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JSReportDesigner Class

A client object that is the sender for the Report Designer client-side events. Provides access to the client-side Report Designer API.

Declaration

export class JSReportDesigner

Remarks

To get access to the client-side Report Designer API, obtain the JSReportDesigner object as described below.

Add a callback for the BeforeRender client-side event to the the dxReportDesigner Knockout binding code that integrates the Web Report Designer in the JavaScript framework. The event sender is the JSReportDesigner object.

The following code gets the JSReportDesigner object and stores it in the varJSReportDesigner variable:

import React from "react";
import ko from "knockout";
import 'devexpress-reporting/dx-reportdesigner';
// ...

class ReportDesigner extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.reportUrl = ko.observable("TestReport");
        this.designerModel = ko.observable();
        this.requestOptions = {
            // ...
        };
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <div
                ref="designer"
                data-bind="dxReportDesigner: $data"
                style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%" }}
            />
        );
    }
    componentDidMount() {
        var self = this;
        ko.applyBindings(
            {
                callbacks: {
                    BeforeRender: function(s, e) {
                        self.varJSReportDesigner = s;
                    }
                },
                reportUrl: this.reportUrl,
                designerModel: this.designerModel,
                requestOptions: this.requestOptions
            },
            this.refs.designer
        );
    }
    // ...
}

Properties

designerModel Property

Declaration

designerModel: IReportDesignerRootContext

Property Value

Type
IReportDesignerRootContext

Methods

AddParameterType(parameterInfo, editorInfo) Method

Declaration

AddParameterType(
    parameterInfo: any,
    editorInfo: any
): void

Parameters

Name Type
parameterInfo any
editorInfo any

AddToPropertyGrid(groupName, property) Method

Declaration

AddToPropertyGrid(
    groupName: any,
    property: any
): void

Parameters

Name Type
groupName any
property any

AdjustControlCore Method

Declaration

AdjustControlCore(): void

CloseCurrentTab Method

Declaration

CloseCurrentTab(): void

CloseTab(tab) Method

Closes the specified report tab

Declaration

CloseTab(
    tab: any,
    force?: boolean
): void

Parameters

Name Type Description
tab any

Specifies the Report Designer tab to close.

force boolean

True to silently close the tab; false to show the Save Report dialog. If omitted, the value is false.

Remarks

The CloseTab method closes the specified Report Designer tab.

The force parameter value determines whether or not to show the Save Report dialog if the report in the tab contains unsaved changes, as follows:

True
the tab is closed without notification. Changes are not saved.
False
the Save Report dialog is invoked.

To access all available Report Designer tabs, call the GetTabs method.

Use the CloseCurrentTab method to close the currently active tab.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to use the method.

<script type="text/javascript">
  function CloseSecondTab() {
      var tabs = reportDesigner.GetTabs();
      reportDesigner.CloseTab(tabs[1]);
  }

  function ForceCloseSecondTab() {
      var tabs = reportDesigner.GetTabs();
      reportDesigner.CloseTab(tabs[1], true);
  }
  function CloseCurrentTab() {
      reportDesigner.CloseCurrentTab();
  }
</script>

@{
    var designerRender = Html.DevExpress().ReportDesigner("reportDesigner")
        .Height("1000px")
        .Bind("TestReport");
    @designerRender.RenderHtml()
}

Tip

When the user closes a report tab in the Web Report Designer, the ReportTabClosing and ReportTabClosed events are raised. Call the IsModified method to determine whether a report in any tab is changed.

GetButtonStorage Method

Declaration

GetButtonStorage(): any

Returns

Type
any

GetCurrentTab Method

Declaration

GetCurrentTab(): DevExpress.Reporting.Designer.Tools.NavigateTab

Returns

Type
NavigateTab

GetDesignerModel Method

Provides access to the client-side model of the Web Report Designer.

Declaration

GetDesignerModel(): IReportDesignerRootContext

Returns

Type Description
IReportDesignerRootContext

An object that is the client-side model.

Remarks

The client-side model allows you to get the Web Report Designer UI settings.

