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V25.1
  • CrossTabStyles.GeneralStyle Property

    Specifies the Cross Tab control’s general appearance settings.

    Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.CrossTab

    Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.1.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

    Declaration

    [DefaultValue(null)]
    public XRControlStyle GeneralStyle { get; set; }

    Property Value

    Type Default Description
    XRControlStyle null

    A style object.

    Remarks

    Use the GeneralStyle property to specify common appearance settings that apply to all Cross Tab cells.

    You can use the HeaderAreaStyle, DataAreaStyle and TotalAreaStyle properties to customize appearance settings for Cross Tab areas and override the general settings.

    Tip

    See the XRCrossTab.CrossTabStyles property description for more information about Cross Tab appearance customization.

    Example

    The following code sample creates a new SqlDataSource, creates a report with the XRCrossTab control at runtime, and binds the Cross Tab control to data:

    Cross Tab Report Created in Code

    using DevExpress.DataAccess.ConnectionParameters;
    using DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql;
    using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
    using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
    using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.CrossTab;
    using System;
    using System.Drawing;
    using System.Windows.Forms;
    // ...
    private XtraReport CreateReport() {
        // Creates a blank report.
        XtraReport crossTabReport = new XtraReport() {
            VerticalContentSplitting = VerticalContentSplitting.Smart,
            HorizontalContentSplitting = HorizontalContentSplitting.Smart
        };
    
        // Creates a detail band and adds it to the report.
        DetailBand detail = new DetailBand();
        crossTabReport.Bands.Add(detail);
    
        // Creates a cross tab and adds it to the Detail band.
        XRCrossTab crossTab = new XRCrossTab();
        detail.Controls.Add(crossTab);
        crossTab.PrintOptions.RepeatColumnHeaders = true;
        crossTab.PrintOptions.RepeatRowHeaders = true;
    
        // Creates a data source.
        SQLiteConnectionParameters connectionParameters = new SQLiteConnectionParameters(@"|DataDirectory|\nwind.db", "");
        SqlDataSource ds = new SqlDataSource(connectionParameters);
    
        // Creates an SQL query to access the SalesPerson view.
        SelectQuery query = SelectQueryFluentBuilder.AddTable("SalesPerson")
                    .SelectColumn("CategoryName")
                    .SelectColumn("ProductName")
                    .SelectColumn("Country")
                    .SelectColumn("FullName")
                    .SelectColumn("Quantity")
                    .SelectColumn("ExtendedPrice").Build("SalesPerson");
        ds.Queries.Add(query);
    
        // Binds the cross tab to data.
        crossTab.DataSource = ds;
        crossTab.DataMember = "SalesPerson";
    
        // Generates cross tab fields.
        crossTab.RowFields.Add(new CrossTabRowField() { FieldName = "CategoryName" });
        crossTab.RowFields.Add(new CrossTabRowField() { FieldName = "ProductName" });
        crossTab.ColumnFields.Add(new CrossTabColumnField() { FieldName = "Country" });
        crossTab.ColumnFields.Add(new CrossTabColumnField() { FieldName = "FullName" });
        crossTab.DataFields.Add(new CrossTabDataField() { FieldName = "Quantity" });
        crossTab.DataFields.Add(new CrossTabDataField() { FieldName = "ExtendedPrice" });
        crossTab.GenerateLayout();
    // ...
        // Adjusts the generated cells.
        foreach(var c in crossTab.ColumnDefinitions) {
            // Enables auto-width for all columns.
            c.AutoWidthMode = DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly;
        }
    
        foreach(XRCrossTabCell c in crossTab.Cells) {
            if(c.DataLevel == 1 && c.RowIndex != 2) {
                // Adjusts format string for the "Extended Price" cells.
                c.TextFormatString = "{0:c}";
            }
        }
    
    
        // Assigns styles to the cross tab.
        crossTab.CrossTabStyles.GeneralStyle = new XRControlStyle() { 
            Name = "Default",
            Borders = BorderSide.All,
            Padding = new PaddingInfo() { All = 2 }                
        };
        crossTab.CrossTabStyles.DataAreaStyle = crossTab.CrossTabStyles.TotalAreaStyle = new XRControlStyle() {
            Name = "Data",
            TextAlignment = TextAlignment.TopRight
        };
        crossTab.CrossTabStyles.HeaderAreaStyle = new XRControlStyle() {
            Name = "HeaderAndTotals",
            BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke
        };
        return crossTabReport;
    }
    

    View Example: Reporting for WinForms - Use XRCrossTab Control to Create Cross-Tab Report in Code

    See Also