MultiColumn.Layout Property

Specifies the layout direction for columns in a multi-column report.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Reporting.Core

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

[DefaultValue(ColumnLayout.DownThenAcross)]
public ColumnLayout Layout { get; set; }

<DefaultValue(ColumnLayout.DownThenAcross)>
Public Property Layout As ColumnLayout

Property Value

A ColumnLayout enumeration value.

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Available values:

The Detail bands are printed vertically, then horizontally (in columns).

| | AcrossThenDown |

The Detail bands are printed horizontally, then vertically (in rows).

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Remarks

Use this property to specify whether the Detail bands should be printed horizontally, then vertically (in rows), or vice versa - vertically, then horizontally (in columns).

When the Layout property is set to ColumnLayout.DownThenAcross, the Document.AutoFitToPagesWidth property is ignored.

To learn more, see Creating a Multi-Column Report.

Related GitHub Examples

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reporting-winforms-label-report-in-code/CS/Reporting_how-to-create-a-label-report-at-runtime-t473792/LabelReportRuntime/CustomLabelReportBuilder.cs#L64

detail.MultiColumn.ColumnSpacing = XRConvert.Convert(labelInfo.HPitch - labelInfo.LabelWidth, labelDpi, report.Dpi);
    detail.MultiColumn.Layout = ColumnLayout.AcrossThenDown;
}

reporting-winforms-label-report-in-code/VB/Reporting_how-to-create-a-label-report-at-runtime-t473792/LabelReportRuntime/CustomLabelReportBuilder.vb#L63

detail.MultiColumn.ColumnSpacing = XRConvert.Convert(labelInfo.HPitch - labelInfo.LabelWidth, labelDpi, report.Dpi)
    detail.MultiColumn.Layout = ColumnLayout.AcrossThenDown
End If

See Also

MultiColumn

Create a Multi-Column Report in the Visual Studio Report Designer

MultiColumn Class

MultiColumn Members

DevExpress.XtraReports.UI Namespace