DashboardPdfExportOptions Class

Contains options related to exporting a dashboard/dashboard item to PDF format.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v23.1.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Dashboard.Core, DevExpress.Win.Dashboard.Design

Declaration

C#

public class DashboardPdfExportOptions :
    IDashboardPdfExportOptions,
    IDashboardReportOptions,
    IDashboardExportOptions

VB.NET

Public Class DashboardPdfExportOptions
    Implements IDashboardPdfExportOptions,
               IDashboardReportOptions,
               IDashboardExportOptions

Related API Members

The following members return DashboardPdfExportOptions objects:

• ASPxDashboard.PdfExportOptions
• BeforeExportDocumentEventArgs.PdfExportOptions
• BeforeExportDocumentWebEventArgs.PdfExportOptions
• CustomExportBaseEventArgs.PdfExportOptions
• CustomExportBaseWebEventArgs.PdfExportOptions
• DashboardControl.PdfExportOptions
• DashboardDesigner.PdfExportOptions
• DashboardExtensionSettings.PdfExportOptions
• DashboardViewer.PdfExportOptions
• IDashboardControl.PdfExportOptions

Remarks

The following properties allow you to access default PDF export options for different controls.

• ASPxDashboard.PdfExportOptions / DashboardExtensionSettings.PdfExportOptions
• DashboardDesigner.PdfExportOptions
• DashboardViewer.PdfExportOptions
• DashboardControl.PdfExportOptions

Moreover, you can specify PDF options when exporting a dashboard/dashboard item using the following methods.

• WebDashboardExporter.ExportToPdf / WebDashboardExporter.ExportDashboardItemToPdf
• DashboardDesigner.ExportToPdf / DashboardDesigner.ExportDashboardItemToPdf
• DashboardViewer.ExportToPdf / DashboardViewer.ExportDashboardItemToPdf
• DashboardControl.ExportToPdf / DashboardControl.ExportDashboardItemToPdf

Note

To export a dashboard/dashboard item on the web using an API, use the ExportToPdf and ExportDashboardItemToPdf methods exposed by the ASPxClientDashboard class.

Example

The following code snippet shows how to export the Chart dashboard item displayed within the DashboardDesigner using the DashboardDesigner.ExportDashboardItemToPdf method with specific PDF-export options specified.

C#

using DevExpress.DashboardCommon;
// ...
            dashboardDesigner1.ExportDashboardItemToPdf("chartDashboardItem1", @"c:\temp\ExportedDocument.pdf", new DashboardPdfExportOptions() {
                    ChartSizeMode = ChartExportSizeMode.Zoom,
                    PageLayout = DashboardExportPageLayout.Portrait,
                    PaperKind = System.Drawing.Printing.PaperKind.A3
                }
            );

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.DashboardCommon
' ...
            dashboardDesigner1.ExportDashboardItemToPdf("chartDashboardItem1", "c:\temp\ExportedDocument.pdf", New DashboardPdfExportOptions() With { _
                Key .ChartSizeMode = ChartExportSizeMode.Zoom, _
                Key .PageLayout = DashboardExportPageLayout.Portrait, _
                Key .PaperKind = System.Drawing.Printing.PaperKind.A3 _
            })

Inheritance

Object

DashboardPdfExportOptions