WinControlContainer.DrawMethod Property
Gets or sets which message should be used to paint a control placed inside the WinControlContainer.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v19.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core
Declaration
[SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatBehavior)]
[DefaultValue(WinControlDrawMethod.UseWMPaint)]
public virtual WinControlDrawMethod DrawMethod { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WinControlDrawMethod | UseWMPaint | The message that should be used to paint a control placed in the WinControlContainer. |
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| UseWMPaint | Use the WM_PAINT message to draw the Windows Forms control. |
| UseWMPrint | Use the WM_PRINT message to draw the Windows Forms control. |
| UseWMPaintRecursive | Use the WM_PAINT message to recursively draw the Windows Forms control and all its child controls. |
| UseWMPrintRecursive | Use the WM_PRINT message to recursively draw the Windows Forms control and all its child controls. |
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.
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
// Create an XtraReport instance.
XtraReport report = new XtraReport() {
Bands = {
new DetailBand()
}
};
// Create a DataGridView control instance.
DataGridView dataGridView = new DataGridView();
// Create a WinControlContainer instance for the data grid.
WinControlContainer winControlContainer = new WinControlContainer();
// Place the data grid inside the WinControlContainer.
winControlContainer.WinControl = dataGridView;
// Specify that the WM_PAINT message is used to print the control inside the WinControlContainer.
winControlContainer.DrawMethod = WinControlDrawMethod.UseWMPaint;
// Specify that the control inside the WinControlContainer is always printed as an image.
winControlContainer.PrintMode = WinControlPrintMode.AsImage;
// Specify that the printed image is a bitmap, not a metafile.
winControlContainer.ImageType = WinControlImageType.Bitmap;
// Specify that the control should synchronize its bounds with the WinControlContainer's bounds.
winControlContainer.SyncBounds = true;
// Add the printable component container to the report.
report.Bands[BandKind.Detail].Controls.Add(winControlContainer);
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