XRControl.ResetBorders() Method

Resets the XRControl.Borders property value, so that it is no longer stored in the current control and is obtained from its parent instead.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual void ResetBorders()

VB.NET

Public Overridable Sub ResetBorders

Remarks

If the XRControl.Borders property’s value is not set for the current report control, its value is obtained from its parent, or a parent of its parent and so on. So, if it is set in the current control, it starts overriding its parent’s Borders property value.

Then, if it is necessary to remove the current control’s Borders property value and start using its parent’s Borders again, you can right-click the Property Grid at design time and choose the Reset option, as shown in the image below.

And the ResetBorders method is intended to do the same action at runtime.

Example

This example demonstrates how to assign custom appearance settings (e.g., XRControl.BackColor, XRControl.ForeColor, XRControl.Borders, XRControl.Font, etc.) to report elements and reset them to their default values, as well as how to make a control ignore its personal appearance settings in favor of the settings of its parent control.

Note

A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-use-the-appearance-settings-of-report-elements-e933.

XtraReport1.vb

Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Printing
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...
Private Sub xrLabel2_BeforePrint(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
ByVal e As PrintEventArgs) Handles xrLabel2.BeforePrint
    SetCustomStyle(CType(sender, XRLabel))
End Sub

Private Sub xrLabel3_BeforePrint(ByVal sender As Object, _ 
ByVal e As PrintEventArgs) Handles xrLabel3.BeforePrint
    SetCustomStyle(CType(sender, XRLabel))
    ResetStyle(CType(sender, XRLabel))
End Sub

' Assign custom appearance settings to a control.
Private Sub SetCustomStyle(ByVal label As XRLabel)
    label.BackColor = Color.Gray
    label.BorderColor = Color.DarkGray
    label.Borders = BorderSide.All
    label.BorderWidth = 0.5f

    label.Font = New Font(label.Parent.Font, FontStyle.Bold)
    label.ForeColor = Color.White
    label.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.MiddleRight
End Sub

' Restore the appearance settings to their default values.
Private Sub ResetStyle(ByVal label As XRLabel)
    label.ResetBackColor()
    label.ResetBorderColor()
    label.ResetBorders()
    label.ResetBorderWidth()
    label.ResetFont()
    label.ResetForeColor()
    label.ResetPadding()
    label.ResetTextAlignment()
End Sub

XtraReport1.cs

using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
private void xrLabel2_BeforePrint(object sender, PrintEventArgs e) {
    SetCustomStyle((XRLabel)sender);
}

private void xrLabel3_BeforePrint(object sender, PrintEventArgs e) {
    SetCustomStyle((XRLabel)sender);
    ResetStyle((XRLabel)sender);
}

// Assign custom appearance settings to a control.
private void SetCustomStyle(XRLabel label) {
    label.BackColor = Color.Gray;
    label.BorderColor = Color.DarkGray;
    label.Borders = BorderSide.All;
    label.BorderWidth = 0.5f;

    label.Font = new Font(label.Parent.Font, FontStyle.Bold);
    label.ForeColor = Color.White;
    label.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.MiddleRight;
}

// Restore the appearance settings to their default values.
private void ResetStyle(XRLabel label) {
    label.ResetBackColor();
    label.ResetBorderColor();
    label.ResetBorders();
    label.ResetBorderWidth();
    label.ResetFont();
    label.ResetForeColor();
    label.ResetPadding();
    label.ResetTextAlignment();
}

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-use-the-appearance-settings-of-report-elements-e933/CS/XtraReport1.cs#L41

label.ResetBorderColor();
label.ResetBorders();
label.ResetBorderWidth();

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-use-the-appearance-settings-of-report-elements-e933/VB/XtraReport1.vb#L45

label.ResetBorderColor()
label.ResetBorders()
label.ResetBorderWidth()