DocumentPreviewControl.HiddenExportFormats Property

Provides access to the collection of export formats that cannot be used to export the document. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Printing

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Printing.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Printing

Declaration

C#

public ObservableCollection<ExportFormat> HiddenExportFormats { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property HiddenExportFormats As ObservableCollection(Of ExportFormat)

Property Value

Type	Description
ObservableCollection<ExportFormat>	The collection of ExportFormat enumeration values, specifying the hidden export formats.

Remarks

The DocumentPreviewControl allows users to export the currently displayed document to various third-party formats. To prohibit exporting the document to a specific format, add this format to the HiddenExportFormats collection.

C#

using System.Windows;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
//... 

private void DocumentPreview_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();
    documentPreview.DocumentSource = report;
    report.CreateDocument();
    documentPreview.HiddenExportFormats.Add(ExportFormat.Pdf);
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Windows
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
'... 

Private Sub DocumentPreview_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Dim report As New XtraReport1()
    documentPreview.DocumentSource = report
    report.CreateDocument()
    documentPreview.HiddenExportFormats.Add(ExportFormat.Pdf)
End Sub

XAML

<Window
      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
      xmlns:dxp="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/printing">
      ... 
      <dxp:DocumentPreviewControl x:Name="documentPreview" Loaded="DocumentPreview_Loaded" />
</Window>

Related GitHub Examples

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XAML

reporting-wpf-hide-specific-export-formats-from-the-document-preview-control/CS/HideExportFormats/MainWindow.xaml#L19

<dxp:DocumentPreviewControl Name="preview" CommandBarStyle="Bars">
    <dxp:DocumentPreviewControl.HiddenExportFormats>
        <printing:ExportFormat>Htm</printing:ExportFormat>