PrintControl.DockManager Property

Provides access to the DockManager, specifying the settings of dock panels in Print Preview.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Control

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraPrinting.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public DockManager DockManager { get; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public ReadOnly Property DockManager As DockManager

Property Value

Type	Description
DockManager	A DockManager object.

Example

This example demonstrates how dock panels can be obtained in a report’s preview via the PrintControl.DockManager property.

C#

XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();
report.CreateDocument();
ReportPrintTool tool = new ReportPrintTool(report);
tool.PreviewForm.Shown += PreviewForm_Shown;
// ...

void PreviewForm_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    PrintPreviewFormEx previewForm = sender as PrintPreviewFormEx;
    DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockPanel paramsPanel = previewForm.PrintControl.DockManager[1];
}

VB.NET

Dim report As New XtraReport1()
report.CreateDocument()
Dim tool As New ReportPrintTool(report)
tool.PreviewForm.Shown += PreviewForm_Shown
' ...

Private Sub PreviewForm_Shown(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim previewForm As PrintPreviewFormEx = TryCast(sender, PrintPreviewFormEx)
    Dim paramsPanel As DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking.DockPanel = previewForm.PrintControl.DockManager(1)
End Sub