XRShape.Shape Property

Gets or sets an object which determines a particular shape type along with its settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v19.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

[SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatBehavior)]
[Browsable(true)]
public ShapeBase Shape { get; set; }

VB.NET

<SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatBehavior)>
<Browsable(True)>
Public Property Shape As ShapeBase

Property Value

Type	Description
ShapeBase	A ShapeBase class descendant which contains settings for a particular shape type.

Remarks

There are numerous standard shape types supported by the XRShape class. To specify the shape’s type set the Shape property to an appropriate descendant of the ShapeBase class (e.g. set this property to a ShapeArrow object to get an arrow). Then the Shape property will return an object that corresponds to a particular shape’s type and contains all the properties required by this type.

Example

This example demonstrates how to create an XRShape Arrow type control, and set its basic properties.

Tip

Online Example: How to insert a shape control into a report

C#

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Shape;
//...

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();

    // Create a shape control.
    XRShape shape = new XRShape();

    // Set the shape's type to Arrow.
    shape.Shape = new ShapeArrow();

    // Adjust the Arrow shape's main properties.
    shape.Angle = 90;
    shape.Width = 200;
    shape.Height = 200;
    shape.ForeColor = Color.Brown;
    shape.FillColor = Color.Beige;
    shape.Stretch = false;

    // Adjust the Arrow shape's specific properties.
    ((ShapeArrow)shape.Shape).ArrowHeight = 50;
    ((ShapeArrow)shape.Shape).ArrowWidth = 50;
    ((ShapeArrow)shape.Shape).Fillet = 20;

    // Preview the report.
    report.Detail.Controls.Add(shape);
    ReportPrintTool pt = new ReportPrintTool(report);
    pt.ShowPreviewDialog();
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Shape
'...

Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) _
Handles button1.Click
    Dim report As New XtraReport1()

    ' Create a shape control.
    Dim shape As New XRShape()

    ' Set the shape's type to Arrow.
    shape.Shape = New ShapeArrow()

    ' Adjust the Arrow shape's main properties.
    shape.Angle = 90
    shape.Width = 200
    shape.Height = 200
    shape.ForeColor = Color.Brown
    shape.FillColor = Color.Beige
    shape.Stretch = False

    ' Adjust the Arrow shape's specific properties.
    CType(shape.Shape, ShapeArrow).ArrowHeight = 50
    CType(shape.Shape, ShapeArrow).ArrowWidth = 50
    CType(shape.Shape, ShapeArrow).Fillet = 20

    ' Preview the report.
    report.Detail.Controls.Add(shape)
    Dim pt As New ReportPrintTool(report)
    pt.ShowPreviewDialog()
End Sub

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippets (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contain references to the Shape property.

Note

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C#

Reporting_how-to-insert-a-shape-control-into-a-report-e160/CS/Form1.cs#L21

// Set the shape's type to Arrow.
shape.Shape = new ShapeArrow();

asp-net-mvc-grid-create-report-based-on-grid-layout/CS/E4755/Controllers/HomeController.cs#L48

e.Owner.Controls.Add(control);
control.Shape = new ShapeStar() {
    StarPointCount = 5,

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-insert-a-shape-control-into-a-report-e160/VB/Form1.vb#L23

' Set the shape's type to Arrow.
shape.Shape = New ShapeArrow()

asp-net-mvc-grid-create-report-based-on-grid-layout/VB/E4755/Controllers/HomeController.vb#L50

e.Owner.Controls.Add(control)
control.Shape = New ShapeStar() With {.StarPointCount = 5, .Concavity = 30}
AddHandler control.BeforePrint, AddressOf control_BeforePrint