The following code is the CustomizeMenuActions event handler that creates a “Save All” button to save all reports at once:

function onCustomizeMenuActions(s, e) {
    e.Actions.push({
        text: "Save All",
        imageClassName: "dxrd-image-save",
        imageTemplateName: "dxrd-svg-menu-save",
        disabled: ko.observable(false),
        visible: true,
        hasSeparator: false,
        clickAction: function (report) {
            var designerModel = s.GetDesignerModel();
            var tabs = s.GetTabs();
            tabs.forEach(tab => {
                if (tab.isDirty()) {
                    if (!tab.url()) {
                        //Invokes the Save dialog.  
                        designerModel.saveReportDialog.show(tab);
                    }
                    else {
                        //Saves without a dialog.  
                        s.ReportStorageSetData(tab.context().report.serialize(), tab.url())
                            .done(function (result) {
                                tab.isDirty(false);
                                DevExpress.Analytics.Internal.ShowMessage(
                                    DevExpress.Analytics.Utils.getLocalization(
                                        "The report has been successfully saved.",
                                        "ASPxReportsStringId.ReportDesigner_SaveReport_Message_OK"),
                                    DevExpress.Analytics.Internal.NotifyType.success);
                            });
                    }
                }
            });
        },
        hotKey: { ctrlKey: true, keyCode: "A".charCodeAt(0) },
        container: "menu"
    });
}

GetJsonReportModel Method

Declaration

GetJsonReportModel(): any

Returns

Type
any

GetParameterEditor(valueType) Method

Declaration

GetParameterEditor(
    valueType: any
): DevExpress.Analytics.Utils.IEditorInfo

Parameters

Name Type
valueType any

Returns

Type
IEditorInfo

GetParameterInfo(parameterType) Method

Declaration

GetParameterInfo(
    parameterType: any
): DevExpress.Reporting.Designer.Data.IParameterTypeValue

Parameters

Name Type
parameterType any

Returns

Type
IParameterTypeValue

GetPreviewModel Method

Declaration

GetPreviewModel(): any

Returns

Type
any

GetPropertyInfo(controlType, path) Method

Gets information displayed in the Properties Panel for the specified property of the specified control type.

Declaration

GetPropertyInfo(
    controlType: any,
    path: any
): DevExpress.Analytics.Utils.ISerializationInfo

Parameters

Name Type Description
controlType any

A string that is the name of the type. You can use the fully qualified type name or a short name.

path any

A string that specifies a path to the property or an array of strings (in Properties Panel - nested section names and the editor caption) that are combined to specify a path to the property.

Returns

Type
ISerializationInfo

Remarks

Use the GetPropertyInfo method to hide or disable individual editors or sections in the Properties Panel for the specified control type (see the code snippet below):

<script type="text/javascript" id="script">
    function onBeforeRender(s, e) {
      // Get the property of the XtraReport class with the "Border Color" display name.
      var info = s.GetPropertyInfo("DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport", "Border Color");
      // Disable the property's editor if its default value is "Black".
      if (info.defaultVal == "Black") info.disabled = true;

      // Get the XtraReport's property that is located in the "Watermark" section and has the "Image Alignment" display name.
      info = s.GetPropertyInfo("DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport", ["Watermark", "Image Alignment"]);
      // Hide the property in the Property panel.
      info.visible = false;

      // Get the XtraReport.DrawWatermark property.
      info = s.GetPropertyInfo("DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport", "DrawWatermark");
      info.visible = false;

      // Get the Separator property (found in the XtraReport.ExportOptions.Csv.Separator path).
      info = s.GetPropertyInfo("DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport", "ExportOptions.Csv.Separator");
      info.visible = false;

      // Get the property of the XRLabel class with the "Can Grow" display name.
      info = s.GetPropertyInfo("XRLabel", "Can Grow");
      info.disabled = true;

      // Hide the Edit Options section (the XRLabel.EditOptions property) in the XRLabel's property panel.
      info = s.GetPropertyInfo("XRLabel", "EditOptions");
      info.visible = false;
    }
</script>

@{
    var designerRender = Html.DevExpress().ReportDesigner("reportDesigner")
        .Height("1000px")
        .ClientSideEvents(configure=>configure.BeforeRender("onBeforeRender"))
        .Bind("TestReport");
    @designerRender.RenderHtml()
}

GetTabs Method

Returns open tabs in the Report Designer.

Declaration

GetTabs(): DevExpress.Reporting.Designer.Tools.INavigateTab[]

Returns

Type Description
INavigateTab[]

An array of Report Designer tabs.

Remarks

Use the GetTabs method to obtain all open tabs in the Web Report Designer.

The following code gets all tabs and closes the second tab:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function CloseSecondTab() {
        var tabs = reportDesigner.GetTabs();
        reportDesigner.CloseTab(tabs[1]);
    }
</script>

@{
    var designerRender = Html.DevExpress().ReportDesigner("reportDesigner")
        .Height("1000px")
        .Bind("TestReport");
    @designerRender.RenderHtml()
}

IsModified Method

Indicates whether a report in the Report Designer’s active tab is changed.

