelBrick As LabelBrick = CreateLabel(page, font, size, text)
        page.AddBrick(labelBrick)
    Next page
End Sub

The brick is printed over other bricks if they occupy its position.

Note

This method does not work if you use the CachedReportSource/CachedReportSourceWeb component to create report documents.