PrintableComponentContainer.PrintableComponent Property

Specifies a control or a printing link inside the PrintableComponentContainer at runtime.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v20.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Reporting.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
[DefaultValue(null)]
public object PrintableComponent { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property PrintableComponent As Object

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Object	null	A Object value.

Remarks

The PrintableComponentContainer allows you to add the following elements to a report:

• DevExpress controls
• Windows Forms controls
• Controls that implement the IPrintable interface
• Documents created with printing links

Create a PrintableComponentContainer class instance. Assign a control or document instance to the container’s PrintableComponent property at runtime. Add the PrintableComponentContainer instance to a report band.

See Use Third-Party Controls for more information.

Example

The code sample below creates a DataGridView control instance and adds this instance to a report. The sample specifies that the DataGridView control is printed as a bitmap image.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using System.Windows.Forms;
// ...
// Create an XtraReport instance.
XtraReport report = new XtraReport()
{
    Bands = {
        new DetailBand()
    }
};
// Create a DataGrid control instance.
DataGridView dataGridView = new DataGridView();
// Create a PrintableComponentContainer instance for the data grid.
PrintableComponentContainer printableComponentContainer = new PrintableComponentContainer();
// Place the data grid inside the printable component container.
printableComponentContainer.WinControl = dataGridView;
// Specify that the control inside the printable component container is always printed as an image.
printableComponentContainer.PrintMode = WinControlPrintMode.AsImage;
// Specify that the control inside the printable component container is always printed as a bitmap.
printableComponentContainer.WindowControlOptions.ImageType = WinControlImageType.Bitmap;
// Add the printable component container to the report.
report.Bands[BandKind.Detail].Controls.Add(printableComponentContainer);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...
' Create an XtraReport instance.
Dim report = New XtraReport()
Dim band = New DetailBand()
report.Bands.Add(band)
' Create a DataGrid control instance.
Dim dataGridView As New DataGridView()
' Create a PrintableComponentContainer instance for the data grid.
Dim printableComponentContainer As New PrintableComponentContainer()
' Place the data grid inside the printable component container.
printableComponentContainer.WinControl = dataGridView
' Specify that the control inside the printable component container is always printed as an image.
printableComponentContainer.PrintMode = WinControlPrintMode.AsImage
' Specify that the control inside the printable component container is always printed as a bitmap.
printableComponentContainer.WindowControlOptions.ImageType = WinControlImageType.Bitmap
' Add the printable component container to the report.
report.Bands(BandKind.Detail).Controls.Add(printableComponentContainer)

Related GitHub Examples

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VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-print-devexpress-aspnet-controls-via-xtrareports-e4828/VB/ExportAspControlsViaReports/WebForm1.aspx.vb#L64

' Printable Component Containers of a report.
report.gridContainer.PrintableComponent = ASPxGridViewExporter1
report.chartContainer.PrintableComponent = New PrintableComponentLinkBase() With {.Component = DirectCast(WebChartControl1, IChartContainer).Chart}