Declaration

IsModified(): boolean

Returns

Type Description
boolean

True if the report has been modified; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the IsModified property to determine if a report in the current tab is modified. After you save the modified report (or take another action to process it), call the JSReportDesigner.ResetIsModified method to clear the modification flag.

You can also use the NavigateTab.isModified property to determine whether a report loaded to a particular tab is modified.

Example

The following code demonstrates how to save a modified report in the active tab, and how to save all modified reports in the Report Designer.

<script type="text/javascript" id="script">
    // Saves a modified report in the active tab
    // and clears the modification flag.
    function saveCurrentReport() {
        if (reportDesigner.IsModified()) {
            reportDesigner.SaveNewReport("Rep1");
            reportDesigner.ResetIsModified();
        }
    };
    // Saves modified reports in all tabs,
    // clears the modification flags,
    // displays a message when the report is successfully saved.
    function saveAllReports() {
        var tabs = reportDesigner.GetTabs();
        tabs.forEach(tab => {
            if (tab.isModified()) {
                if (!tab.url()) tab.url('Report' + Date.now());
                reportDesigner.ReportStorageSetData(tab.context().report.serialize(), tab.url())
                    .done(function (result) {
                        tab.resetIsModified();
                        DevExpress.Analytics.Internal.ShowMessage(DevExpress.Analytics.Utils.getLocalization("The report has been successfully saved.",
                            "ASPxReportsStringId.ReportDesigner_SaveReport_Message_OK"), DevExpress.Analytics.Internal.NotifyType.success);
                    });
            }
        });
    };
</script>


@{
    var designerRender = Html.DevExpress().ReportDesigner("reportDesigner")
        .Height("1000px")
        .Bind("TestReport");
    @designerRender.RenderHtml()
}

@section Scripts {
// ...
}

OpenReport(url) Method

Opens the specified report.

Declaration

OpenReport(
    url: any
): void

Parameters

Name Type Description
url any

A string that identifies a report.

Remarks

The client-side OpenReport method uses a web report storage to resolve the report identifier passed as the method parameter. The web report storage is a ReportStorageWebExtension class descendant that returns a report instance on demand.

The following code creates a button that loads a report with the “XtraReport1” identifier:

 

report-designer.html

<div>
    <button (click)="openReport()"><span>Open Report</span></button>
</div>

<dx-report-designer [reportUrl]="reportUrl" height="700px">
    <dxrd-request-options [getDesignerModelAction]="getDesignerModelAction" [host]="hostUrl"></dxrd-request-options>
</dx-report-designer>

 

report-designer.ts

import { Component, Inject, ViewEncapsulation, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { DxReportDesignerComponent } from 'devexpress-reporting-angular';

@Component({
  selector: 'report-designer',
  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
  templateUrl: './report-designer.html',
  styleUrls: [
    "../../../node_modules/jquery-ui/themes/base/all.css",
    "../../../node_modules/devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css",
      "../../../node_modules/devexpress-richedit/dist/dx.richedit.css",
    "../../../node_modules/@devexpress/analytics-core/dist/css/dx-analytics.common.css",
    "../../../node_modules/@devexpress/analytics-core/dist/css/dx-analytics.light.css",
    "../../../node_modules/@devexpress/analytics-core/dist/css/dx-querybuilder.css",
    "../../../node_modules/devexpress-reporting/dist/css/dx-webdocumentviewer.css",
    "../../../node_modules/devexpress-reporting/dist/css/dx-reportdesigner.css"
  ]
})

export class ReportDesignerComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxReportDesignerComponent, { static: false }) designer: DxReportDesignerComponent;
    getDesignerModelAction = "api/ReportDesigner/GetReportDesignerModel";
    reportUrl = "TestReport";

    openReport() {
        this.designer.bindingSender.OpenReport("XtraReport1");
    }

  constructor(@Inject('BASE_URL') public hostUrl: string) { }
}

RemoveParameterType(parameterType) Method

Removes the specified type from the list of available parameter types.

Declaration

RemoveParameterType(
    parameterType: any
): void

Parameters

Name Type Description
parameterType any

A string that specifies the parameter type (for example, System.DateTime).

Remarks

View Example: Customized Parameter Editor in Web Reporting Controls

The following code removes the DateTime type from the list of parameter types available in the Web Report Designer:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function registerParameters(s) {
        // Removes an existing parameter type.
        s.RemoveParameterType("System.DateTime");
    }
</script>

@{
    var designerRender = Html.DevExpress().ReportDesigner("reportDesigner")
        .Height("1000px")
        .ClientSideEvents(configure =>
        {
            configure.BeforeRender("registerParameters");
        })
        .Bind("TestReport");
    @designerRender.RenderHtml()
}

ReportStorageGetData(url) Method

Gets the report layout from the report storage for a report with the specified identifier.

