ActiveReports 18 .NET Edition
MESCIUS.ActiveReports.Design.Win Assembly / GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design Namespace / Designer Class
Properties Methods Events

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    Designer Class Members
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    The following tables list the members exposed by Designer.

    Public Constructors
     NameDescription
    Public ConstructorCreates a new Instance of Designer class.  
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    Public Properties
     NameDescription
    Public PropertyGets or sets the colors of the report designer's section bands and ruler.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the measurement units for the designer.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets a value indicating whether a grid is drawn in the designer.  
    Public PropertyEnable or disable the OleObject control in the Visual Studio Toolbox.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets a value determining whether the preview tab on the Designer control is enabled or disabled.  
    Public PropertySets or returns a value indicating whether scripting is enabled for the designer.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the font resolver.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the GridMode in the designer.  
    Public PropertyDetermines how coarse the designer grid should be.  
    Public PropertyDetermines how coarse the designer grid should be.  
    Public Property  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the value that determines how the end user can lay out controls on the report design surface.  
    Public PropertySpecifies whether the controls are locked in place.  
    Public PropertySpecify the allowed actions in PageReport Designer.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the number of pages of report that should be generated for preview.  
    Public PropertyDetermines whether to display a dialog when a control is deleted.  
    Public PropertyAttaches a System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid to the designer to display the properties of an item selected within the designer.  
    Public PropertyReturns a reference to the designer's report object.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the path to load reports in to the report items library. By default it's current user's Documents folder.  
    Public PropertyShows/Hides the Report Design/Script/Preview tabs panel.  
    Public PropertySets or returns a value indicating whether the report tabs are shown below the designer.  
    Public PropertyTemporary report type indicator. Used by Report Explorer and (potentially) by Toolbox.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the resource locator implementation that used to locate the custom resources.  
    Public PropertyGets/sets the scrolling mode  
    Public PropertyReturns the collection of selected objects.  
    Public PropertySpecifies whether the Datasource icon will be visible on the detail section bar to allow the user to modify the report's data source settings.  
    Public PropertySets or returns a value indicating whether the controls should be snapped to the grid points.  
    Public PropertyGets or Sets the IToolboxService for the Report Designer.  
    Public PropertySets the type of control in the toolbox.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the value that indicate the tools that are available in the designer tool panel.  
    Public PropertyThe UndoManager allows users to undo and redo changes.  
    Public PropertyGets or sets the zoom value for the Designer.  
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    Public Methods
     NameDescription
    Public MethodCreates ActiveReports ToolStrips in a ToolStrip or ToolStripContainer control.  
    Public MethodOverloaded. Executes a specified DesignerAction command.   
    Public MethodOverloaded. Loads an existing report XML layout into the designer.  
    Public MethodOverloaded. Initializes the designer with a new report layout.  
    Public MethodReturns the screen coordinates of a specified point in a given section.  
    Public MethodQueries the object for the checked status of one or more commands.  
    Public MethodQueries the object for the enabled status of one or more commands.  
    Public MethodOpen Data Wizard automatically on creating a new report  
    Public MethodOverloaded. Saves a report XML layout to the filename or stream specified.  
    Public MethodCreates a new System.Drawing.Size struct by scaling the specified size for default dpi to size for current device's dpi.  
    Public MethodReturns the section at the specified point.  
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    Public Events
     NameDescription
    Public EventFires after a chart data source item has been clicked.  
    Public EventFires before a context menu is opened.  
    Public EventRaised when the Datasource icon is clicked in the designer.  
    Public EventGets the value from the DialogResult when the data source icon is clicked.  
    Public EventRaised when the designer tab changes.  
    Public EventThis event occurs when the end user clicks inside a TextBox, Label, CheckBox or RichTextBox control in the End User Designer and enters edit mode.  
    Public EventThis event occurs when an end user leaves edit mode in a TextBox, Label, CheckBox or RichTextBox control in the End User Designer.  
    Public EventRaised when the layout is changed.  
    Public EventRaised when the layout is changing and passes the sender a new EventArgs class called LayoutChangingArgs.  
    Public EventOccurs when the report is previewed and credentials are needed.  
    Public EventOccurs when a data provider of the previewed report needs to locate the data at runtime.  
    Public EventNotifies about report changes.  
    Public EventRaised when the script for a report in the End User Report Designer is changed.  
    Public EventRaised when the selection changes.  
    Public EventThis event is raised for each change in the status of the designer actions.  
    Public EventRaised when a toolbox control is drawn on the Report Designer.  
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    See Also

    Reference

    Designer Class
    GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design Namespace

    Walkthroughs

    Creating a Basic End User Report Designer