PreviewReportCustomizationService.CustomizeReport(XtraReport) Method

Enables you to customize the current report when the Report Designer is about to be switched to the Preview tab.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner.Services

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.2.Web.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Reporting.Common

Declaration

C#

public virtual void CustomizeReport(
    XtraReport report
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Sub CustomizeReport(
    report As XtraReport
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
report	XtraReport	The current report to be previewed.

Remarks

The CustomizeReport method allows you to change the report’s settings when it is about to be previewed. These changes are in effect only in the Preview tab.

The following example demonstrates how to change the report’s orientation.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.Web;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner.Services;

public class MyPreviewReportCustomizationService: PreviewReportCustomizationService {
    public override void CustomizeReport(XtraReport report) {
        report.Landscape = true;
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.Web
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner.Services

Public Class MyPreviewReportCustomizationService
    Inherits PreviewReportCustomizationService

    Public Overrides Sub CustomizeReport(ByVal report As XtraReport)
        report.Landscape = True
    End Sub
End Class

Then, register your custom service implementation at the application’s startup.

ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC

C#

using DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner.Services;

void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    DefaultReportDesignerContainer.Register<PreviewReportCustomizationService, MyPreviewReportCustomizationService>();
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner.Services

Private Sub Application_Start(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    DefaultReportDesignerContainer.Register(Of PreviewReportCustomizationService, MyPreviewReportCustomizationService)()
End Sub

ASP.NET Core

C#

using DevExpress.XtraReports.Web.ReportDesigner.Services;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddSingleton<PreviewReportCustomizationService, MyPreviewReportCustomizationService>();

var app = builder.Build();