Shape.ExportToImage(String, ImageFileFormat) Method

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

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.Core

Declaration

C#

void ExportToImage(
    string fileName,
    ImageFileFormat format
)

VB.NET

Sub ExportToImage(
    fileName As String,
    format As ImageFileFormat
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	The file name (including the full path) for 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);
textBox.ExportToImage("MyTextBox.png", ImageFileFormat.Png);

VB.NET

Dim textBox As Shape = worksheet.Shapes.AddTextBox(50, 120, 500, 250, "Spreadsheet")
textBox.Fill.SetSolidFill(Color.PowderBlue)
textBox.ExportToImage("MyTextBox.png", ImageFileFormat.Png)