DataViewBase.ExportToPdf(String) Method

SECURITY-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS

Using file paths sourced from untrusted input may expose unauthorized files or allow unintended file access. Always validate and normalize all external paths to prevent path manipulation.

Exports the control to the specified file path in PDF format.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Grid

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Grid.v25.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Grid.Core

csharp

public void ExportToPdf(
    string filePath
)

Public Sub ExportToPdf(
    filePath As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
filePath	String

The file name and full path for the created PDF file.

Remarks

To display a Print Preview of the control, use the DataViewBase.ShowPrintPreview and DataViewBase.ShowPrintPreviewDialog methods. To print the control, use the DataViewBase.Print and DataViewBase.PrintDirect methods.

Note

You can preview, print, and export the control’s data only if the DXPrinting Library is available.

Refer to the following topics for more information on how to print data:

Example

This example shows how to preview, print, and export the GridControl‘s content.

View Example

XAML

xaml

<Grid>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <dxg:GridControl x:Name="grid" AutoGenerateColumns="AddNew">
        <dxg:GridControl.View>
            <dxg:TableView x:Name="view" AutoWidth="True"/>
        </dxg:GridControl.View>
    </dxg:GridControl>
    <WrapPanel Grid.Row="1" Orientation="Horizontal">
        <Button Click="PreviewGrid" Content="Show Print Preview"/>
        <Button Click="ExportToXls" Content="Export to Excel"/>
        <Button Click="ExportToCsv" Content="Export to CSV"/>
        <Button Click="ExportToPng" Content="Export to an image"/>
    </WrapPanel>
</Grid>

C#
VB.NET

void PreviewGrid(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(this);
}
void ExportToXls(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ExportToXlsx(@"d:\grid_export.xlsx");
}
void ExportToCsv(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ExportToCsv(@"d:\grid_export.csv");
}
void ExportToPng(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    view.ExportToImage(@"d:\grid_export.png");
}

Private Sub PreviewGrid(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ShowPrintPreviewDialog(Me)
End Sub

Private Sub ExportToXls(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ExportToXlsx("d:\grid_export.xlsx")
End Sub

Private Sub ExportToCsv(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ExportToCsv("d:\grid_export.csv")
End Sub

Private Sub ExportToPng(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Me.view.ExportToImage("d:\grid_export.png")
End Sub