wpf-117300-controls-and-libraries-data-grid-printing-and-exporting-grid-based-report-generation.md
You can generate a Grid-based Report with the same data, appearance, and layout as in the displayed GridControl. End users can customize a Report appearance.
Note
You can generate a Grid-based Report only from the TableView.
The following example demonstrates how to initialize and open the Report Designer in code. To use this example in your project, add references to the DevExpress.Xpf.ReportDesigner.v25.2 and DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2 assemblies.
using System.Windows;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.Printing;
using DevExpress.XtraExport.Helpers;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner;
namespace DXGridSample {
public partial class MainWindow : Window {
...
void BarButtonItem_ItemClick(object sender, DevExpress.Xpf.Bars.ItemClickEventArgs e) {
ShowDesigner(tableView);
}
// Initializes and runs a Report Designer.
public static void ShowDesigner(IGridViewFactory<ColumnWrapper, RowBaseWrapper> factory) {
var report = new XtraReport();
ReportGenerationExtensions<ColumnWrapper, RowBaseWrapper>.Generate(report, factory);
ReportDesigner reportDesigner = new ReportDesigner();
reportDesigner.Loaded += (s, e) => {
reportDesigner.OpenDocument(report);
};
reportDesigner.ShowWindow(factory as FrameworkElement);
}
}
}
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.Printing
Imports DevExpress.XtraExport.Helpers
Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Reports.UserDesigner
Namespace DXGridSample
Partial Public Class MainWindow
Inherits Window
...
Sub BarButtonItem_ItemClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.Xpf.Bars.ItemClickEventArgs)
ShowDesigner(tableView)
End Sub
' Initializes and runs a Report Designer.
Public Shared Sub ShowDesigner(ByVal factory As IGridViewFactory(Of ColumnWrapper, RowBaseWrapper))
Dim report = New XtraReport()
ReportGenerationExtensions(Of ColumnWrapper, RowBaseWrapper).Generate(report, factory)
Dim reportDesigner As New ReportDesigner()
AddHandler reportDesigner.Loaded, Sub(s, e) reportDesigner.OpenDocument(report)
reportDesigner.ShowWindow(TryCast(factory, FrameworkElement))
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
To initialize and open the Report Designer in XAML:
DevExpress.Xpf.ReportDesigner.v25.2 assembly.View Example: Use the GridReportManagerService to Implement the Report Management Functionality
<Window
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:dxg="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/grid"
xmlns:dxb="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/bars"
xmlns:dxmvvm="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/mvvm"
xmlns:dxrudex="http://schemas.devexpress.com/winfx/2008/xaml/reports/userdesignerextensions"
x:Class="DXGridSample.MainWindow"
Title="MainWindow"
Height="350" Width="525">
<DockPanel>
<dxb:ToolBarControl DockPanel.Dock="Top" >
<dxb:BarSplitButtonItem Glyph="{dx:DXImage Image=Print_16x16.png}">
<dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>
<dxrudex:ReportManagerBehavior Service="{Binding ElementName=reportManagerService}"/>
</dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>
</dxb:BarSplitButtonItem>
</dxb:ToolBarControl>
<dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
<dxg:GridControl.View>
<dxg:TableView x:Name="view">
<dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>
<dxrudex:GridReportManagerService x:Name="reportManagerService" />
</dxmvvm:Interaction.Behaviors>
</dxg:TableView>
</dxg:GridControl.View>
</dxg:GridControl>
</DockPanel>
</Window>
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