ReportDataSourceHelper.SetupBeforePrint(XtraReport) Method

Prepares the report for further printing.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public void SetupBeforePrint(
    XtraReport report
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SetupBeforePrint(
    report As XtraReport
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
report	XtraReport	An XtraReport object that specifies the report.

Remarks

If you want to print a report in code, you should use the SetupBeforePrint method that executes the ReportDataSourceHelper.SetupReport method and triggers the ReportDataSourceHelper.BeforeShowPreview event.

An example of using the SetupBeforePrint method is provided in the How to: Print a Report Without Displaying a Preview topic.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XAF_how-to-create-and-setup-an-xtrareport-report-for-exporting-to-a-stream-in-a-non-xaf-t275059/CS/ExportReportDemo/ExportXafReport/Program.cs#L28

ReportDataProvider.ReportObjectSpaceProvider = new MyReportObjectSpaceProvider(objectSpaceProvider);
reportDataSourceHelper.SetupBeforePrint(report);
report.ExportToPdf("test.pdf");

VB.NET

XAF_how-to-create-and-setup-an-xtrareport-report-for-exporting-to-a-stream-in-a-non-xaf-t275059/VB/ExportReportDemoEF/ExportXafReport/Program.vb#L23

Dim reportDataSourceHelper As New MyReportDataSourceHelper(objectSpaceProvider)
reportDataSourceHelper.SetupBeforePrint(report)
report.ExportToPdf("test.pdf")