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

public class ReportExplorerDockPanel :
    TreeViewDesignDockPanel

Public Class ReportExplorerDockPanel
    Inherits 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 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.

C#
VB.NET

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();
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraBars.Docking
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
' ...

Private Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)
    ' Create a Design Tool with an assigned report instance.
    Dim designTool As New ReportDesignTool(New XtraReport1())

    ' Access the standard or ribbon-based Designer form and its MDI Controller.
    ' Dim designForm As IDesignForm = designTool.DesignForm
    Dim designForm As IDesignForm = designTool.DesignRibbonForm

    ' Access and hide the Group and Sort panel.
    Dim groupSort As GroupAndSortDockPanel = _ 
        DirectCast(designForm.DesignDockManager(DesignDockPanelType.GroupAndSort), _ 
        GroupAndSortDockPanel)
    groupSort.Visibility = DockVisibility.AutoHide

    ' Access and hide the Report Explorer.
    Dim reportExplorer As ReportExplorerDockPanel = _ 
        DirectCast(designForm.DesignDockManager(DesignDockPanelType.ReportExplorer), _ 
        ReportExplorerDockPanel)
    reportExplorer.Visibility = DockVisibility.AutoHide

    ' Access and hide the Report Gallery.
    Dim reportGallery As ReportGalleryDockPanel = _ 
        DirectCast(designForm.DesignDockManager(DesignDockPanelType.ReportGallery), _ 
        ReportGalleryDockPanel)
    reportGallery.Visibility = DockVisibility.AutoHide

    ' Access the Properties window and customize some of its settings.
    Dim propertyGrid As PropertyGridDockPanel = _ 
        DirectCast(designForm.DesignDockManager(DesignDockPanelType.PropertyGrid), _ 
        PropertyGridDockPanel)
    propertyGrid.ShowCategories = False
    propertyGrid.ShowDescription = False

    ' Access the Field List and customize some of its settings.
    Dim fieldList As FieldListDockPanel = _ 
        DirectCast(designForm.DesignDockManager(DesignDockPanelType.FieldList), _ 
        FieldListDockPanel)
    fieldList.ShowNodeToolTips = False
    fieldList.ShowParametersNode = False

    ' Load a Report Designer in a dialog window.
    ' designTool.ShowDesignerDialog()
    designTool.ShowRibbonDesignerDialog()
End Sub