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DocumentViewerBase.IsMetric Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not to use the metric system for measurements in the print preview.

Namespace: DevExpress.DocumentView.Controls

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

#Declaration

[DXCategory("Printing")]
public bool IsMetric { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
Boolean

true, to use the metric system for measurements made in the document’s preview; otherwise, false. The default value is set to the System.Globalization.RegionInfo.CurrentRegion.IsMetric property value.

#Remarks

Set this property’s value to false to measure units in inches (imperial), and to true to measure in millimeters (metric), when the document is previewed.

PrintControl.IsMetric

#Example

This example illustrates how to set the system of measurement exposed by the tooltips in a print preview that is shown when manually resizing a document’s margins.

The following methods toggle the measurement system from imperial to metric and vice versa, by switching the DocumentViewerBase.IsMetric property.

private void SetMillimeterMeasurement() {
    documentViewer1.IsMetric = true;
}

private void SetInchMeasurement() {
    documentViewer1.IsMetric = false;
}
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