XtraReport() Constructor

Initializes a new instance of the XtraReport class with the default settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

C#

public XtraReport()

VB.NET

Public Sub New

Remarks

The constructor initializes localizable properties with values fetched from those items in the XtraReport.LocalizationItems collection that match the language of the current thread culture.

Example

The following code sample creates a new object data source, creates a report with the XRLabel control at runtime, and binds the label to data.

For information on supported data sources, review the following article: Bind Reports to Data.

C#

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
    public class ReportCreator {
        class Employee {
            public string Name { get; set; }
        }
        public static XtraReport CreateReport() {
            XtraReport report = new XtraReport() {
                DataSource = CreateDataSource(),
                StyleSheet = {
                    new XRControlStyle() { Name = "Title", Font = new Font("Tahoma", 20f, FontStyle.Bold) },
                    new XRControlStyle() { Name = "Normal", Font = new Font("Tahoma", 10f), Padding = new PaddingInfo(2, 2, 0, 0) },
                }
            };
            var reportHeaderBand = CreateReportHeader("List of employees");
            var detailBand = CreateDetail("[Name]");
            report.Bands.AddRange(new Band[] { reportHeaderBand, detailBand });
            return report;
        }
        static List<Employee> CreateDataSource() {
            return new List<Employee>() {
                new Employee() { Name = "Nancy Davolio" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Andrew Fuller" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Janet Leverling" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Margaret Peacock" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Steven Buchanan" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Michael Suyama" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Robert King" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Laura Callahan" },
                new Employee() { Name = "Anne Dodsworth" }
            };
        }
        static ReportHeaderBand CreateReportHeader(string title) {
            ReportHeaderBand reportHeaderBand = new ReportHeaderBand() {
                HeightF = 50
            };
            XRLabel titleLabel = new XRLabel() {
                Text = title,
                BoundsF = new RectangleF(0, 0, 300, 30),
                StyleName = "Title"
            };
            reportHeaderBand.Controls.Add(titleLabel);
            return reportHeaderBand;
        }
        static DetailBand CreateDetail(string expression) {
            DetailBand detailBand = new DetailBand() {
                HeightF = 25
            };
            XRLabel detailLabel = new XRLabel() {
                ExpressionBindings = { new ExpressionBinding("Text", expression) },
                BoundsF = new RectangleF(0, 0, 300, 20),
                StyleName = "Normal"
            };
            detailBand.Controls.Add(detailLabel);
            return detailBand;
        }
    }

VB.NET

Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...
    Public Class ReportCreator
        Private Class Employee
            Public Property Name() As String
        End Class
        Public Shared Function CreateReport() As XtraReport
            Dim report As New XtraReport() With {
                .DataSource = CreateDataSource(), .StyleSheet = {
                    New XRControlStyle() With {.Name = "Title", .Font = New Font("Tahoma", 20F, FontStyle.Bold)},
                    New XRControlStyle() With {.Name = "Normal", .Font = New Font("Tahoma", 10F), .Padding = New PaddingInfo(2, 2, 0, 0)}
                }
            }
            Dim reportHeaderBand = CreateReportHeader("List of employees")
            Dim detailBand = CreateDetail("[Name]")
            report.Bands.AddRange(New Band() { reportHeaderBand, detailBand })
            Return report
        End Function
        Private Shared Function CreateDataSource() As List(Of Employee)
            Return New List(Of Employee)() From {
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Nancy Davolio"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Andrew Fuller"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Janet Leverling"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Margaret Peacock"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Steven Buchanan"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Michael Suyama"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Robert King"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Laura Callahan"},
                New Employee() With {.Name = "Anne Dodsworth"}
            }
        End Function
        Private Shared Function CreateReportHeader(ByVal title As String) As ReportHeaderBand
            Dim reportHeaderBand As New ReportHeaderBand() With {.HeightF = 50}
            Dim titleLabel As New XRLabel() With {.Text = title, .BoundsF = New RectangleF(0, 0, 300, 30), .StyleName = "Title"}
            reportHeaderBand.Controls.Add(titleLabel)
            Return reportHeaderBand
        End Function
        Private Shared Function CreateDetail(ByVal expression As String) As DetailBand
            Dim detailBand As New DetailBand() With {.HeightF = 25}
            Dim detailLabel As New XRLabel() With {.ExpressionBindings = { New ExpressionBinding("Text", expression) }, .BoundsF = New RectangleF(0, 0, 300, 20), .StyleName = "Normal"}
            detailBand.Controls.Add(detailLabel)
            Return detailBand
        End Function
    End Class

Related GitHub Examples

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VB.NET

asp-net-mvc-grid-export-with-reports/VB/E4121VB/Controllers/XtraReport1.vb#L7

Public Sub New()
    MyBase.New()

reporting-basic-designer-javascript-integration/VB/DXWebApplication1/PredefinedReports/TestReport.vb#L7

Public Sub New()
    MyBase.New()

reporting-mvc-create-report-at-runtime/VB/ReportAtRuntimeMvcApp/ReportAtRuntimeMvcApp/PredefinedReports/TestReport.vb#L7

Public Sub New()
    MyBase.New()