Shape.ExportToImage(Stream, ImageFileFormat) Method

Saves the drawing object as an image in the specified format.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

void ExportToImage(
    Stream stream,
    ImageFileFormat format
)

VB.NET

Sub ExportToImage(
    stream As Stream,
    format As ImageFileFormat
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
stream	Stream	A stream used to save the output image.
format	ImageFileFormat	The output image format.

Remarks

Use the ExportToImage method to export a drawing object (chart, picture, or shape) as an image. This method preserves all display settings applied to the drawing object (for instance, crop, outline, and effects).

The example below shows how to create a text box and save it as an image.

C#

Shape textBox = worksheet.Shapes.AddTextBox(50, 120, 500, 250, "Spreadsheet");
textBox.Fill.SetSolidFill(Color.PowderBlue);
using (FileStream imageStream = new FileStream("MyTextBox.png", FileMode.Create))
{
    textBox.ExportToImage(imageStream, ImageFileFormat.Png);
}

VB.NET

Dim textBox As Shape = worksheet.Shapes.AddTextBox(50, 120, 500, 250, "Spreadsheet")
textBox.Fill.SetSolidFill(Color.PowderBlue)
Using imageStream As New FileStream("MyTextBox.png", FileMode.Create)
    textBox.ExportToImage(imageStream, ImageFileFormat.Png)
End Using