ExportGridToTextStream(TStream,TcxGrid,Boolean,Boolean,TObject,TEncoding) Method
Exports content of a data grid control to a stream in plain text format.
#Declaration
#Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
AStream | TStream | The target stream. |
AGrid | Tcx |
The source data grid control. |
AExpand | Boolean | Optional. If |
ASave |
Boolean | Optional. Specifies if the procedure exports all available rows:
The |
AHandler | TObject | Optional. Specifies a handler object that should implement the Icx Tip Refer to the following topic for detailed information on how to create and use handler objects: |
AEncoding | TEncoding | Optional. Specifies the character encoding format of the resulting CSV stream. If |
#Remarks
Call the ExportGridToTextStream
procedure to export the data grid control’s content to a stream in plain text format. This format stores data without formatting, style, or print layout information. Compared to CSV, the plain text format is more human-readable.
#Code Example: Export Grid Content to a TXT Stream
The following code example exports grid content to a file in Text format without expanding detail pages:
uses cxGridExportLink;
// ...
var
AStream: TMemoryStream;
begin
AStream := TMemoryStream.Create;
ExportGridToTextStream(AStream, cxGrid1, False);
AStream.SaveToFile('Employees.txt');
AStream.Free;
end;
The following image demonstrates the exported content of a memory stream when it is saved to a file: