DashboardItem.CreateCopy() Method

Creates a copy of this dashboard item.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Dashboard.Core

Declaration

C#

public DashboardItem CreateCopy()

VB.NET

Public Function CreateCopy As DashboardItem

Returns

Type	Description
DashboardItem	A DashboardItem object, which is a copy of the current dashboard item.

Remarks

To display the created dashboard item within a dashboard, add it to the Dashboard.Items collection.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-dashboard-designer-merge-dashboards-to-tabs/CS/DashboardMerger/ItemsMerger.cs#L52

DataSourceCollection existingDataSources = dashboardMerger.TargetDashboard.DataSources;
DashboardItem dashboardItemCopy = originalItem.CreateCopy();

winforms-dashboard-window-calculation-example/CS/WindowCalculationExample/TabPageLoadHelper.cs#L104

{
    DashboardItem itemCopy = item.CreateCopy();
    itemCopy.ComponentName = GetNameOnNextPage(item.ComponentName);

VB.NET

winforms-dashboard-designer-merge-dashboards-to-tabs/VB/DashboardMerger/ItemsMerger.vb#L57

Dim existingDataSources As DataSourceCollection = dashboardMerger.TargetDashboard.DataSources
Dim dashboardItemCopy As DashboardItem = originalItem.CreateCopy()

winforms-dashboard-window-calculation-example/VB/WindowCalculationExample/TabPageLoadHelper.vb#L118

Private Function CopyItemFromPageToPage(ByVal item As DashboardItem, ByVal itemContainer As IDashboardItemContainer) As DashboardItem
    Dim itemCopy As DashboardItem = item.CreateCopy()
    itemCopy.ComponentName = GetNameOnNextPage(item.ComponentName)