public int Add(
    Band band
)

Public Function Add(
    band As Band
) As Integer

using DevExpress.XtraReports.Serialization;
// ...
static Band CopyBand(Band band) {
    using (var stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream()) {
        RootXmlObject rootObject = new RootXmlObject(new System.ComponentModel.IComponent[] { band });
        XRControlXmlSerializer serializer = new XRControlXmlSerializer(new XtraReportsSerializationContext() { RootObject = rootObject });
        serializer.SerializeRootObject(rootObject, stream);
        stream.Position = 0;
        rootObject = new RootXmlObject();
        serializer.DeserializeObject(rootObject, stream, string.Empty);
        return rootObject.Controls.First() as Band;
    }
}

Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.Serialization
' ...
Shared Function CopyBand(ByVal band As Band) As Band
    Using stream = New System.IO.MemoryStream()
        Dim rootObject As New RootXmlObject(New System.ComponentModel.IComponent() { band })
        Dim serializer As New XRControlXmlSerializer(New XtraReportsSerializationContext() With {.RootObject = rootObject})
        serializer.SerializeRootObject(rootObject, stream)
        stream.Position = 0
        rootObject = New RootXmlObject()
        serializer.DeserializeObject(rootObject, stream, String.Empty)
        Return TryCast(rootObject.Controls.First(), Band)
    End Using
End Function

using DevExpress.XtraPrinting;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...

public class XtraReport1 : DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport {
// ...

    // ...
    // Generated code for the XtraReport1 class.
    // ...

    public void AddMarginBands() {

        // Check if the TopMargin band is already present in the report.
        if(Bands[BandKind.TopMargin] == null) {
            // Create a new TopMargin band and add it to the report.
            TopMarginBand tmBand = new TopMarginBand();
            Bands.Add(tmBand);

            // Create a label and set its text and width.
            XRLabel label = new XRLabel();
            label.Text = "TopMargin Band";
            label.Width = 200;

            // Add the label to the TopMargin band.
            tmBand.Controls.Add(label);
        }

        // Check if the BottomMargin band is already present in the report.
        if(Bands[BandKind.BottomMargin] == null) {
            // Create a new BottomMargin band and add it to the report.
            BottomMarginBand bmBand = new BottomMarginBand();
            Bands.Add(bmBand);

            // Create an XRPageInfo object and set its width and PageInfo option.
            XRPageInfo datePageInfo = new XRPageInfo();
            datePageInfo.Width = 200;
            datePageInfo.PageInfo = PageInfo.DateTime;

            // Add the page information control to the BottomMargin band.
            bmBand.Controls.Add(datePageInfo);
        }
    }

}

Imports DevExpress.XtraPrinting
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...

Public Class XtraReport1
    Inherits DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport
    ' ...

    ' ...
    ' Generated code for the XtraReport1 class.
    ' ...

    Public Sub AddMarginBands()

        ' Check if the TopMargin band is already present in the report.
        If Bands.GetBandByType(GetType(TopMarginBand)) Is Nothing Then
            ' Create a new TopMargin band and add it to the report.
            Dim tmBand As New TopMarginBand()
            Bands.Add(tmBand)

            ' Create a label and set its text and width.
            Dim label As New XRLabel()
            label.Text = "TopMargin Band"
            label.Width = 200

            ' Add the label to the TopMargin band.
            tmBand.Controls.Add(label)
        End If

        ' Check if the BottomMargin band is already present in the report.
        If Bands.GetBandByType(GetType(BottomMarginBand)) Is Nothing Then
            ' Create a new BottomMargin band and add it to the report.
            Dim bmBand As New BottomMarginBand()
            Bands.Add(bmBand)

            ' Create an XRPageInfo object and set its width and PageInfo option.
            Dim datePageInfo As New XRPageInfo()
            datePageInfo.Width = 200
            datePageInfo.PageInfo = PageInfo.DateTime

            ' Add the page information control to the BottomMargin band.
            bmBand.Controls.Add(datePageInfo)
        End If
    End Sub

End Class

XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1();

private void btnPreview_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
    ReportPrintTool preview = new ReportPrintTool(report);
    preview.ShowPreview();
}

private void btnAddBands_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
    report.AddMarginBands();
}

Dim Report As New XtraReport1()

Private Sub BtnPreview_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles BtnPreview.Click
    Dim preview As New ReportPrintTool(report)
    preview.ShowPreview()
End Sub

Private Sub BtnAddBands_Click(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles BtnAddBands.Click
    Report.AddMarginBands()
End Sub

footerBand.Height = bandHeight;
report.Bands.Add(footerBand);
footerBand.BackColor = Color.LightGray;

ReportHeaderBand reportHeader = new ReportHeaderBand();
report.Bands.Add(reportHeader);
reportHeader.Controls.Add(label);

if (gridViewState.TotalSummary.Count > 0) {
    report.Bands.Add(new ReportFooterBand() {
        HeightF = bandHeight

ReportHeaderBand reportHeader = new ReportHeaderBand();
report.Bands.Add(reportHeader);
reportHeader.Controls.Add(label);

pageHeader.Controls.Add(paramValueLbl);
report.Bands.Add(pageHeader);

If gridViewState.TotalSummary.Count > 0 Then
    report.Bands.Add(New ReportFooterBand() With {.HeightF = bandHeight})
    For Each item As MVCxSummaryItemState In gridViewState.TotalSummary

footerBand.Height = bandHeight
report.Bands.Add(footerBand)
footerBand.BackColor = Color.LightGray

Dim reportHeader As New ReportHeaderBand()
report.Bands.Add(reportHeader)
reportHeader.Controls.Add(label)

Dim reportHeader As New ReportHeaderBand()
report.Bands.Add(reportHeader)
reportHeader.Controls.Add(label)

Dim headerBand As New ReportHeaderBand() With {.HeightF = 80}
report.Bands.Add(headerBand)
headerBand.Controls.Add(New XRLabel() With {.Text = "Categories Report", .SizeF = New SizeF(650, 80), .TextAlignment = TextAlignment.BottomCenter, .Font = New Font("Arial", 36)})