ExpressionBindingDescriptor.TryGetPropertyDescription(Type, String, out ExpressionBindingDescription) Method

Allows you to get an object that stores information about expression bindings of a report control’s property.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.Expressions

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

public static bool TryGetPropertyDescription(
    Type componentType,
    string propertyName,
    out ExpressionBindingDescription value
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function TryGetPropertyDescription(
    componentType As Type,
    propertyName As String,
    ByRef value As ExpressionBindingDescription
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
componentType	Type	A control type.
propertyName	String	A property name.
value	ExpressionBindingDescription	An object that stores information about expression bindings.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the object is retrieved successfully; otherwise, false.

Example

C#

using DevExpress.XtraReports.Expressions;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
ExpressionBindingDescription description;

var hasDescription = ExpressionBindingDescriptor.TryGetPropertyDescription(
    componentType: typeof(XRLabel),
    propertyName: "Text",
    value: out description
);

if (hasDescription) {
    // ...
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.Expressions
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...
Dim description As ExpressionBindingDescription = Nothing

Dim hasDescription = ExpressionBindingDescriptor.TryGetPropertyDescription(
    componentType:=GetType(XRLabel),
    propertyName:="Text",
    value:=description
)

If hasDescription Then
    ' ...
End If