CrossTabStyles.HeaderAreaStyle Property

Specifies appearance settings for the Cross Tab control’s header area.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.CrossTab

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property HeaderAreaStyle As XRControlStyle

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
XRControlStyle	null	A style object.

Remarks

All Cross Tab cells are divided into three areas. The following image shows how these areas look in the report preview.

The Header Area includes:

• row field headers and values;
• column field headers and values;
• data field headers;
• total headers;
• grand total headers.

If the header area’s appearance option is not set, its value is inherited from the GeneralStyle property.

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:

C#

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;
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.DataAccess.ConnectionParameters
Imports DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.CrossTab
' ...
Private Function CreateReport() As XtraReport
    ' Creates a blank report.
    Dim crossTabReport As XtraReport = New XtraReport() With {.VerticalContentSplitting = VerticalContentSplitting.Smart, .HorizontalContentSplitting = HorizontalContentSplitting.Smart}
    ' Creates a detail band and adds it to the report.
    Dim detail As DetailBand = New DetailBand()
    crossTabReport.Bands.Add(detail)
    ' Creates a cross tab and adds it to the Detail band.
    Dim crossTab As XRCrossTab = New XRCrossTab()
    detail.Controls.Add(crossTab)
    crossTab.PrintOptions.RepeatColumnHeaders = True
    crossTab.PrintOptions.RepeatRowHeaders = True
    ' Creates a data source.
    Dim connectionParameters As SQLiteConnectionParameters = New SQLiteConnectionParameters("|DataDirectory|\nwind.db", "")
    Dim ds As SqlDataSource = New SqlDataSource(connectionParameters)
    ' Creates an SQL query to access the SalesPerson view.
    Dim query As SelectQuery = 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() With {.FieldName = "CategoryName"})
    crossTab.RowFields.Add(New CrossTabRowField() With {.FieldName = "ProductName"})
    crossTab.ColumnFields.Add(New CrossTabColumnField() With {.FieldName = "Country"})
    crossTab.ColumnFields.Add(New CrossTabColumnField() With {.FieldName = "FullName"})
    crossTab.DataFields.Add(New CrossTabDataField() With {.FieldName = "Quantity"})
    crossTab.DataFields.Add(New CrossTabDataField() With {.FieldName = "ExtendedPrice"})
    crossTab.GenerateLayout()
' ...
    ' Adjusts the generated cells.
    For Each c In crossTab.ColumnDefinitions
        ' Enables auto-width for all columns.
        c.AutoWidthMode = DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly
    Next

    For Each c As XRCrossTabCell In crossTab.Cells
        If c.DataLevel = 1 AndAlso c.RowIndex <> 2 Then
            ' Adjusts format string for the "Extended Price" cells.
            c.TextFormatString = "{0:c}"
        End If
    Next

    ' Assigns styles to the cross tab.
    crossTab.CrossTabStyles.GeneralStyle = New XRControlStyle() With {.Name = "Default", .Borders = BorderSide.All, .Padding = New PaddingInfo() With {.All = 2}}
    crossTab.CrossTabStyles.TotalAreaStyle = New XRControlStyle() With {.Name = "Data", .TextAlignment = TextAlignment.TopRight}
    crossTab.CrossTabStyles.DataAreaStyle = crossTab.CrossTabStyles.TotalAreaStyle
    crossTab.CrossTabStyles.HeaderAreaStyle = New XRControlStyle() With {.Name = "HeaderAndTotals", .BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke}
    Return crossTabReport
End Function

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