ReportDesignerDocument.ViewKind Property

Gets or sets a value that specifies the view mode of a report designer document. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.ReportDesigner.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind ViewKind { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ViewKind As ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind

Property Value

Type	Description
ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind	One of the ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind enumeration values that specifies the report designer document’s view mode.

Available values:

Name	Description
Designer	The report document is opened in design mode.
ScriptEditor	The Script Editor is opened.
Preview	The report document is opened in preview mode.

Remarks

If the ViewKind property is set to Designer, the document is opened in the design mode, which provides an editing surface to customize the report’s layout. Set this property to Preview to activate the document’s print preview. Choose the ScriptEditor value to open the Script Editor, where you can manage and validate report scripts.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-wpf-mvvm-manage-report-designer-documents/CS/MainViewModel.cs#L60

ReportDesignerDocument activeDocument = ReportDesignerAPI.ActiveDocument;
activeDocument.ViewKind = activeDocument.ViewKind == ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind.Designer
    ? ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind.Preview

VB.NET

reporting-wpf-mvvm-manage-report-designer-documents/VB/MainViewModel.vb#L76

    Dim activeDocument As ReportDesignerDocument = ReportDesignerAPI.ActiveDocument
    activeDocument.ViewKind = If(activeDocument.ViewKind = ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind.Designer, ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind.Preview, ReportDesignerDocumentViewKind.Designer)
End Sub