XRWatermark.ImageSource Property
Gets or sets the watermark picture.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v19.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core
Declaration
Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ImageSource | The watermark picture. |
Remarks
The XRWatermark control supports the following image formats:
- BMP
- JPG / JPEG / JPE / JFIF
- GIF
- TIF / TIFF
- PNG
- ICO
- DIB
- RLE
- EMF / WMF
- SVG
SVG Support Limitations
The XRWatermark control does not support the following SVG content:
- Text that uses textPath
- Animations
- CSS styles
- Raster images embedded into an SVG
Transparency is not supported for SVG image watermarks. The XRWatermark.ImageTransparency property’s value is ignored when you set an SVG image as a watermark.
Export (except for PDF) has the following limitations:
SVG images are converted to metafiles because document viewers may not support SVG format.
SVG images are exported as PNG in the Microsoft Azure environment.
Example
This example demonstrates how to add a watermark to a report. The SetTextWatermark method demonstrates the properties you can use to add a text watermark to a report; the SetPictureWatermark method demonstrates properties required to set a picture as the report’s watermark.
using System.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting.Drawing;
// ...
public void SetTextWatermark(XtraReport report) {
Watermark textWatermark = new Watermark();
textWatermark.Text = "CUSTOM WATERMARK TEXT";
textWatermark.TextDirection = DirectionMode.ForwardDiagonal;
textWatermark.Font = new Font(textWatermark.Font.FontFamily, 40);
textWatermark.ForeColor = Color.DodgerBlue;
textWatermark.TextTransparency = 150;
textWatermark.ShowBehind = false;
textWatermark.PageRange = "1,3-5";
report.Watermark.CopyFrom(textWatermark);
}
public void SetPictureWatermark(XtraReport report) {
Watermark pictureWatermark = new Watermark();
pictureWatermark.ImageSource = ImageSource.FromFile("Watermark.png");
pictureWatermark.ImageAlign = ContentAlignment.TopCenter;
pictureWatermark.ImageTiling = false;
pictureWatermark.ImageViewMode = ImageViewMode.Stretch;
pictureWatermark.ImageTransparency = 150;
pictureWatermark.ShowBehind = true;
pictureWatermark.PageRange = "2,4";
report.Watermark.CopyFrom(pictureWatermark);
}