DataViewBase.ExportToXps(String) Method

Exports a grid to the specified file path in XPS format.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

Declaration

C#

public void ExportToXps(
    string filePath
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ExportToXps(
    filePath As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
filePath	String	A String which specifies the file name (including the full path) for the created XPS file.

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.v23.2 assembly.

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