ReportSettingsBase.ReportUnit Property
Specifies units to measure locations, dimensions and margins in the report.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v19.1.dll
NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Reporting.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Core
Declaration
Property Value
| Type | Default |
|---|---|
| ReportUnit | **HundredthsOfAnInch** |
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| HundredthsOfAnInch | The unit of measurement is in hundredths of an inch. |
| TenthsOfAMillimeter | The unit of measurement is in tenths of a millimeter. |
| Pixels | The unit of measurement is in pixels (one pixel equals 1/96 of an inch). |
Remarks
The ReportUnit property specifies the measurement units to use for XRControl.SizeF and Band.LocationF property types.
Only the XRControl.BorderWidth property value is expressed in ReportUnit.Pixels.
See the Report Units of Measurement topic for a complete list of properties this option affects.
The code sample below illustrates how to create an End-User Designer instance and set the ReportUnit property default value for its reports.
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner;
// ...
XRDesignForm form = new XRDesignForm();
XRDesignMdiController reportDesigner = form.DesignMdiController;
reportDesigner.DefaultReportSettings.PaperKind = System.Drawing.Printing.PaperKind.Letter;
reportDesigner.DefaultReportSettings.Landscape = true;
reportDesigner.DefaultReportSettings.RollPaper = false;
reportDesigner.DefaultReportSettings.ReportUnit = ReportUnit.HundredthsOfAnInch;
reportDesigner.DefaultReportSettings.Margins = new System.Drawing.Printing.Margins(50, 50, 100, 100);
form.ShowDialog();