ReportDesignTool Class

An instrument for editing reports in WinForms applications.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v20.2.Extensions.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public class ReportDesignTool :
    IReportDesignTool,
    IDisposable

VB.NET

Public Class ReportDesignTool
    Implements IReportDesignTool,
               IDisposable

Remarks

Use the ReportDesignTool class, to show an XtraReport in a standard or ribbon-based End-User Report Designer form.

To be able to use this class, make sure to add the DevExpress.XtraReports.v20.2.Extensions.dll to the References list of your project.

Note

• The ReportDesignTool class is for WinForms applications.
• Use the End-User Report Designer for WPF in WPF applications.
• Use the Web End-User Report Designer in WebForms and ASP.NET applications.

To learn more, see Invoke a Default End-User Report Designer Form.

Example

This example demonstrates how to use the ReportDesignTool class, to load a report into an End-User Report Designer form.

Then, to access the properties of the report and the Designer form, use the ReportDesignTool.Report and ReportDesignTool.DesignForm properties.

C#

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner;
// ...

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    // Create a Design Tool instance with a report assigned to it.
    ReportDesignTool dt = new ReportDesignTool(new XtraReport1());

    // Access the report's properties.
    dt.Report.DrawGrid = false;

    // Access the Designer form's properties.
    dt.DesignForm.SetWindowVisibility(DesignDockPanelType.FieldList | 
        DesignDockPanelType.PropertyGrid, false);

    // Show the Designer form, modally.
    dt.ShowDesignerDialog();
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
' ...

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
    ' Create a Design Tool instance with a report assigned to it.
    Dim dt As New ReportDesignTool(New XtraReport1())

    ' Access the report's properties.
    dt.Report.DrawGrid = False

    ' Access the Designer form's properties.
    dt.DesignForm.SetWindowVisibility(DesignDockPanelType.FieldList Or _ 
        DesignDockPanelType.PropertyGrid, False)

    ' Show the Designer form, modally.
    dt.ShowDesignerDialog()
End Sub

Implements

IReportDesignTool

IDisposable

Inheritance

Object

ReportDesignTool

SchedulerReportDesignTool