DocumentViewerControl.DocumentSource Property

Specifies the document source. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.DocumentViewer

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.DocumentViewer.v18.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

public object DocumentSource { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DocumentSource As Object

Property Value

Type	Description
Object	A Object value, specifying the document source.

Remarks

The following source types are supported:

• Stream;
• Uri;
• String;
• objects implementing the Windows.Storage.Streams.IRandomAccessStream interface.

To create a custom DocumentPreviewWindow, assign the corresponding XtraReport, CachedReportSource or link to the DocumentSource property (available via the DocumentPreviewWindow.PreviewControl property).

C#

using DevExpress.Xpf.Printing;
using System.Windows;
// ...

private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();
    var window = new DocumentPreviewWindow();
    window.PreviewControl.DocumentSource = report;
    report.CreateDocument();
    window.Show();
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Printing
Imports System.Windows
' ...

Private Sub Button_Click(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Dim report As New XtraReport1()
    Dim window = New DocumentPreviewWindow()
    window.PreviewControl.DocumentSource = report
    report.CreateDocument()
    window.Show()
End Sub

Make sure to call the XtraReport.CreateDocument method before displaying the Print Preview.

Related GitHub Examples

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Note

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C#

Reporting_documentpreviewcontrol-how-to-create-a-drill-down-report-runtime-sample-t337482/CS/dxWPFApp/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L43

masterReport = GetMasterReport();
preview.DocumentSource = masterReport;
masterReport.CreateDocument();

Reporting_how-to-create-drill-down-documents-with-dxprinting-for-wpf-e3249/CS/MainWindow.xaml#L100

<dxp:DocumentPreviewControl DocumentSource="{Binding Link}" Name="preview" RequestDocumentCreation="True">
    <dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>

Reporting_how-to-display-comboboxedit-with-checkedstylesettings-as-a-parameter-editor-in-t191222/CS/WpfApplication1/MainWindow.xaml#L9

        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
        <dxp:DocumentPreviewControl x:Name="documentPreview1" DocumentSource="{Binding Report}" RequestDocumentCreation="True" />
</Window>

Reporting_how-to-sort-a-report-in-document-preview-for-wpf-e3441/CS/PreviewSortSample/MainWindow.xaml#L17

<Grid>
    <dxp:DocumentPreviewControl RequestDocumentCreation="True" Name="preview" DocumentSource="{Binding Report}" >
        <dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>

Reporting_how-to-use-custom-controls-for-editing-report-content-in-print-preview-t456791/CS/WpfApplication1/MainWindow.xaml#L26

<DataTemplate>
    <dxp:DocumentPreviewControl RequestDocumentCreation="True" DocumentSource="{Binding Report, Mode=OneWay}" />
</DataTemplate>

VB.NET

Reporting_documentpreviewcontrol-how-to-create-a-drill-down-report-runtime-sample-t337482/VB/dxWPFApp/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L44

masterReport = GetMasterReport()
preview.DocumentSource = masterReport
masterReport.CreateDocument()

Reporting_how-to-print-a-listview-data-e1882/VB/Window1.xaml.vb#L20

Dim preview As New DocumentPreviewWindow()
preview.PreviewControl.DocumentSource = link

Reporting_how-to-synchronize-the-gridcontrol-and-printpreviewwindow-themes-e2653/VB/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L23

Dim preview As New DocumentPreviewWindow()
preview.PreviewControl.DocumentSource = link
link.CreateDocument(True)

Reporting_how-to-load-an-rtf-file-into-the-documentpreview-e4464/VB/MinimalisticReportPreviewDemo/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L27

Dim window As New DocumentPreviewWindow()
window.PreviewControl.DocumentSource = report
report.CreateDocument(True)

Reporting_how-to-use-xtrareports-in-a-wpf-application-e2222/VB/MinimalisticReportPreviewDemo/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L21

Dim window As New DocumentPreviewWindow()
window.PreviewControl.DocumentSource = report
report.CreateDocument(True)