Declaration

ReportStorageGetData(
    url: any
): any

Parameters

Name Type Description
url any

A string that is the report identifier.

Returns

Type
any

Remarks

The ReportStorageGetData method calls the ReportStorageWebExtension.GetData method of the web report storage. The web report storage is a ReportStorageWebExtension class descendant that returns a report instance on demand. If the web report storage is not available, the ReportStorageGetData method fails.

ReportStorageGetUrls Method

Returns a list of report identifiers for the reports contained in the report storage.

Declaration

ReportStorageGetUrls(): any

Returns

Type
any

ReportStorageSetData(reportLayout, url) Method

Stores the report in a report storage and assigns the specified report identifier.

Declaration

ReportStorageSetData(
    reportLayout: any,
    url: any
): any

Parameters

Name Type Description
reportLayout any

A string that is the serialized report layout to be saved in REPX format.

url any

A string that is the report identifier.

Returns

Type
any

Remarks

The ReportStorageSetData method calls the ReportStorageWebExtension.SetData method of the web report storage. The web report storage is a ReportStorageWebExtension class descendant that returns a report instance on demand. If the web report storage is not available, the ReportStorageSetData method fails.

Refer to the following help topic for the code sample: IsModified.

ReportStorageSetNewData(reportLayout, url) Method

Declaration

ReportStorageSetNewData(
    reportLayout: any,
    url: any
): JQueryPromise<any>

Parameters

Name Type Description
reportLayout any

A string that is the serialized report layout to be saved in REPX format.

url any

A string that is the report identifier.

Returns

Type
JQueryPromise<any>

Remarks

The ReportStorageSetNewData method calls the ReportStorageWebExtension.SetNewData method of the web report storage. The web report storage is a ReportStorageWebExtension class descendant that returns a report instance on demand. If the web report storage is not available, the ReportStorageSetNewData method fails.

ResetIsModified Method

Clears the modification flag for the active tab in the Report Designer tab.

Declaration

ResetIsModified(): void

Remarks

Refer to the following help topic for the code sample: IsModified

RunWizard(wizardType) Method

Declaration

RunWizard(
    wizardType: WizardRunType
): void

Parameters

Name Type
wizardType WizardRunType

SaveNewReport(reportName) Method

Saves the current report with the specified identifier.

Declaration

SaveNewReport(
    reportName: any
): JQueryPromise<any>

Parameters

Name Type Description
reportName any

A string that identifies a report.

Returns

Type Description
JQueryPromise<any>

A Deferred Promise object.

Remarks

The SaveNewReport method calls the ReportStorageSetNewData method of the web report storage. The web report storage is a ReportStorageWebExtension class descendant that returns a report instance on demand. If the web report storage is not available, the SaveNewReport method fails.

Refer to the following topic for an example of use: JSReportDesigner.IsModified.

SaveReport Method

Saves the current report.

Declaration

SaveReport(): any

Returns

Type
any

Remarks

The SaveReport method calls the ReportStorageSetData method of the web report storage. The web report storage is a ReportStorageWebExtension class descendant that returns a report instance on demand. If the web report storage is not available, the SaveReport method fails.

The following code creates a button that saves the current report:

 

report-designer.html

<div>
    <button (click)="saveReport()"><span>Save</span></button>
</div>

<dx-report-designer [reportUrl]="reportUrl" height="700px">
    <dxrd-request-options [getDesignerModelAction]="getDesignerModelAction" [host]="hostUrl"></dxrd-request-options>
</dx-report-designer>

 

report-designer.ts

import { Component, Inject, ViewEncapsulation, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { DxReportDesignerComponent } from 'devexpress-reporting-angular';

@Component({
  selector: 'report-designer',
  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
  templateUrl: './report-designer.html',
  styleUrls: [
    // ...
  ]
})

export class ReportDesignerComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxReportDesignerComponent, { static: false }) designer: DxReportDesignerComponent;
    getDesignerModelAction = "api/ReportDesigner/GetReportDesignerModel";
    reportUrl = "TestReport";

    saveReport() {
        this.designer.bindingSender.SaveReport();
    }

  constructor(@Inject('BASE_URL') public hostUrl: string) { }
}

ShowPreview Method

Declaration

ShowPreview(): void

UpdateLocalization(localization) Method

Substitutes the specified localizable strings with translations.

Declaration

UpdateLocalization(
    localization: any
): void

Parameters

Name Type
localization any

Remarks

For a code sample, review the following help topics: