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PrintableComponentContainer Members

A container that is used to add DevExpress controls, Windows Forms controls, controls that implement the IPrintable interface, and documents created using printing links to a report.

Constructors

Name Description
PrintableComponentContainer() Initializes a new instance of the PrintableComponentContainer class with the default settings.

Properties

Name Description
AnchorHorizontal Specifies the horizontal anchoring type of a report control. Inherited from XRControl.
AnchorVertical Specifies the vertical anchoring style of a report control. Inherited from XRControl.
BackColor Overrides the XRControl.BackColor property.
Band Provides access to the owner band, in which the current control is situated. Inherited from XRControl.
Bookmark Bindable. Gets or sets the text of a bookmark for this control. Inherited from XRControl.
BookmarkParent Gets or sets the report control whose bookmark is the parent of the current bookmark. Inherited from XRControl.
BorderColor Overrides the XRControl.BorderColor property.
BorderDashStyle Overrides the XRControl.BorderDashStyle property.
Borders Overrides the XRControl.Borders property.
BorderWidth Overrides the XRControl.BorderWidth property.
BottomF Gets the Y-coordinate of the control’s bottom edge (measured in report units). Inherited from XRControl.
BoundsF Specifies the location and size of a report element, according to the system of measurement selected for the report. Inherited from XRControl.
CanGrow Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control’s height can grow in order to display the content in its entirety. Inherited from XRControl.
CanHaveChildren Gets a value indicating whether the control can contain other controls. Inherited from XRControl.
CanPublish Specifies whether or not a report control is displayed in a printed or exported document. Inherited from XRControl.
CanRaiseEvents protected Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. Inherited from Component.
CanShrink Gets or sets a value that determines whether the height of a control can decrease if its content does not completely fill the control. Inherited from XRControl.
ClipContent Specifies whether to clip the content which does not within the PrintableComponentContainer‘s bounds, or increase the control’s dimensions to display the content in full.
Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
Controls Gets the collection of XRControl objects or their descendants that are contained in this control. Inherited from XRControl.
DesignMode protected Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
Events protected Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
ExpressionBindings Provides access to a control’s collection of expression bindings. Inherited from XRControl.
FormattingRules Provides access to a collection of formatting rules applied to this control. Inherited from XRControl.
HasChildren Gets a value indicating whether the control contains other XRControl objects. Inherited from XRControl.
HeightF Specifies the control’s height (measured in report units). Inherited from XRControl.
Index Gets the zero-based index of this control in its parent’s collection of controls. Inherited from XRControl.
IsDisposed For internal use. Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from XRControl.
IsSingleChild Checks whether the report element (control or band) is a single child of its parent. Inherited from XRControl.
KeepTogether Specifies whether a control can be split across pages. Inherited from XRControl.
LeftF Specifies the X-coordinate of the control’s left edge (measured in report units). Inherited from XRControl.
LocationF Specifies the floating-point representation of the coordinates of the control’s upper-left corner. Inherited from XRControl.
LocationFloat For internal use. Supports serialization of the XRControl.LocationF property. Inherited from XRControl.
LockedInUserDesigner Gets or sets a value that specifies whether this control can be changed by an end-user in the End-User Designer. Inherited from XRControl.
Name Gets or sets a name of the control. Inherited from XRControl.
NavigateUrl Bindable. Specifies the URL to navigate to when a control is clicked. Inherited from XRControl.
Padding Specifies the inner spacing between the borders of the PrintableComponentContainer and the content it displays.
Parent Specifies the parent object that contains the current control. Inherited from XRControl.
PrintableComponent Specifies a control or a printing link inside the PrintableComponentContainer at runtime.
Report Provides access to the report that contains the control. Inherited from XRControl.
RightF Gets the X-coordinate of the control’s right edge (measured in report units). Inherited from XRControl.
RootReport Provides access to the report to which the control belongs. Inherited from XRControl.
Scripts Provides access to an object that contains XRControl-specific scripts to handle its events in the End-User Report Designer. Inherited from XRControl.
Site Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. Inherited from Component.
SizeF Gets or sets the size of the control. Inherited from XRControl.
SnapLineMargin Specifies the control’s margins that are maintained when the control is aligned using snap lines. Inherited from XRControl.
StylePriority Allows you to specify properties whose values for an individual control have priority over the same properties specified for the style assigned to the control. Inherited from XRControl.
Tag Bindable. Gets or sets the object that contains data about this control. Inherited from XRControl.
Target Specifies the target window or frame in which to display the linked Web page’s content, when the control is clicked. Inherited from XRControl.
TopF Gets or sets the Y-coordinate of the control’s top edge (measured in report units). Inherited from XRControl.
Visible Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the report control is displayed in the document. Inherited from XRControl.
WidthF Specifies the control’s width (measured in report units). Inherited from XRControl.
WindowControlOptions Specifies how to render a control inside the PrintableComponentContainer.

Methods

Name Description
AllControls<T>() Returns a collection that contains all controls found within XRControl (within a report). Inherited from XRControl.
BringToFront() Brings the control to the front of the z-order. Inherited from XRControl.
CreateObjRef(Type) Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
Dispose() Releases all resources used by the Component. Inherited from Component.
Equals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object.
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object.
FindControl(String, Boolean) Finds the control that has the specified name in the XRControl.Controls collection. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveBackColor() Returns the color actually used as the control’s background color. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveBorderColor() Returns the color actually used as the control’s border color. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveBorderDashStyle() Returns the border dash style that is actually used by the control. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveBorders() Returns the borders settings actually used as the control’s borders settings. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveBorderWidth() Returns the border width settings actually used as the control’s current settings. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveFont() Returns the font actually used as the control’s font. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveForeColor() Returns the color actually used as the control’s foreground color. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectivePadding() Returns the padding values actually used as the control’s padding. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveStyle() Returns the actual visual style of a control taking into account all formatting rules and odd/even styles applied to the control. Inherited from XRControl.
GetEffectiveTextAlignment() Returns the text alignment actually used as the control’s text alignment. Inherited from XRControl.
GetHashCode() Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetLifetimeService() Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
GetService(Type) protected Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. Inherited from Component.
GetType() Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
InitializeLifetimeService() Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
MemberwiseClone() protected Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
MemberwiseClone(Boolean) protected Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
PerformLayout() Forces the control to apply layout logic to itself and all its child controls. Inherited from XRControl.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
RemoveInvalidBindings(Predicate<XRBinding>) Removes inappropriate bindings assigned to the XRControl‘s properties. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetBackColor() Resets the XRControl.BackColor property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetBorderColor() Resets the XRControl.BorderColor property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetBorderDashStyle() Resets the XRControl.BorderDashStyle property to en empty value. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetBorders() Resets the XRControl.Borders property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetBorderWidth() Resets the XRControl.BorderWidth property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetFont() Resets the XRControl.Font property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetForeColor() Resets the XRControl.ForeColor property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetPadding() Resets the XRControl.Padding property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResetTextAlignment() Resets the XRControl.TextAlignment property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead. Inherited from XRControl.
ResumeLayout() Resumes normal layout logic for the control. Inherited from XRControl.
SendToBack() Sends the control to the back of the z-order. Inherited from XRControl.
SuspendLayout() Temporarily suspends the layout logic for the control. Inherited from XRControl.
ToImage() Returns a graphical representation of a control. Inherited from XRControl.
ToImage(DXTextRenderingHint) Returns the graphical representation of a control created using the specified text rendering mode. Inherited from XRControl.
ToString() Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. Inherited from Component.

Events

Name Description
AfterPrint Occurs after an XRControl object is displayed in the report. Inherited from XRControl.
BeforePrint Occurs before an XRControl object creates its image in a report being generated. Inherited from XRControl.
Disposed Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose() method. Inherited from Component.
Draw Occurs when an XRControl object is drawn or redrawn in a report’s Print Preview. Inherited from XRControl.
EvaluateBinding Occurs after a data-bound XRControl object obtains data from its data source. Inherited from XRControl.
HtmlItemCreated Occurs when a new item used for a Web representation of the control is created. Inherited from XRControl.
LocationChanged Occurs when the value of the XRControl.LocationF property is changed. Inherited from XRControl.
ParentChanged Occurs when the XRControl instance’s parent is changed. Inherited from XRControl.
PreviewClick Occurs when the mouse button is clicked while the cursor is hovering over one of the bricks created by the XRControl for its representation in the report preview. Inherited from XRControl.
PreviewDoubleClick Occurs when the left mouse button is double-clicked while the cursor is hovering over one of the bricks created for the control‘s representation in the report preview. Inherited from XRControl.
PreviewMouseDown Occurs when an end-user presses the mouse button while the mouse pointer is hovering over one of the bricks created for the control‘s representation in the report preview. Inherited from XRControl.
PreviewMouseMove Occurs when the mouse cursor moves over the control during the report’s preview. Inherited from XRControl.
PreviewMouseUp Occurs when an end-user releases the left mouse button while the mouse pointer is hovering over one of the bricks created for the control‘s representation in the report preview. Inherited from XRControl.
PrintableComponentChanged Occurs when a new control or document is placed inside the PrintableComponentContainer.
PrintOnPage Occurs when the representation of a control is printed on the current page of the report. Inherited from XRControl.
SizeChanged Occurs when the value of the XRControl.SizeF property is changed. Inherited from XRControl.
TextChanged Occurs when the value of the XRControl.Text property is changed. Inherited from XRControl.
WinControlChanged For internal use. Occurs when a new Control object has been assigned to the PrintableComponentContainer.
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