ReportExplorerDockPanel Class
The Report Explorer dock panel that displays the structure of a report in a tree-like form in the End-User Report Designer.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.2.Extensions.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting
#Declaration
public class ReportExplorerDockPanel :
TreeViewDesignDockPanel
#Remarks
The Report Explorer displays the structure of a report and lists its associated components and data objects.
An instance of the ReportExplorerDockPanel class is created when initializing the XRDesignDockManager component. To access the ReportExplorerDockPanel by specifying its type, name, or index in the XRDesignDockManager.DesignDockPanels collection, use the XRDesignDockManager.Item property with the DesignDockPanelType.ReportExplorer parameter.
#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 Design
For this reason, you need to reference the DevExpress.
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();
}