XRControl.Parent Property

Specifies the parent object that contains the current control.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v20.2.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public virtual XRControl Parent { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Overridable Property Parent As XRControl

Property Value

Type	Description
XRControl	The current control’s parent.

Remarks

This property returns a report, band or report control that contains the current control. You can then customize settings of the parent and its child controls. To check whether the parent contains child controls, use the XRControl.CanHaveChildren property. Use the XRControl.Controls property to get the collection of child controls.

C#

using System.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
//...

void OnTableCellBeforePrint(object sender, System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventArgs e) {
    var tableCell = sender as XRTableCell;

    // Get the parent control for the table cell.
    var row = tableCell.Parent;

    // Get the parent control for the table row.
    var table = row.Parent;

    // Specify the foreground color for even table rows.
    if((table.Controls.IndexOf(row) % 2) == 0) {
        tableCell.ForeColor = Color.Red;
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
'...

Private Sub OnTableCellBeforePrint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Drawing.Printing.PrintEventArgs)
    Dim tableCell = TryCast(sender, XRTableCell)

    ' Get the parent control for the table cell.
    Dim row = tableCell.Parent

    ' Get the parent control for the table row.
    Dim table = row.Parent

    ' Specify the foreground color for even table rows.
    If (table.Controls.IndexOf(row) Mod 2) = 0 Then
        tableCell.ForeColor = Color.Red
    End If
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-create-a-label-in-the-pageheader-band-when-a-field-is-dragged-from-the-t457241/CS/T457241/Form1.cs#L46

if(label.DataBindings.Count == 0) return;
if(label.Parent is XRTableRow) return;
headerBand = CreatePageHeaderBand(designer.Report);