GridOptionsPrint.UsePrintStyles Property

Gets or sets whether print appearances are used when the grid control is printed/exported.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraGrid.Views.Grid

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraGrid.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(true)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual bool UsePrintStyles { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(True)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property UsePrintStyles As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	true	true to use print appearances when the grid control is printed/exported; false to use View appearances.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to UsePrintStyles
GridView	.OptionsPrint .UsePrintStyles

Remarks

If the UsePrintStyles option is set to true, the appearance settings used to paint the View elements when the grid control is printed are specified by the View’s GridView.AppearancePrint property. Otherwise, the appearance settings provided by the GridView.Appearance property are used.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-grid-custom-print-cells-headers-in-print-preview/CS/GridBeforePrint/MyGridViewPrintInfo.cs#L23

Rectangle r = Rectangle.Empty;
bool usePrintStyles = View.OptionsPrint.UsePrintStyles;
SetDefaultBrickStyle(graph, Bricks["HeaderPanel"]);

VB.NET

winforms-grid-custom-print-cells-headers-in-print-preview/VB/GridBeforePrint/MyGridViewPrintInfo.vb#L26

Dim r As Rectangle = Rectangle.Empty
Dim usePrintStyles As Boolean = View.OptionsPrint.UsePrintStyles
SetDefaultBrickStyle(graph, Bricks("HeaderPanel"))