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DesignerOptions.ShowDesignerHints Property

Allows you to hide or show tooltips with export or print warnings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

#Declaration

[DefaultValue(true)]
[SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatDesign)]
public bool ShowDesignerHints { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean true

true to display designer hints; otherwise, false.

#Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to ShowDesignerHints
XtraReport
.DesignerOptions .ShowDesignerHints

#Remarks

Designer hints are tooltips that include information about the purpose of certain report elements, and export or print warnings (review the DesignerOptions.ShowExportWarnings and DesignerOptions.ShowPrintingWarnings topics for more information).

Note

The DesignerOptions settings are not available in Report Designer for Web.

The following image shows a designer hint in the Field List window in the End-User Report Designer for WinForms.

ShowDesignerHints

The following code snippet hides designer hints:

public partial class TestReport : DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport {
    public TestReport() {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.DesignerOptions.ShowDesignerHints = false;
    }
}
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