PropertyGridDockPanel.ShowDescription Property
Gets or sets a value indicating whether to show the Description bar at the bottom of the Properties window.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.2.Extensions.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting
Declaration
[DefaultValue(true)]
[SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatBehavior)]
public bool ShowDescription { get; set; }
Property Value
Type | Default | Description |
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Boolean | true | true to show the Description bar; otherwise, false. |
Remarks
The table below illustrates how this property works.
ShowDescription = True | ShowDescription = False |
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Example
This example illustrates how to access and customize the Report Designer’s dock panels.
Note
All the Report Designer’s dock panels inherit their settings from the DesignDockPanel class which is a DockPanel class descendant.
For this reason, you need to reference the DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.2 library in your application to be able to access the Report Designer’s dock panel settings.
using DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner;
// ...
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
// Create a Design Tool with an assigned report instance.
ReportDesignTool designTool = new ReportDesignTool(new XtraReport1());
// Access the standard or ribbon-based Designer form and its MDI Controller.
// IDesignForm designForm = designTool.DesignForm;
IDesignForm designForm = designTool.DesignRibbonForm;
// Access and hide the Group and Sort panel.
GroupAndSortDockPanel groupSort =
(GroupAndSortDockPanel)designForm.DesignDockManager[DesignDockPanelType.GroupAndSort];
groupSort.Visibility = DockVisibility.AutoHide;
// Access and hide the Report Explorer.
ReportExplorerDockPanel reportExplorer =
(ReportExplorerDockPanel)designForm.DesignDockManager[DesignDockPanelType.ReportExplorer];
reportExplorer.Visibility = DockVisibility.AutoHide;
// Access and hide the Report Gallery.
ReportGalleryDockPanel reportGallery =
(ReportGalleryDockPanel)designForm.DesignDockManager[DesignDockPanelType.ReportGallery];
reportGallery.Visibility = DockVisibility.AutoHide;
// Access the Properties window and customize some of its settings.
PropertyGridDockPanel propertyGrid =
(PropertyGridDockPanel)designForm.DesignDockManager[DesignDockPanelType.PropertyGrid];
propertyGrid.ShowCategories = false;
propertyGrid.ShowDescription = false;
// Access the Field List and customize some of its settings.
FieldListDockPanel fieldList =
(FieldListDockPanel)designForm.DesignDockManager[DesignDockPanelType.FieldList];
fieldList.ShowNodeToolTips = false;
fieldList.ShowParametersNode = false;
// Load a Report Designer in a dialog window.
// designTool.ShowDesignerDialog();
designTool.ShowRibbonDesignerDialog();
}