ReportDesigner.DocumentSource Property

Gets or sets the document source. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.ReportDesigner.v20.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public object DocumentSource { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DocumentSource As Object

Property Value

Type	Description
Object	An object specifying the document source.

Remarks

The following source types are supported:

• Stream;
• String;
• Byte array;
• object implementing the IReport interface.

The code below demonstrates how to load a specific report to the Report Designer by assigning the report instance to the DocumentSource property.

C#

using DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner;
// ...

private void SimpleButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();
    ReportDesigner designer = new ReportDesigner();
    designer.DocumentSource = report;
    designer.ShowWindow(null);
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner
' ...

Private Sub SimpleButton_Click(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Dim report As New XtraReport1()
    Dim designer As New ReportDesigner()
    designer.DocumentSource = report
    designer.ShowWindow(Nothing)
End Sub