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DataViewBase.ExportToText(String, TextExportOptions) Method

Exports a grid to the specified file path in text format, using the specified text-specific options.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

#Declaration

public void ExportToText(
    string filePath,
    TextExportOptions options
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
filePath String

A String which specifies the file name (including the full path) for the created text file.

options TextExportOptions

A TextExportOptions object which specifies the text export options to be applied when a grid is exported.

#Remarks

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

To learn more, see Printing.

Note

The grid can be previewed, printed and exported only if the DXPrinting Library is available. You should manually add the reference to the DevExpress.Xpf.Printing.v24.2 assembly.

#Example

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

Grid Print and Export Example

View Example

<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>
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");
}
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