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XRDesignFormExBase.SetWindowVisibility(DesignDockPanelType, Boolean) Method

Sets the visibility of design dock panels in the End-User Report Designer.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting

Declaration

public void SetWindowVisibility(
    DesignDockPanelType designDockPanels,
    bool visible
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
designDockPanels DesignDockPanelType

A DesignDockPanelType enumeration value, identifying the dock panel(s) of the End-User Report Designer.

visible Boolean

true, to display the dock panel(s); otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the SetWindowVisibility method, to hide or show a dock panel when creating a custom End-User Designer.

The XRDesignFormExBase class is intended to provide a single-document interface to the End-User Report Designer. To provide a multi-document interface, use the XRDesignForm or XRDesignRibbonForm class instead. See Report Designer to learn more.

Example

This example illustrates how to remove dock panels from the Report Designer using the IDesignForm.SetWindowVisibility method.

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.
    // IDesignForm designForm = designTool.DesignForm;
    IDesignForm designForm = designTool.DesignRibbonForm;

    //disable saving of the designer panels configuration
    (designForm as XRDesignForm).SaveState = false;
    // Hide the Field List and Properties window dock panels.
    designForm.SetWindowVisibility(DesignDockPanelType.FieldList |
        DesignDockPanelType.PropertyGrid, false);

    // Load a Report Designer in a dialog window.
    // designTool.ShowDesignerDialog();
    designTool.ShowRibbonDesignerDialog();
}
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