VisualBrick.Style Property

Gets or sets the BrickStyle instance used to render a brick in an appropriate format.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v21.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Printing.Core

Declaration

C#

public BrickStyle Style { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Style As BrickStyle

Property Value

Type	Description
BrickStyle	A BrickStyle instance to render a brick.

Remarks

The brick style allows a user to customize the appearance of a brick’s contents.

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