ExpressionBindingDescriptor.HidePropertyDescriptions(Type, String[]) Method

Hides the specified property for the specified control from the Properties panel’s Expressions tab.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.Expressions

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

public static void HidePropertyDescriptions(
    Type componentType,
    params string[] propertyNames
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub HidePropertyDescriptions(
    componentType As Type,
    ParamArray propertyNames As String()
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
componentType	Type	A Type object that specifies the control type.
propertyNames	String[]	An array of strings that specify property names to hide.

Remarks

The following code demonstrates how to hide the Background Color and Tag properties from the End-User Report Designer’s Expressions tab.

C#

DevExpress.XtraReports.Expressions.ExpressionBindingDescriptor.
   HidePropertyDescriptions(typeof(XRLabel), "Tag", "BackColor");

VB.NET

DevExpress.XtraReports.Expressions.ExpressionBindingDescriptor.
   HidePropertyDescriptions(GetType(XRLabel), "Tag", "BackColor")

See the ExpressionBindingDescriptor class topic for more information.

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C#

wpf-reporting-hide-properties-in-designer/CS/App.xaml.cs#L9

// For XRLabel controls, hide the Background Color and Tag properties from the Expressions tab.
ExpressionBindingDescriptor.HidePropertyDescriptions(typeof(XRLabel), "BackColor", "Tag");
base.OnStartup(e);

VB.NET

wpf-reporting-hide-properties-in-designer/VB/App.xaml.vb#L12

' For XRLabel controls, hide the Background Color and Tag properties from the Expressions tab.
ExpressionBindingDescriptor.HidePropertyDescriptions(GetType(XRLabel), "BackColor", "Tag")
MyBase.OnStartup(e)