ReportServiceController.ShowPreview(String, CriteriaOperator, SortProperty[]) Method

Displays the Preview Report window.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2

Declaration

C#

public void ShowPreview(
    string reportContainerHandle,
    CriteriaOperator criteria,
    SortProperty[] sortProperty
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowPreview(
    reportContainerHandle As String,
    criteria As CriteriaOperator,
    sortProperty As SortProperty()
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
reportContainerHandle	String	Gets the handle of the ReportContainer object.
criteria	CriteriaOperator	A CriteriaOperator object used to filter data.
sortProperty	SortProperty[]	An array of SortProperty objects which specifies data sorting.

Remarks

An example of using this method is provided in the Invoke the Report Preview from Code topic.

The ShowPreview method throws an InvalidCastException if you use a custom data source that does not support the ISupportSorting interface. In this instance, use the ReportDataSourceHelper.CustomSetSorting event to specify sorting.