FormattingRuleCollection Class
A collection of FormattingRule objects.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v20.1.dll
NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Reporting.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Reporting.Core
Declaration
Related API Members
The following members return FormattingRuleCollection objects:
Remarks
The FormattingRuleCollection object can be accessed via the XRControl.FormattingRules property, which provides access to a collection of formatting rules applied to a certian control, band or a report itself. Use the properties and methods of the FormattingRuleCollection class to manipulate elements of this collection.
To learn more, refer to Conditionally Changing a Control’s Appearance.
Note
Formatting rules are only available in the legacy binding mode (when the UserDesignerOptions.DataBindingMode is set to DataBindingMode.Bindings). See Shaping Data using Expression Bindings to learn about the recommended approach to shaping report data.
Example
This example demonstrates how to conditionally change a control’s appearance at runtime. For this, it is necessary to create an instance of the FormattingRule class, specify its FormattingRule.Condition and FormattingRule.Formatting properties and add this object to a report’s sheet of formatting rules (XtraReport.FormattingRuleSheet) and to the collection of formatting rules of a control or a band, to which it should be applied (XRControl.FormattingRules). Note that the same task can be also solved at design time, as described in the Conditionally Changing a Control’s Appearance topic.
Tip
Online Example: How to conditionally change control appearance
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
private void XtraReport1_BeforePrint(object sender, PrintEventArgs e) {
// Create a new rule and add it to a report.
FormattingRule rule = new FormattingRule();
this.FormattingRuleSheet.Add(rule);
// Specify the rule's properties.
rule.DataSource = this.DataSource;
rule.DataMember = this.DataMember;
rule.Condition = "[UnitPrice] >= 30";
rule.Formatting.BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke;
rule.Formatting.ForeColor = Color.IndianRed;
rule.Formatting.Font = new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Bold);
// Apply this rule to the detail band.
this.Detail.FormattingRules.Add(rule);
}