FavoritePropertyExtension.RegisterExtensionGlobal(FavoritePropertyExtension) Method

Registers the specified extension to store favorite properties for all End-User Report Designers within the current application.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.Extensions

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

public static void RegisterExtensionGlobal(
    FavoritePropertyExtension instance
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub RegisterExtensionGlobal(
    instance As FavoritePropertyExtension
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
instance	FavoritePropertyExtension	A FavoritePropertyExtension class descendant.

Remarks

Use the RegisterExtensionGlobal method to register your custom storage for favorite properties in the Report Designer.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to store the favorite list in the directory with the application’s executable file.

C#

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.Extensions;

static class Program {
    static void Main() {
        // ...
        string path = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "FavoriteProperties.xml");
        FavoritePropertyExtension.RegisterExtensionGlobal(new FavoritePropertyDirectoryExtension(path));
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.IO
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.Extensions

Module Program
    Private Sub Main()
        ' ...
        Dim path As String = Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "FavoriteProperties.xml")
        FavoritePropertyExtension.RegisterExtensionGlobal(New FavoritePropertyDirectoryExtension(path))
    End Sub
End Module

See the following topics for more information:

• WinForms: Use Favorite Properties in the End-User Report Designer
• WPF: Use Favorite Properties in the Report Designer