DataViewBase.ExportToPdf(String) Method

Exports the control to the specified file path in PDF format.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.1.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public void ExportToPdf(
    string filePath
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ExportToPdf(
    filePath As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
filePath	String	The file name and full path for the created PDF file.

Remarks

To display a Print Preview of the control, use the DataViewBase.ShowPrintPreview and DataViewBase.ShowPrintPreviewDialog methods. To print the control, use the DataViewBase.Print and DataViewBase.PrintDirect methods.

Note

You can preview, print, and export the control’s data only if the DXPrinting Library is available.

Refer to the following topics for more information on how to print data:

• GridControl - Printing and Exporting
• GanttControl - Print and Export

Example

This example shows how to preview, print, and export the GridControl‘s content.

View Example

XAML

<Grid>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
        <dxg:GridControl.View>
            <dxg:TableView x:Name="view" AutoWidth="True"/>
        </dxg:GridControl.View>
    </dxg:GridControl>
    <WrapPanel Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Horizontal">
        <Button Click="PreviewGrid" Content="Show Print Preview"/>
        <Button Click="ExportToXls" Content="Export to Excel"/>
        <Button Click="ExportToCsv" Content="Export to CSV"/>
        <Button Click="ExportToPng" Content="Export to an image"/>
    </WrapPanel>
</Grid>

C#

void PreviewGrid(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(this);
}
void ExportToXls(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ExportToXlsx(@"d:\grid_export.xlsx");
}
void ExportToCsv(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ExportToCsv(@"d:\grid_export.csv");
}
void ExportToPng(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ExportToImage(@"d:\grid_export.png");
}

VB.NET

Private Sub PreviewGrid(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(Me)
End Sub

Private Sub ExportToXls(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ExportToXlsx("d:\grid_export.xlsx")
End Sub

Private Sub ExportToCsv(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ExportToCsv("d:\grid_export.csv")
End Sub

Private Sub ExportToPng(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ExportToImage("d:\grid_export.png")
End Sub