DesignerOptions.ShowDesignerHints Property

Allows you to hide or show tooltips with export or print warnings.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

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csharp

[DefaultValue(true)]
[SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatDesign)]
public bool ShowDesignerHints { get; set; }

<DefaultValue(True)>
<SRCategory(ReportStringId.CatDesign)>
Public Property ShowDesignerHints As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	true

true to display designer hints; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to ShowDesignerHints
XtraReport

.DesignerOptions .ShowDesignerHints

Remarks

Designer hints are tooltips that include information about the purpose of certain report elements, and export or print warnings (review the DesignerOptions.ShowExportWarnings and DesignerOptions.ShowPrintingWarnings topics for more information).

Note

The DesignerOptions settings are not available in Report Designer for Web.

The following image shows a designer hint in the Field List window in the End-User Report Designer for WinForms.

The following code snippet hides designer hints:

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csharp

public partial class TestReport : DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XtraReport {
    public TestReport() {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.DesignerOptions.ShowDesignerHints = false;
    }
}

Public Class TestReport

    Public Sub New()
        Me.DesignerOptions.ShowDesignerHints = False
    End Sub
End Class