IDesignForm Interface

When implemented by a class, provides main methods for the End-User Report Designer form.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.1.Extensions.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public interface IDesignForm :
    IDisposable,
    ISupportLookAndFeel

VB.NET

Public Interface IDesignForm
    Inherits IDisposable,
             ISupportLookAndFeel

Related API Members

The following members return IDesignForm objects:

• ReportDesignTool.DesignForm
• ReportDesignTool.DesignRibbonForm

Remarks

The XRDesignForm and XRDesignRibbonForm objects implement the IDesignForm interface. And, an object implementing the IDesignForm interface is returned by the ReportDesignTool.DesignForm property.

This interface provides methods for showing an End-User Report Designer form (IDesignForm.Show and IDesignForm.ShowDialog), maintaining the visibility of its windows (IDesignForm.SetWindowVisibility), and opening a report in it (IDesignForm.OpenReport).