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
#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. |
#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.
#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;
}