MESCIUS.ActiveReports.Design.Win Assembly / GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design Namespace / Designer Class
Properties Methods Events

Designer Class Members

The following tables list the members exposed by Designer.

Public Constructors
 NameDescription
Public ConstructorCreates a new Instance of Designer class.  
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Public Properties
 NameDescription
Public PropertyGets or sets the measurement units for the designer.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value indicating whether a grid is drawn in the designer.  
Public PropertyEnable or disable the OleObject control in the Visual Studio Toolbox.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value determining whether the preview tab on the Designer control is enabled or disabled.  
Public PropertySets or returns a value indicating whether scripting is enabled for the designer.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value representing the font resolver used by the designer to resolve fonts in reports.  
Public PropertyGets or sets the GridMode in the designer.  
Public PropertyDetermines how coarse the designer grid should be.  
Public PropertyDetermines how coarse the designer grid should be.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value indicating whether the Data Source Dialog should be launched automatically. This property is obsolete and should not be used in new development.  
Public PropertyGets or sets the value that determines how the end user can lay out controls on the report design surface.  
Public PropertySpecifies whether the controls are locked in place.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value representing the allowed actions in PageReport Designer.  
Public PropertyGets or sets the number of pages of report that should be generated for preview.  
Public PropertyDetermines whether to display a dialog when a control is deleted.  
Public PropertyAttaches a System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid to the designer to display the properties of an item selected within the designer.  
Public PropertyReturns a reference to the designer's report object.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value representing the directory path where report parts are stored for use in the report items library.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value indicating whether the panel containing the tabs for switching between Design, Script, and Preview modes is visible.  
Public PropertySets or returns a value indicating whether the report tabs are shown below the designer.  
Public PropertyGets a value indicating the type of the currently loaded report.  
Public PropertyGets or sets the resource locator implementation that used to locate the custom resources.  
Public PropertyGets or sets a value representing the scrolling mode for the designer view.  
Public PropertyReturns the collection of selected objects.  
Public PropertySpecifies whether the Datasource icon will be visible on the detail section bar to allow the user to modify the report's data source settings.  
Public PropertySets or returns a value indicating whether the controls should be snapped to the grid points.  
Public PropertyGets or Sets the IToolboxService for the Report Designer.  
Public PropertySets the type of control in the toolbox.  
Public PropertyGets or sets the value that indicate the tools that are available in the designer tool panel.  
Public PropertyThe UndoManager allows users to undo and redo changes.  
Public PropertyGets or sets the zoom value for the Designer.  
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Public Methods
 NameDescription
Public MethodCreates ActiveReports ToolStrips in a ToolStrip or ToolStripContainer control.  
Public MethodOverloaded. Executes a specified DesignerAction command.   
Public MethodOverloaded. Loads an existing report XML layout into the designer.  
Public MethodOverloaded. Initializes the designer with a new report layout.  
Public MethodReturns the screen coordinates of a specified point in a given section.  
Public MethodQueries the object for the checked status of one or more commands.  
Public MethodQueries the object for the enabled status of one or more commands.  
Public MethodOpens the Data Source Dialog automatically when creating a new report.  
Public MethodOverloaded. Saves a report XML layout to the filename or stream specified.  
Public MethodScales a System.Drawing.Size from the default DPI (dots per inch) settings to the DPI settings of the current device.  
Public MethodReturns the section at the specified point.  
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Public Events
 NameDescription
Public EventFires after a chart data source item has been clicked.  
Public EventFires before a context menu is opened.  
Public EventRaised when the Datasource icon is clicked in the designer.  
Public EventGets the value from the DialogResult when the data source icon is clicked.  
Public EventRaised when the designer tab changes.  
Public EventThis event occurs when the end user clicks inside a TextBox, Label, CheckBox or RichTextBox control in the End User Designer and enters edit mode.  
Public EventThis event occurs when an end user leaves edit mode in a TextBox, Label, CheckBox or RichTextBox control in the End User Designer.  
Public EventRaised when the layout is changed.  
Public EventRaised when the layout is changing and passes the sender a new EventArgs class called LayoutChangingArgs.  
Public EventOccurs when the report is previewed and credentials are needed.  
Public EventOccurs when a data provider of the previewed report needs to locate the data at runtime.  
Public EventOccurs when any modification is made to the report, such as changes to the design, data sources, or properties.  
Public EventOccurs when the name of the report changes. This event can be used to respond to changes in the report's name, such as updating UI elements or performing additional logic.  
Public EventRaised when the script for a report in the End User Report Designer is changed.  
Public EventRaised when the selection changes.  
Public EventThis event is raised for each change in the status of the designer actions.  
Public EventRaised when a toolbox control is drawn on the Report Designer.  
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See Also

Reference

Designer Class
GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design Namespace

Walkthroughs

Creating a Basic End User Report Designer